Jays activate Janssen from 15-day DL, assign Perez to AAA  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have activated right-hander Casey Janssen from the 15-day disabled list and optioned lefty Luis Perez to Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League.  —  Janssen was placed on the 15-day DL on June 17 with a right forearm strain.

Which GMs are on the hot seat?  —  The pending turnover among general managers cannot possibly match the turnover among managers from 2010 to '11.  —  Can it?  —  Twelve teams started '11 with different managers than they had on Opening Day 2010, marking the second-largest managerial upheaval in major league history.

Sources: Reds interested in Jimenez, middle relief  —  The Cincinnati Reds are focused on trading for a high-end starter and/or middle reliever leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline, major league sources say.  —  At one point, Cincinnati was seriously considering a shortstop upgrade …

Nolan Ryan released from hospital  —  Texas Rangers CEO and president Nolan Ryan was released from a Houston hospital on Tuesday, the team announced.  —  Ryan underwent a series of precautionary tests on Monday that revealed no new developments with the recurrence of his heart condition, according to the club.

Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda clears the air about trade speculation  —  He meets with Ned Colletti, who vows to promptly tell the pitcher about any trade inquiries from teams.  —  Reporting from San Francisco — Nearly every day for the last couple of weeks, Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda …

Ike Davis resigned to likely sitting … First baseman Ike Davis expressed skepticism he would be able to return to the New York Mets this season.  —  Speaking to children at Coleman Country Day Camp in Merrick, N.Y., on Long Island, on Tuesday, Davis candidly described his left ankle as “not good.”

Reds Sign Jonathan Perez For $825,000  —  The Reds have agreed to terms with 16-year-old Venezuelan righthander Jonathan Perez for $825,000, according to an international source.  —  Perez, who is 6-foot-4, 195 pounds, has a projectable body, a good delivery and an improving fastball …

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Garrison Called Up To Yankees  —  (PR) (Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, announced today that Mercer County native, LHP Steve Garrison, has been promoted to the Major League New York Yankees.  The Yankees are scheduled to place Garrison …

Once-Celebrated Recklessness Leads to Dykstra's Financial Fall  —  LOS ANGELES — Before promoting a single stock or venturing into the perilous world of magazine publishing, Lenny Dykstra lived the good life, essentially risk-free.  He signed autographs, shook hands and banked the profits from his car-wash business.

Red Sox in on Ubaldo, but watch for Texas  —  The Rockies still aren't sure they'll trade Ubaldo Jimenez.  They're still asking a ton for Ubaldo Jimenez.  —  But they sure haven't scared teams away.  —  The Red Sox are the latest team to inquire, sources said Tuesday.

Zach Phillips traded to Baltimore  —  The Rangers have traded pitcher Zach Phillips to the Orioles for infielder Nick Green and cash.  Green has been assigned to Triple A Round Rock.  Green was hitting .208 in 87 games at Triple A Norfolk.  A right-handed hitter, he has played …

Mariners' offence on pace to be among worst in AL history  —  SEATTLE - Manger Eric Wedge's daily briefings have turned into a psychological examination about the Seattle Mariners' offence woes.  —  The brief optimism of a month ago when Seattle was a half-game out in the AL West race …

Yankees' Pena on DL after appendectomy  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yankees reserve infielder Ramiro Pena underwent an emergency appendectomy surgery this morning at a Tampa hospital.  —  It was the second appendectomy in two weeks for a Yankees player.  Joba Chamberlain …