Source: Dontrelle Willis Headed to Arizona Diamondbacks  —  Dontrelle Willis will attempt to resurrect his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks.  —  The Detroit Tigers will trade Willis to the Diamondbacks pending completion of a physical, a major league source told FanHouse.

Eveland sent from Toronto to Pittsburgh  —  Blue Jays acquire Minor League pitcher Uviedo  —  TORONTO — The Blue Jays and Pirates completed a trade on Tuesday that sent left-hander Dana Eveland to Pittsburgh.  Toronto acquired Minor League pitcher Ronald Uviedo and optioned the right-hander to Double-A New Hampshire.

For Nats, Harper simply too good to pass up … Bryce Harper is too good to pass up.  For the Washington Nationals, who hold the first pick in Monday's Rule 4 First-Year Player Draft, it really is that simple.  Once you get past the hype, the caterwauling about Harper daring to give …

Perez Gets Call, but by Then All Was Said and Done  —  SAN DIEGO — If there was any question about what situation would force Jerry Manuel to hand the ball to Oliver Perez, the Mets provided the scenario Monday night.  —  Perez's recent failures and Manuel's loss of faith …

Pirates Notebook: Walker takes Iwamura's place  —  Neil Walker is the Pirates' new second baseman, and Aki Iwamura is on the bench.  —  That was the word Monday morning from manager John Russell, who informed both players that Walker would be getting “the majority of playing time” …

Stark: Moyer knows all about giving up home runs  —  Once veteran LHP gives up four more homers, he'll tie mark for most long balls allowed  —  America's newest home run king wouldn't mind returning the crown to the factory.  —  “It's nothing I'm proud of, or I'm going to gloat about,” …

Indians Claim Shane Lindsay  —  The Indians claimed Shane Lindsay off waivers from the Yankees, according to a team press release.  It's the second time in the last month that Lindsay has been claimed on waivers; the Yankees claimed him from the Rockies on May 14th.

Nats' Stephen Strasburg will debut in big leagues June 8  —  HOUSTON — For everyone — his fans, his soon-to-be Nationals teammates and, perhaps most of all, Stephen Strasburg himself — the wait is nearly over.  Strasburg, the phenom regarded as maybe the best pitching prospect of all time …

Enough is Enough  —  This Oliver Perez stuff has gone far enough.  His behavior towards his employers and his teammates has morphed from desultory to criminal.  He is stealing money, not because of his poor performance, but because he continues to refuse the Mets' request to go down to the minor leagues …

Cartoon Hank Steinbrenner sings about Yankees' domination  —  The first half of this cartoon is entertaining enough — at least if you're not a Yankee fan — but it really starts to heat up once this South Parkish-version of Hank Steinbrenner goes into musical mode around the 2:00 mark.

MLB plans stern talk with ump who tossed Oswalt … HOUSTON (AP) — A Major League Baseball official says umpire Bill Hohn will be addressed “in a very stern way” after a confrontation with Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt led to the ejection of the Astros' ace.  —  Bob Watson, the vice president …

Objective knowledge  —  Tommy Bennett has a thought-provoking piece today at Baseball Prospectus on the nature of baseball analysis.  It's a fascinating article that has me thinking. … I'm not sure he has the second theorem stated quite correctly.  “The Book says: For all practical purposes …

Kalish promoted to Triple-A  —  Ryan Kalish got hot and is now out of Portland.  Kalish, 22, a left-handed outfielder, was promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket after Monday's game at Hadlock Field.  —  Kalish was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs.  He not only went 9-for-13 in the past three games …

Sidebar: A Supreme Court Lineup Packed With Baseball Fans  —  We have photographic proof that Elena Kagan has played softball, and there is some evidence that she is a Mets fan.  —  But by the sometimes fanatical devotion to baseball of the nine-member squad Ms. Kagan hopes to join, that is minor-league stuff.

Derek Holland has “mild inflammation” in rotator cuff; headed to DL  —  Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Mesiter examined LHP Derek Holland Monday at Medical Center of Arlington and determined the 23-year-old pitcher is suffering from “mild left rotator cuff inflammation.”