Catcher Welington Castillo's production has picked up since a promotion to Double-A Tennessee.

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The Red Sox organization preaches patience, making Josh Reddick somewhat of a heretic.

To merely talk to Hill one would never guess, other than the added weight, that he was on the DL. But with time running out in '08 and the Jays forever wishing to err on the side of caution, it's likely Hill's major-league season is over.

The Miguel Cabrera for Cameron Maybin trade will be remembered as the dawn of a new era for the Marlins. However Florida secured two other building blocks a few months earlier, when they nabbed a pair of California high schoolers with their first two picks in the 2007 draft.

Orioles end run of 15 straight Sunday losses

For a 50th-round draft pick, Mike Loree put together an impressive streak over three appearances.

Blum hits 2 HRs as Astros top Brewers

The gilded sign above the hotel read, "Welcome Guests" but if you ask me, the sentiment was wasted. None of us were happy to be back in this dump. The last time I was here, the air conditioner was busted, the roof leaked, and I caught a Tarantula. Not only did my suit case get wet, but now every time I try to sleep I'm afraid I'm going to wake up to something from Arachnophobia crawling around on my face. Welcome indeed.

The David Ortiz-Manny Ramirez combo struck again - though for the first time in a while - shifting the focus from Ramirez's talk about being traded by the Red Sox and helping to end the Yankees' eight-game winning streak with a 9-2 victory Sunday night.