Dodgers outline offseason needs  —  Colletti, Torre list starting pitching depth, second baseman  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti and manager Joe Torre got an early start on the managing of offseason expectations Friday when they said an acquisition of an ace starting pitcher is unlikely.

Padres to hire Hoyer as GM … The San Diego Padres will name Jed Hoyer as their new general manager later today, a front office source tells SI.com.  —  Hoyer, 35, most recently served as the Boston Red Sox's senior vice president and assistant general manager.

Tom Verducci: ALCS Game 6 is critical for Yankees' World Series rotation … 1. The Phillies suddenly are big fans of the Angels and The Weather Channel.  It's not that Philadelphia would rather play Los Angeles than New York in the World Series.  It's that the Phillies would benefit …

Cracks Emerge in Ramps at New Yankee Stadium  —  The concrete pedestrian ramps at the brand-new $1.2 billion city-subsidized Yankee Stadium have been troubled by cracks, and the team is seeking to determine whether the problems were caused by the installation, the design, the concrete or other factors …

If we've learned anything, it's that players decide title  —  There are lessons to be learned from all of the managerial maneuvering and counter-maneuvering and counter-counter-maneuvering in this AL Championship Series, a checkerboard of moves and counter-moves and counter-counter moves that turn every game into an opera.

Mets meet with Cuban pitcher Chapman  —  The Mets had their expected  —  meeting Friday with lefthander Aroldis Chapman and his agent, but it was unclear if they discussed financial parameters with the 21-year-old Cuban defector.  Chapman arrived in New York Wednesday, and the Mets …

LAKE OKEECHOBEE  —  Bass fishing has been good, with anglers catching quality fish from the North Shore to South Bay using soft-plastic jerkbaits, plastic worms, stick worms and topwater lures.  —  FRESHWATER/EVERGLADES  —  Drew Gregg reported excellent fishing in the State Road 84 Canal out of Markham Park this week.

Yankees could sit slumping Swisher  —  Girardi considering lineup change, batting order flip-flop  —  NEW YORK — Nick Swisher sauntered to his locker Friday, opened up a pair of Louisville Slugger boxes storing new bats and turned to the cluster of reporters slowly encroaching.

Heyward nursing injured gluteus in AFL  —  Braves hopeful prized prospect can return to field  —  ATLANTA — The Braves sent Jason Heyward to the Arizona Fall League to gain the experience that will benefit him as he attempts to fulfill the projections of making his Major League debut next year.