Draft Notes: Tigers, Yankees, Indians, Nats  —  We're less than a week away from the draft signing deadline, so here's the latest news on that front...  - The Tigers announced on their Twitter feed that they have agreed to terms with second round pick James McCann.

Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio able to walk in Denver hospital  —  CINCINNATI — Rockies rookie pitcher Juan Nicasio made progress Monday, walking for the first time since he was hit in the head by a line drive and the C1 vertebra in his neck was fractured Friday night.

Ortiz has 4 hits to lift Red Sox over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS—David Ortiz had four hits and three RBIs and delivered the go-ahead single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to an 8-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.  —  Ortiz, a former Twin …

John Danks wants to stay with White Sox  —  CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 02: Starting pitcher John Danks #50 of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field on August 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) R:\Merlin\Getty_Photos\120261501.jpg

C.C. Sabathia: Just How Big a Problem?  —  ​Everything about C.C. Sabathia is big, so I guess it's natural that his flaws are also big.  After Saturday's disastrous outing with a 10-4 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway, Yankees fans must be worrying that C.C.'s big flaw could be fatal.

Jose Reyes' hamstring likely to cost him  —  Soon-to-be free agent shortstop probably won't get megacontract due to his leg woes  —  Just about every day in baseball, somebody's hamstring pops.  Most of them, we barely even notice anymore.  Kinda like an Ozzie Guillen rant or another Frank McCourt trip to the courthouse.

Halladay gets NL-leading 15th win as Phillies top Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Roy Halladay became the NL's first 15-game winner, Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins each drove in two runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Monday night.

Dustin Pedroia takes flight on SI  —  Here's the cover of the new Sports Illustrated.  Poor Terry Francona is never going to hear the end of this.

New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox series at Fenway a reminder of Bombers' painfully slow pace  —  A year after umpire Joe West ripped the Yankees and Red Sox for slow play, the Bombers have shaved five minutes off their average game time, but are still playing at a glacial pace in comparison …

See what this bow tie represents, have a look at some of the others Ken Rosenthal has worn this season and find out what this all means.  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since August 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  WNBA

In-depth: DePo's state of the farm  —  Mets VP Paul DePodesta, who oversees the farm system and amateur scouting, takes time with ESPNNewYork.com to break down the organization's minor leagues. … “I certainly think we're making progress.  It's been probably well-documented from the draft …

Wood seeing new swing mechanics pay off  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Wood had welcomed a fresh beginning from the get-go.  —  Upon being claimed off waivers by the Pirates back in April, Wood arrived eager to get the perspective of a new hitting coach and intent upon proving that it was too early …