BOX SCORE  —  “The players you talk to say he is the best setup man in the game,” Damon said of his former teammate and housemate with the Yankees.  “He has opened some eyes.”  —  Scheduled to work in front of Joba Chamberlain and Soriano when the season opened, Robertson was pushed …

What ‘available’ really means  —  Ubaldo Jimenez, Hunter Pence, James Shields are on the market, but to what extent?  —  ESPN.com  —  It's one of the most dangerous words in the English language this time of year:  —  Available.  —  If you're any baseball player on Planet Earth …

After two years off and numerous setbacks, Brandon Webb needs another shoulder surgery  —  Brandon Webb hasn't pitched in the majors since Opening Day of 2009, undergoing shoulder surgery that August and experiencing multiple setbacks on the road to recovery.

Trade edition of news, notes and opinions  —  Earlier this week, Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail met with owner Peter Angelos to discuss potential moves with the trade deadline now nine days away.  I'm told that there is nothing imminent at this point …

Sources: Red Sox, Royals have discussed Francoeur  —  The Red Sox are among the teams interested in Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran.  But some in the industry anticipate that Beltran will insist on his using his no-trade clause to remain in the National League.

No emotional send-off for Carlos Beltran in likely Citi Field finale  —  NEW YORK - What was likely Carlos Beltran's final home at-bat as a Met came and went without so much as a whimper - a harmless ninth-inning pop-up that fit neatly with an otherwise invisible afternoon in Flushing.

Sources: Pat Gillick open to Cubs talk  —  CHICAGO — Longtime baseball executive Pat Gillick is open to talking with the Chicago Cubs about a potential role with the team, according to sources.  —  “If the situation was right for Pat, he would definitely consider the Cubs,” one of his longtime associates told ESPNChicago.com.

Sources: Indians, Pirates interested in Iannetta  —  The Rockies entered Friday facing a 10-game deficit in the National League West, amid reports of their openness to trading ace Ubaldo Jimenez.  —  If they ultimately deal Jimenez — and even if they don't — why stop there?

Tigers, Dodgers discussing Kuroda  —  FOX Sports  —  The Tigers and Dodgers have had dialogue about a trade that would send Hiroki Kuroda to Detroit, sources say, but other teams remain involved and a deal is not yet close.  —  One significant hurdle: Kuroda has a full no-trade clause …

Reds' deadline needs remain a mystery  —  Reds general manager Walt Jocketty had a clever line when John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer asked him if the team had targeted a specific area to improve.  —  “It depends on which day,” Jocketty said.  —  On Thursday night, I posed the same question …

LAPD arrests 2 in Bryan Stow beating … Two men suspected of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow into a coma on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium have been arrested by Los Angeles police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.