Mets, Braves Swap Church For Francoeur  —  6:07pm: Hubbuch clears up some confusion: the Braves are sending the Mets cash in the deal.  That makes more sense given the difference in salaries.  —  5:48pm: Adam Rubin of The NY Daily News reports that Braves also received cash in the deal.

All-Star Game: Philadelphia Phillies OF Jayson Werth, Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz OF named as replacements  —  NEW YORK — Jayson Werth's power push paid off.  —  As did Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz's.  —  Fresh from homering for the fourth straight game, Philadelphia's Werth outfielder …

Royals Acquire Yuniesky Betancourt  —  The Royals acquired Yuniesky Betancourt and cash from the Mariners for a pair of minor league pitchers, according to Joe Hamrahi of Baseball Daily Digest.  Betancourt makes at least $10MM before his current deal expires, so it'll be interesting to see how much the Mariners are contributing.

Red-hot Rolen on Reds' radar  —  The Cincinnati Reds have talked internally about obtaining third baseman Scott Rolen from the Blue Jays.  —  The trade would re-unite Rolen with general manager Walt Jocketty.  The two were together in St. Louis when the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series over the Detroit Tigers.

Twins C Mauer set to compete in home run derby … MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer's power has earned him a place in baseball's home run derby.  —  Mauer on Friday accepted an invitation to participate in the popular All-Star week event, this Monday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Angels place Hunter, Guerrero on DL  —  Center fielder will not participate in the All-Star Game  —  ANAHEIM — The Angels will face the Yankees this weekend without the heart of their lineup.  —  Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero, the third and fourth hitters in the Angels' lineup …

Astros claim Coste off waivers from Phillies  —  Catcher to Report to Club Tomorrow  —  HOUSTON, TX—The Houston Astros announced today that the club has claimed catcher Chris Coste off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.  The announcement was made by Astros General Manager Ed Wade.

Prospect Hot Sheet: July 10  —  It's unfortunate that only one player can rank No. 1 on the Hot Sheet, because this week two players are worthy of the honor.  Choosing between Orioles Double-A lefty Brian Matusz and Nationals low Class A catcher Derek Norris was nearly impossible.

Digital Eyes Will Chart Baseball's Unseen Skills  —  SAN FRANCISCO — As baseball's statistical revolution marches on, the last refuge for the baseball aesthete has been the sport's less quantifiable skills: outfielders' arm strength, base-running efficiency and other you-won't-find-that-in-the-box- score esoterica.

Game 86: Yankees at Angels (updated with Girardi pre-game audio and roster move)  —  YANKEES (51-34)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 4.04).  —  ANGELS (46-37)  —  Figgins 3B  —  Izturis 2B  —  Abreu RF  —  Rivera LF  —  Morales 1B  —  Napoli DH  —  Matthews CF  —  Mathis C

Rays 6, Athletics 0  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Niemann pitched a six-hitter and the Tampa Bay Rays got home runs from Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria in a 6-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  —  Niemann (8-4), the Rays' No. 5 starter, has two shutouts this season.

Jon Heyman: With high asking price, Blue Jays could end up keeping Halladay … When teams start down the tricky path of shopping a superstar, they rarely turn back, and the superstar usually goes somewhere else eventually.  However, executives who have spoken to the Blue Jays' management team …

Pirates Notebook: Sanchez trade not imminent  —  The Pirates are “pushing hard” to trade All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez, according to a National League executive yesterday, but no deal with any team looked imminent as of last night, according to multiple other sources.

Note: Old Timer's Day is Too Much Work  —  This afternoon on WFAN, co-host Evan Roberts said, according to people he has talked to in the organization, the Mets do not have an Old-Timer's Game, 'because it's too much work.' … Speaking of a World Series Trophy...