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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Wieters Signs For $6 Million  —  All 30 first-rounders are done.  No. 5 overall pick Matt Wieters signed at the last second with the Orioles.  He received a straight $6 million bonus.  —  Wieters' bonus amount is the second-highest in draft history, behind Justin Upton's $6.1 million as the No. 1 overall pick in 2005.

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 …

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.

No pain, no game for these hard-nosed players … Jason Hirsh didn't mean to make a statement.  It just worked out that way.  —  After taking a J.J. Hardy line drive off the leg last week, Hirsh stayed in the game to pitch five more innings in Colorado's 11-4 victory over Milwaukee.

If the Season Ended Today: MLB Awards Voting  —  Over the last couple days, the Epic Carnival writers voted on who should be the MVP and Cy Young in each league.  In total there were 14 ballots, although Lozo only voted for the AL awards (appropriately prefacing his ballot by saying "Screw the NL").

McGeary: Not done yet  —  Before we get to last night's game (Shawn Hill, Ryan Zimmerman), let me just make clear that this Jack McGeary situation is not over.  The Nationals are in this, and the kid - refresher course: sixth-round pick from Roxbury Latin in Boston, a native of Newton …