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.

Cole still No. 1 in final 2011 mock  —  UCLA righty goes to Pirates; Nationals are poised to add another potential superstar  —  I'll call this the “final” first-round projection, but I'm hoping to update this throughout the day on Monday.  Many high-level sources are telling me they're …

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 …

Mets Look to Open Their Wallets  —  With their finances in distress, the Mets need to stay in the good graces of Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig.  And yet, now more than ever, it's essential that they ignore Selig's wishes in one critical area: the amateur draft.

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.

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.

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 …

About Last Night: K-Rod on his command  —  Francisco Rodriguez entered last night's game with 2 runners on and one out in the ninth inning.  He surrendered a three-run home run to Diory Hernandez before striking out the next 2 hitters to end the game.  —  Afterwards, Rodriguez discussed …

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.