Mets sign outfielder Pena to Minors deal  —  Former Nats slugger will report to extended Spring Training  —  The Mets signed outfielder Wily Mo Pena to a Minor League contract and have assigned him to extended Spring Training, the New York Post reported Monday.

Lowrie surgery likely in next day  —  While addressing the media after the game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona revealed that Jed Lowrie is expected to have wrist surgery in the next day or so, a procedure that will keep the shortstop out for several weeks.  —  Francona indicated that if all goes …

3 UP: YANKEE PROBLEMS AT THE 13-GAME MARK  —  In my column in today's Post, I wrote about how close the Yankees were to the humiliating weekend double of having allowed 22 runs on Saturday and then losing to Carl Pavano on Sunday.  They never did do much against Pavano, who changed speeds …

DOPEY METS WANNA ERASE DWIGHT'S CITI AUTOGRAPH  —  WHEN Dwight “Doc” Gooden attended the Mets' Opening Day ceremonies at Citi Field last week, he stopped by the Ebbets Club along the first-base line and mingled with fans who cheered him during his Met career.  He shook hands, took pictures and signed autographs.

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Zimmerman Agrees to Five-Year Deal  —  Until at least 2013, Ryan Zimmerman will be under contract with the Washington Nationals — the team that drafted him, and the team that has now affirmed his role in its future.  Zimmerman and the Nationals have agreed to a five-year, $45 million deal, two industry sources said last night.

Cards acquire reliever Blaine Boyer from Braves  —  Memphis (AAA) outfielder Brian Barton dealt to Atlanta  —  The St. Louis Cardinals made a move today to fortify their bullpen depth by acquiring right-handed reliever Blaine Boyer from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Memphis (AAA) outfielder Brian Barton.

Pirates vs. Marlins, 4-20-09: Doumit out with wrist injury  —  Four hours to first pitch ...  Game: Pirates vs. Florida Marlins, 7:05 p.m., PNC Park.  —  Pitching: RHP Ross Ohlendorf vs. LHP Andrew Miller.  —  First-pitch forecast: Rain, 50 degrees.  Some doubts about this one.

Attendance down 6.9 percent through two weeks … NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's average attendance was 30,298 for its first 183 games over the opening two weeks of the season, a 6.9 percent drop from last year's final figure of 32,539.  —  The average declined from 31,111 in the opening week.

Ethier named NL Player of the Week  —  Outfielder's scorching bat paces perfect Dodgers  —  Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier on Monday was named National League Player of the Week presented by Bank of America for April 13-19.  —  Ethier, who led the league with 12 RBIs last week …

YANKS MAY SKIP STRUGGLING HURLER  —  “We have not made a decision yet,” Girardi said.  —  The Yankees have an off-day Thursday, so they can skip Wang's scheduled Friday start without disrupting the rotation.  The next time they'd need a fifth starter would be April 28 against Detroit.

The good, the bad and the ugly  —  Marlins aren't going away any time soon, but Derrek Lee could be in the decline phase  —  We're two weeks into another wild and crazy baseball season.  But who the heck knows what to believe and what not to believe.  —  So it's time once again …

Power Rankings: Mighty Marlins move into No. 1 spot  —  ESPN.com  —  What could be more surprising than the Florida Marlins' surprise appearance in the No. 2 spot of last week's MLB Power Rankings?  This week, when they are No. 1.  —  After two weeks of play, our panel of experts agrees …