Source: Mejia to start again in minors  —  The Mets should have a new starting pitching option within a month.  —  Top prospect Jenrry Mejia, whose dazzling Grapefruit League performance prompted the Mets to place him on the Opening Day roster as a reliever, is expected to head to the minors to resume being used as a starting pitcher.

Hanley benched for lack of hustle  —  All-Star shortstop jogs after booted ball  —  MIAMI — Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez after the second inning on Monday night for showing a lack of effort.  —  The disciplinary action came shortly after Ramirez fouled …

Storen makes debut in Nationals' loss to Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — The Busch Stadium bullpen gates swung open Monday at 10:24 p.m. EST, and into the major leagues jogged Drew Storen.  The Washington Nationals trailed by two, a runner on first base in the seventh inning.

Another round of torture  —  NEW YORK — Friday night the Bruins were like the old Red Sox.  —  And now the Red Sox are the Bruins.  —  Underachieving.  The opposite of clutch.  Hard to watch.  Not worthy of the love of the legions back home.  —  The 2010 Red Sox sank to a new low …

D'Backs Designate Blaine Boyer For Assignment  —  The Diamondbacks designated reliever Blaine Boyer for assignment to make room for starter Billy Buckner, tweets MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez.  Buckner was recalled from Triple A to make today's start against the Marlins.

LOWELL'S ‘FRUSTRATION’ CONTINUES TO MOUNT  —  NEW YORK — In the 10-minute conversation, one word surfaced significantly more than any other.  —  “Frustration.”  —  It is morphing into late May and it is getting more and more difficult for Mike Lowell to live with his lot in life.

HOWARD, KENDRICK HELP PHILLIES CRUSH PIRATES  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and drove in six runs as Philadelphia downed Pittsburgh, 12-2, in the opener of a two-game series from Citizens Bank Park.

D.C.'s second-most popular athlete?  —  Chatting at 11:30.  Submit questions here.  —  I've occasionally done this thing where I attempt to rank D.C.'s top six athletes in local popularity.  Yes, people can define the word “popular” in slightly different ways, but we all basically know what it means.

Think You Can Be GM?  You Have No Idea  —  As a former general manager, I often get approached by fans who vent about their teams and general managers.  They don't like the players the GM acquired or they are frustrated by the inactivity of the man in charge.

Vlad vows to take same approach vs. old team  —  First game against Halos won't change Rangers slugger  —  ARLINGTON — Vladimir Guerrero isn't going to change anything he's been doing when he faces his former team for the first time with the Rangers.  What he's doing now is working just fine …

RAMIREZ'S HOMER IN 11TH LIFTS CUBS OVER ROCKIES  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez nailed a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to lead the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in the first of a two-game set at Wrigley Field.

Johnson confirms surgery  —  Nick Johnson has confirmed that he will have wrist surgery, most likely tomorrow.  He's expected to miss four to six weeks.  —  “This is not a quick fix,” Joe Girardi said.  “This is going to be a while.”  —  Jorge Posada is also banged up.