Roenicke is right for Brewers  —  Ron Roenicke spent a decade on Mike Scioscia's staff in Anaheim and watched as a World Series championship in 2002 led to managerial jobs for fellow assistants Joe Maddon in Tampa in 2006 and Bud Black in San Diego in 2007.  —  Several other jobs opened through …

Defensive miscues lead to heated exchange in Indians dugout  —  Rather than subject his young catcher to 130 tough days behind home plate, Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta decided it would be wise to move Carlos Santana(notes) around a little bit this season.

Stark: The road to October  —  AL East race is meaningless, future of wild-card expansion and realignment uncertain  —  It ought to be the best race in baseball.  Ought to be.  —  It's Red Sox and Yankees — two teams you might have heard about — separated by one game in the standings, with 46 games to play.

Hollandsworth rips Ramirez for lack of effort  —  Although Aramis Ramirez continued his second-half surge with a two-run homer Thursday in the Chicago Cubs' 4-3 victory over Washington, his intensity and commitment have been called into question by analyst and former Cubs outfielder Todd Hollandsworth.

Burnett or Hughes Could Lose Starting Role With Yankees  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees have decided six pitchers in their starting rotation is one too many, manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday.  —  “We feel we need to get it down to a five-man rotation and go with it,” …

Pirates Designate Tim Wood For Assignment  —  The Pirates announced that they designated right-hander Tim Wood for assignment to create space for Ross Ohlendorf on the 40-man roster.  The Pirates recalled Ohlendorf from rehab, reinstated him from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Triple-A.

A's Hire Phil Garner as Special Adviser  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former manager Phil Garner is now a special adviser to the Oakland Athletics, his first major league club.  —  General manager Billy Beane made the announcement Friday, when the A's were set to open a weekend series against the first-place Texas Rangers.

World Series Win Probability Added Leaders  —  When I was working on the Hall of wWAR project a few months back, I felt a little guilty that postseason performance was not factored into the scores at all.  After all, there's no “Postseason WAR”, nor should there be.

Do not adjust your Internet: Mike Marshall and Tony Phillips fight  —  And they said there was no fight in Mike Marshall.  —  Marshall, the former Dodgers outfielder now managing the Chico Outlaws of the independent North American Baseball League, was suspended three games for fighting Monday with Tony Phillips.

Twitter Q&A: Is there a chance the Mets sign Fielder?  —  I have daydreamed about this as well, even wondering what Reyes, Ike in right and Prince at first base would be like.  The word is the Mets want a big bat in the outfield, someone who can clear the bases and give quick runs with one swing.

Source: Dodgers agree with top pick Reed  —  The Dodgers have agreed to terms with first-round Draft choice Chris Reed, a team source confirmed Thursday.  The club has not made any official announcement.  —  Reed, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound left-handed pitcher out of Stanford, was the 16th overall selection in June's Draft.

Shin-Soo Choo back from DL with Indians  —  CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians have activated outfielder Shin-Soo Choo from the 15-day disabled list after he missed more than six weeks with a broken thumb.  —  Choo had been on the DL since June 25, one day after he was struck with a pitch by San Francisco's Jonathan Sanchez.