Tigers Acquire Delmon Young  —  In a surprising intra-division deal, the Twins announced today that they've traded left fielder Delmon Young to the Tigers for minor league lefty Cole Nelson and a player to be named later.  The press release notes that the PTBNL must be chosen on or before October 15th.

Posada loves Yankees fans, but would consider playing for a new team  —  Jorge Posada wearing anything but Yankees pinstripes?  That would have seemed impossible a few months ago.  —  Not anymore.  —  Posada, a career-long Yankee who is celebrating his 20th year with the organization …

Peter Bourjos has them covered  —  Image courtesy Baseball Info SolutionsThe red shading illustrates the range for a major league center fielder on fly balls with a hang time between 3 and 4 seconds.  The blue shading shows the extra ground covered by Peter Bourjos.

Source: Several Mets have cleared waivers  —  A source told ESPNNewYork.com that (l to r) Willie Harris, Chris Capuano and Angel Pagan are among the Mets who have cleared waivers.  —  Jason Bay, Chris Capuano, D.J. Carrasco, Willie Harris and Angel Pagan have cleared waivers, a source told ESPNNewYork.com.

Rockies' Sunday losing streak reaches MLB-record 17 games  —  ST. LOUIS — The Rockies began the season as World Series contenders, believing earnestly they would make history.  —  This wasn't what they had in mind.  In their one and only appearance on ESPN, the Rockies became the first modern team …

Rangers plan to erect statue in honor of Stone  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Texas Rangers are planning on erecting a statue that will honor Shannon Stone, the Brownwood firefighter who died on July 7 from injuries suffered when he fell over a rail in left-center field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Expect A Manic Monday  —  Baseball begins the day of the signing deadline with 23 of the 33 first-round picks still negotiating rather than playing.  Eleven of 27 supplemental first-rounders also haven't come to terms, and 98 of the 331 selections in the first 10 rounds have yet to turn pro.

Mets Ink Evans For $650,000  —  The Mets have signed 15th-rounder Phillips Evans For $650,000.  That's the highest bonus ever paid by New York outside of the first two rounds, and represents the equivalent of supplemental first-round money.  —  A shortstop from La Costa Canyon HS (Carlsbad …

Royals, Junis Agree On $675,000  —  The Royals have agreed to terms with 29th-rounder Jake Junis for $675,000.  That's the equivalent of sandwich-round money.  —  A star two-way player and basketball standout at Rock Falls (Ill.) HS, Junis is an 6-foot-3, 195-pounder.

20th anniversary of Don Mattingly's hair-related benching  —  Twenty years ago today, baseball witnessed one of its odder benchings—an odd benching in part because it was an example of life imitating art.  —  On August 15, 1991, the Yankees beat the Royals 5-1, with shooting star Kevin Maas …

Santiago Casilla And The Worst Plate Appearance In Baseball History  —  Sunday afternoon, Giants reliever Santiago Casilla batted against Marlins reliever Jose Ceda, and they were both really terrible.  —  Santiago Casilla is an interesting player for a few reasons.

Astros acquire prospect to complete Pence deal  —  Outfielder Santana was assigned to Class A affiliate in Lexington  —  HOUSTON — The Astros completed their July 30 trade with the Phillies on Monday, selecting 19-year-old outfielder Domingo Santana from Philadelphia as the player to be named later.

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Jason Marquis likely out for season  —  Diamondbacks starter Jason Marquis felt pain as soon as his lower right leg was struck by a line drive off the bat of the New York Mets' Angel Pagan on Sunday in the team's 5-3 win, but it wasn't enough for him to leave the game.