Roy Halladay offers will be considered, Toronto Blue Jays GM says  —  Toronto Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi has spoken with Roy Halladay and prepared him for the possibility that he will bring trade possibilities to the pitcher in the weeks or months ahead.

White Sox acquire Pena from D-backs  —  Addition of right-hander bolsters bullpen stockpile  —  CHICAGO — Prior to Tuesday's game, the White Sox announced the acquisition of relief pitcher Tony Pena from the D-backs in exchange for Minor League infielder Brandon Allen.

Game 83: Yankees at Twins (Updates: Aceves to start Thurs., Halladay talk and Girardi pre-game audio)  —  YANKEES (48-34)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (7-5, 3.85).  —  TWINS (43-40)  —  Span LF  —  Harris SS  —  Mayer C  —  Morneau 1B  —  Cuddyer RF  —  Crede 3B  —  Young DH

Ryan Dempster could miss month with broken toe  —  Chicago Cubs starter hurt it trying to run on field for celebration  —  A young fan in the crowd laughs as Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster tumbles over the dugout railing after Sunday's victory and breaks his toe.  (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / July 5, 2009)

Crew chief: Ump told Jeter he was tagged, too  —  Buzz up!  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Given another swipe at the play, the umpires said Derek Jeter  —  was told he got tagged, too.  —  A day after a disputed call left the New York Yankees and their captain peeved, crew chief John Hirschbeck tried Tuesday night to quell the ill will.

Parra likely for Thursday  —  Updating my post from a few hours ago, it appears that Manny Parra will return to the Brewers' starting rotation on Thursday against the Cardinals.  Manager Ken Macha wouldn't confirm who will pitch that game, but he did lay out his rotation for the rest of the week:

Reds recover, rally past Phillies 4-3  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Phillips already had a pair of homers when he came to the plate with the go-ahead run on second in the ninth inning.  The cleanup hitter had no problem sacrificing.  —  After losing the previous two games by a combined score of 32-2 …

Stars help Red Sox rebound  —  Josh Beckett, Jason Bay & Co. show way past A's  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  A night after a visitor (Nomahh) drew more cheers than the home starter (Smoltzie), the Red Sox [team stats] and their fans behaved much more like themselves last night.

Seeking a Way to Predict Baseball Injuries  —  LOS ANGELES — Beyond the massage tables and stacks of athletic tape in the Dodgers' cramped training room stands a dry-erase board with scribbled questions like “Fat?  Skinny?” and “Country of origin?  Region of the country they grew up in?”

Source: Philadelphia Phillies more interested in Pedro Martinez than they're letting on  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told ESPN.com that the Phillies were “just exploring all possibilities” when they watched Pedro Martinez throw a simulated game in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday afternoon.

Marlins close to adding vet Williamson  —  Right-handed reliever last pitched in Majors in 2007  —  MIAMI — The Marlins are adding another veteran reliever to their system.  —  According to a Major League source, the team is finalizing the signing of right-hander Scott Williamson to a Minor League contract.

Punchless David Wright takes crack at the Mets  —  After another awful loss in a season already full of them before the All-Star break, David Wright stood in the home clubhouse Tuesday night at Citi Field and blasted the Mets for the way they've been playing.  They were the best hacks Wright has taken all week.

Belisario to have MRI  —  First concrete development indicating that I might have been on the wrong side of the bullpen debate.  From Dylan Hernandez of The Times: … Belisario's pitch counts the past two weeks:  —  Date 6/20 6/21 6/22 6/23 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 7/1 7/2 7/3 7/4 7/5 7/6