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The Annotated WARP Leaders  —  Our collection of BP-flavored single-season WARP scores currently goes back to 1950.  Now that we've added fielding runs to the sortable choices, you can easily see the combination of offense and defense that made the top players during this period so valuable …

Asdrubal Cabrera's emergence as a star lights the way for first-place Cleveland Indians: Bud Shaw  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Only Miss Manners could say for sure, but is it considered poor taste to send a thank you card to a player best remembered now for what his departure brought in return?

Alexei Ramirez powers surging White Sox past Dodgers 8-3  —  CHICAGO — Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the suddenly surging Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 on Sunday.  —  Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first inning …

Doc: After Yankees' Bartolo Colon, 10 More Pitchers Want Stem Cell Procedure  —  NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) - One of the doctors who assisted in a stem cell procedure last year on Yankees starter Bartolo Colon says that 10 other pitchers have expressed interest in undergoing the treatment that is being scrutinized by Major League Baseball.

A's Josh Outman to return against Angels  —  (05-22) 21:27 PDT — No pressure, Josh Outman.  First major-league appearance in nearly two years, on the road, Jered Weaver pitching for the Angels and the A's stumbling along on a five-game losing streak.  —  That's the assignment Outman …

Team hints it will move Slowey  —  Twins righthander Kevin Slowey, who has struggled as a reliever, looks headed to Class AAA Rochester to stretch out as a starter — but there are indications a different change of scenery is possible.  —  PHOENIX - Twins righthander Kevin Slowey …

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Reid Brignac goes on bereavement leave  —  MIAMI — The Rays will be without SS Reid Brignac until Friday as he went home to Louisiana following the death of his grandfather on Saturday.  —  The Rays placed Brignac on the bereavement list, which provides for a three …

Totals  —  2B: Cin 5, D. Stubbs (7), C. Heisey (3), J. Votto (13), S. Rolen (10), F. Lewis (1).  Cle 3, M. Brantley (8), S. Choo (7), J. Hannahan (5).  —  3B: Cle 1, A. Kearns (1).  —  HR: Cin 2, J. Votto (6), J. Bruce (11).  Cle 2, A. Cabrera 2 (9).  —  HR Detail: Cin, J. Votto …

Cubs-Red Sox set filled with hit-by-pitches  —  BOSTON — A night after Marlon Byrd suffered multiple fractures to his face from a pitch thrown by Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves, Jed Lowrie might have taken a little payback.  —  Both the Cubs and Red Sox were warned after Lowrie was hit …

Utley returns, makes season debut Monday  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley is back.  —  He rejoined the Phillies on Sunday morning at Citizens Bank Park and will be activated from the disabled list before Monday night's series opener against the Reds.  —  The Phils already made space …

LaRoche's shoulder woes becoming issue  —  BALTIMORE — Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche was not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles because of an ailing left shoulder.  In fact, LaRoche plans to get a second opinion on Monday to make sure that everything is OK with the shoulder.