Updated: Yankees are not on K-Rod's no-trade list  —  The Wall Street Journal says the Yankees are not on Francisco Rodriguez's 10-team no-trade list, according to a person familiar with the deal.  —  “The list includes some small-market teams that would not be in the market for him …

Giants beat Mets 4-2 in final game before break  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Pablo Sandoval celebrated his first All-Star game selection by hitting an RBI double to extend his hitting streak to 21 games and fellow All-Star Matt Cain pitched six scoreless innings to lead the San Francisco Giants …

Home Run Derby: Is it a matter of league or national pride?  —  PHOENIX - The Home Run Derby, now featuring a National League vs. American League format, took on a new subtitle on Monday:  —  Gringos vs. Latinos.  —  That tag came courtesy of a sports reporter from the Dominican Republic during Monday's Derby press conference.

A's Release Bobby Cramer  —  The A's announced that they have released left-hander Bobby Cramer.  Oakland had designated Cramer for assignment on July 1st.  —  The 31-year-old appeared in five games this year, pitching 8 1/3 innings with six hits allowed and a 6K/1BB ratio.

A-Rod surgery goes as expected  —  New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a slight meniscus tear in his right knee on Monday afternoon, and the surgery went as expected, according to the team.  —  Rodriguez is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Weaver set to start for AL in All-Star Game  —  ANAHEIM — Despite being selected for his first Major League All-Star game last season, Jered Weaver wasn't able to pitch because he started the Sunday before.  This year, he'll not only pitch — he'll be starting.

MLB whispers: Cardinals weather storm during Pujols' absence  —  The Cardinals held it together without Albert Pujols, going 7-7 and scoring 4.2 runs per game.  Tony La Russa was hoping Pujols would be added to the NL All-Star roster so he could avoid a four-day break. ...

Off-field moves, Pirates surprising surge marked intriguing first half … PHOENIX — It was an interesting first half.  Two managers quit.  None were fired.  Two managers were hired.  The average age of them was 74.  The heavily-favored Phillies did what they were supposed to do, and the Red Sox pretty much did, too.

Wilson predicts a Red Sox-Giants series  —  PHOENIX — San Francisco closer Brian Wilson, the pride of Londonderry, N.H., is predicting the Giants will face the Red Sox in the World Series.  —  “I called it earlier this year,” he said.  “It would be epic.”

10 things I didn't know before SABR 41  —  It happens every summer.  A special convention is held, one featuring a disproportionate number of aging white guys who could probably lose a few pounds.  Great, so far I just described every convention.  —  This one is special because the conventioneers …

Grant Green takes home MVP at Futures game  —  PHOENIX (AP) - Grant Green thought back to the last time he was an MVP.  —  It was three years ago, and he was representing Chatham in the Cape Cod League All-Star game.  —  “The only thing I really remember is I got a home run to center …

Lot's going on in Kyle Weiland's debut  —  Little boys with oversized mitts and even bigger dreams spend hours imagining their major league debuts.  —  Few - if any - could have pictured one as odd as Kyle Weiland's yesterday afternoon at Fenway Park.  —  The Red Sox righthander started …

Trade Candidate: Carlos Pena  —  First baseman Carlos Pena hit just .196/.325/.407 in 2010, and the Scott Boras client signed a one-year, $10MM deal with the Cubs last December in hopes of rebuilding value.  Maybe it's due to switching leagues, but Pena's power has rebounded and now he might …