Interesting stories from newspapers across the nation:
- Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes that Charlie Manuel feels the difference with the Pirates.
- Karen Price of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes that the Pirates are in a good place atop the draft board.
- Larry Stone of the Seattle Times writes that options abound for the Mariners with the No. 2 pick in the draft.
- Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger writes that Paul DePodesta is tasked with replenishing the farm system as the mind behind the Mets' draft.
- Bill Madden of the New York Daily News writes that the Mets owe it to David Wright to trade him, even if the third baseman is reluctant to depart.
- Michael S. Schmidt and Serge F. Kovaleski of the New York Times write that Major League Baseball is still looking at Alex Rodriguez's care by an indicated doctor.
- Our own Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger wonders if David Robertson is a future closer.
- Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times writes that the Cubs are wounded and can't be healed.
- David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune writes that it is time for the Cubs to cut ties with Carlos Zambrano.
- Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Albert Pujols does an encore.
- Michael Hunt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that Zach Braddock shows that athletes are human, too.
- Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post writes that Dan O'Dowd is mired in mediocrity.
- Jeff Miller of the Orange County Register wonders if it is time to be worried about Torii Hunter.
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