Yanks demote Melky, cut Sexson  —  Club recalls Gardner and Ransom; Britton recalled, too  —  NEW YORK — TThe Yankees reshaped their roster prior to Friday's game with the Royals at Yankee Stadium, optioning outfielder Melky Cabrera to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and designating first baseman Richie Sexson for assignment.

Melky optioned; Sexson released  —  I'm not at the Stadium today.  But word from the Bronx is that Melky Cabrera has been optioned down to Triple-A Scranton and Richie Sexson was released.  —  OF Brett Gardner and INF Cody Ransom will be added to the roster.

Scheppers Doesn't Sign  —  We're still waiting for word on Pedro Alvarez and Eric Hosmer at the top of the draft.  Righthander Tanner Scheppers of Fresno State, the Pirates' second-round pick (one round after Alvarez), is confirmed as not having signed.  Scheppers had a shoulder injury …

Pirates sign 3B Alvarez as draft deadline passes  —  NEW YORK — Six of the top 11 picks in baseball's amateur draft agreed to contracts in the hours before Friday's midnight deadline.  That included No. 2 overall pick Pedro Alvarez, who received a minor league deal from the Pittsburgh Pirates with a $6 million signing bonus.

Source: Yankees fire 2 scouts amid probe  —  NEW YORK (AP)—The New York Yankees have fired two scouts under investigation in a probe of possible skimming from contracts with Latin American players, The Associated Press has learned.  —  The Yankees terminated the contracts of Carlos Rios …