Madden: David deserves to be dealt  —  These are both strange and estranged days for David Wright, who is seen regularly strolling the clubhouse at Citi Field, occasionally stopping to chat with the media regulars, scarcely casting a glance at the handful of bats in his locker.

Pirates will take Cole with No. 1 Draft pick  —  Power right-hander from UCLA eyed as durable, front-line starter  —  The Pirates will take UCLA right-hander Gerrit Cole with the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft on Monday, a baseball source told MLB.com.

Zambrano rips Marmol and this ‘Triple-A’ team  —  To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 9.0.115 or later installed.  Click here to get the latest Flash player.  —  CSNChicago.com  —  ST. LOUIS - It took less than 60 seconds for Carlos Zambrano to torch his teammates and perhaps …

Don't Trade Reyes!  —  The Don't Trade Reyes movement went national last night!  —  Here's the story:  —  I made the sign for the official “Don't Trade Reyes” event that was posted on Facebook by a few of the fans.  That was on Friday night and I brought the EXACT same sign.

DL likely for White Sox' Jake Peavy  —  The frustration of this White Sox season might be epitomized by starter Jake Peavy, who likely is headed to the disabled list again.  —  Less than a month after his ­return from shoulder surgery, Peavy left the game Sunday against the Detroit Tigers with a strained right groin.

Derek Jeter eyes reaching 3,000-hit milestone during 10-game homestand beginning with Red Sox  —  ANAHEIM - Derek Jeter is in the home stretch in his quest for 3,000 hits.  Now comes the hard part: trying to reach the milestone at home.  —  Jeter stands 14 hits away from the magic number following …

MLB draft: Opportunity knocking for Tampa Bay Rays  —  SEATTLE — The numbers are staggering and unprecedented, and that's just the miles flown, reports filed, videos watched and words spoken over the past year in preparation for the largest top-round haul in the 37-year history of baseball's draft.

Mike Scioscia sees no need for baseball in November  —  Angels manager, a member of the game's special committee for on-field matters, says the playoffs can be expanded without reducing the 162-game regular season and without playing past October.  —  Angels Manager Mike Scioscia chats with Joe Torre …

Miguel Olivo powers Mariners past Rays  —  SEATTLE - Miguel Olivo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.  —  Ichiro Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove in two runs for Seattle …

Crawford, Gonzalez homer to lead Red Sox over A's  —  BOSTON—Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to reach 50 RBIs for the season and Carl Crawford had a three-run shot, powering John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Indians' Choo says DUI arrest affecting his play  —  CLEVELAND — Shin-Soo Choo believes he is thinking too much and trying too hard to make a good impression since he was charged with drunken driving.  —  Choo  —  Choo was back in the Cleveland Indians' lineup Sunday against Texas after getting a game off.

Wilson homer in 11th sends Brewers past Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers spent much of the weekend pitching out of jams in Florida, and their reward was three consecutive one-run wins.  —  Tim Dillard and John Axford escaped late-inning threats Sunday, and Josh Wilson homered …