Ortiz accepts arbitration from Red Sox

David Ortiz is staying with the Boston Red Sox, agreeing to the team's offer of salary arbitration Wednesday.

The 36-year-old designated hitter has been with Boston since 2003. He hit .309 last season with 29 homers and 96 RBIs, making $12.65 million in the option year of a contract that paid him $63,225,000 over five seasons.

Barring an agreement, Ortiz and the Red Sox would swap proposed salaries on Jan. 17 for a one-year, nonguaranteed contract and the case would go to a hearing the following month. The overwhelming majority of players and teams reach agreement before cases are heard by three-arbitrator panels.

Also Wednesday, former Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez accepted arbitration with the Brewers.

Rockies deal Street

The Colorado Rockies have sent closer Huston Street and cash to the San Diego Padres. The Rockies get a player to be named and cash.

McCarver wins Frick

Tim McCarver, an All-Star catcher who discovered a second career as a folksy announcer known for explaining the game in exacting detail, won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.

"I don't know about talking about my legacy," he said on a conference call. "I feel a little strange about that."-- AP