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 …

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.