Chipper no fan of Citi Field  —  Longtime Mets nemesis Chipper Jones did so much damage at Shea Stadium that he named one of his sons “Shea” in honor of it.  It's safe to say the Atlanta slugger won't be making any similar tributes to Citi Field.  —  Jones ripped the Mets' new park …

McCarthy has stress fracture in shoulder  —  Rangers right-hander to be out of action ‘several weeks’  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers learned on Monday that they will be without starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy for an extended period of time.  —  The right-hander is sidelined with a stress fracture …

Sox diligent in shortstop search  —  The Red Sox have left no stone unturned in looking at or discussing deals for shortstops.  Whether they actually pull the trigger on something is up for debate internally as the team patiently awaits the return of Jed Lowrie, who has a great chance …

Braves edge Pirates in 15 innings as Cox gets 2,000th win with Atlanta  —  ATLANTA (AP) — David Ross' bases-loaded infield single in the 15th inning drove in Jeff Francoeur to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game that lasted almost 5 hours Monday night.

Rangers exercise 2010 option on Washington  —  The Rangers have exercised the 2010 option on manager Ron Washington's contract.  A news conference will be held at 3:30 p.m., so in about an hour.  The Rangers have been in first place for a month, and the Rangers apparently believe Washington has a lot to do with it.

West, Marlins shut down Giants 4-0  —  Buzz up!  —  MIAMI (AP)—The tall left-hander had not allowed a hit through six innings— and Randy Johnson  —  was already out of the game.  —  Facing the Big Unit, 6-foot-8 rookie Sean West  —  flirted with a no-hitter in his fourth career start.

Barry Bonds' wife files legal separation papers … LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barry Bonds' wife has filed for legal separation.  —  The former San Francisco Giants slugger and Liz Watson were married in 1998 and have a 10-year-old daughter, Aisha.  —  Watson cited irreconcilable differences …

John And Jim's Fantasy Draft  —  Manuel and Callis make their first-round picks  —  What's more fun than playing scouting director?  Playing scouting director for 16 teams.  Our draft experts, Jim Callis and John Manuel, alternate picks and let you know who they'd choose if they were running …

Padres reinstate right-haned pitcher Mike Adams from 60-day disabled list  —  Club announces additional roster moves  —  San Diego, CA — The San Diego Padres today announced they have reinstated right-handed pitcher Mike Adams from the 60-day disabled list.

Brandon Inge singles in 9th, Tigers beat Chisox in opener  —  CHICAGO — Brandon Inge singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 5-4 Monday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Miguel Cabrera opened the ninth by reaching on third baseman Josh Fields' error.

Strasburg vs. Nats could be biggest battle in draft history (cont.)  —  And let's not forget that the $10.5 million bonus was in the days before teams that failed to sign their picks were rewarded with a replacement pick the following year — and also before the economy went south.

Interview With John Sickels & Open Draft Day Discussion Post  —  Happy Draft Day, everybody!  In addition to this post serving as an open thread to discuss the draft's developments, I had the pleasure to sit down with John Sickels and ask him a few questions.

Cust's solo shot helps A's win seventh straight, nip Twins  —  OAKLAND (AP) — Down three runs, rookie Josh Outman just kept pitching and maintained his approach.  He even struck out Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau back-to-back.  —  And the offense eventually did its part.

Rollins, Ibanez take over in NL voting  —  Phillies join teammate Utley among leaders; Beltran moves up  —  Welcome to the top of the All-Star leaderboards, Jimmy and Raul.  —  The third 2009 National League balloting update for Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, to be held July 14 in St. Louis …