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.

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.

Zambrano sad about incident, wants to stay with Cubs  —  Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano told an interviewer Monday he is upset with himself and not the Cubs when he exited Friday night's game in Atlanta after being ejected for trying to hit Braves slugger Chipper Jones.  Getty Images

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.

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 …

Thome hits HR Nos. 599, 600 vs. Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota slugger Jim Thome has become the eighth player to hit 600 home runs, connecting twice against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.  —  The 40-year-old Thome hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning for No. 599, then came to bat again in the seventh.

Nicasio ‘full of life’ as he visits Rockies' clubhouse  —  Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio.  —  Talk about a pick-me-up for a struggling team.  The Rockies' players were greeted before Monday night's game by none other than Juan Nicasio, who sustained a broken neck on Aug. 5 when he fell …

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 …

Arizona Signs Chafin For $875,000  —  The Diamondbacks and supplemental first-rounder Andrew Chafin have agreed to terms on an $875,000 bonus.  MLB's guideline for his No. 43 draft slot was $789,300.  —  A lefthander, Chafin missed 2010 following Tommy John surgery but bounced back strong …

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.

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 …

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 …