Rays Sign No. 1 Overall Pick Price  —  No. 1 overall pick David Price has officially come to terms with the Devil Rays.  Price will receive a $5.6 million bonus as part of a six-year major league contract worth a guaranteed $8.5 million and possibly as much as $11.25 million.

McCarthy placed on the DL  —  Stress fracture in right shoulder sidelines hurler  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers have placed pitcher Brandon McCarthy on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his right shoulder.  —  McCarthy was supposed to pitch Thursday but the Rangers made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

Rockies acquire Ortiz as Cook headed to DL  —  The Rockies have taken a step to patch holes in their rotation by acquiring veteran right-hander Ramon Ortiz from Minnesota for minor-league infield prospect Matt Macri.  —  The rotation took another hit early today when right-hander Aaron Cook …

Offerman charged with assault for bat attack  —  Offerman Arrested After Independent League Brawl  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Former major league All-Star Jose Offerman was charged with two counts of second-degree assault after hitting the pitcher and catcher with his bat during an independent minor league game.

Pujols, Pineiro lift Cards past Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals' deal for Joel Pineiro didn't make much of a ripple at the trade deadline, but it's beginning to look like a key move that could help push the team back into contention in the National League Central.

Yanks Get Brackman Done  —  The Newark Star-Ledger's Dan Graziano and Ed Price-a former BA staffer, in the interest of full disclosure-have reported that the Yankees have signed their first-round pick, righthander Andrew Brackman.  Baseball America has confirmed the contract's details …

Recap: Willie on WFAN  —  While appearing in his weekly radio interview with WFAN, Willie Randolph said he intends to give Lastings Milledge the 'bulk of the playing time' in right-field over Shawn Green, 'who's having a down year.'  —  According to Randolph, he likes Milledge, likes his 'fire …

Notes: Clubhouse tension mounts  —  Dodgers anxious to break out of month-long struggles  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers clubhouse was a noticeably tense place Wednesday.  —  Luis Gonzalez, as cooperative as they come, complained openly about the media's negativity in an apparent attempt …

Moustakas Signs For $4 Million  —  Joe Posnanski of the Kansas City Star just got word that Mike Moustakas signed with the Royals.  Moustakas will get a $4 million straight bonus.  —  Contributing: John Manuel.

Brackman Was Just The Start  —  The Yankees' Deadline Day didn't end with giving first-round pick Andrew Brackman a $3.3 million bonus as part of a $4.5 million guarantee big league deal that could be worth a staggering $13 million.  —  New York was just getting started.

Rangers agree to sign Ramirez  —  Right-hander was 44th overall selection in Draft  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers have reached an agreement with Neil Ramirez, the 44th overall selection in this year's First-Year Player Draft.  —  An official announcement from the Rangers is expected at some point Wednesday …

Mets start and finish strong  —  Five-run innings thwart Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH - John Maine may be hitting a wall as his major-league pitching workload hits uncharted levels.  But a five-run lead before he took the mound Wednesday night helped offset any mid-August malaise.

Marcum wins again as Jays top Angels 2-1  —  TORONTO (AP) — Pitching with a narrow lead is no problem for Shaun Marcum.  —  The Blue Jays' right-hander won his fifth straight start, Alex Rios had three hits and Toronto beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Wednesday night.  —  "I like being in the close games," Marcum said.