Weekend Buzz: Add White Sox to growing arms race  —  “I'd have a little concern about him,” one scout said.  “Actually, I'd have more than a little concern.  He's had a lot of wear and tear, and he's got a bad medical history.”  —  He also has bad recent numbers.

Can-do Jorge Cantu lifts Marlins in 11th  —  MIAMI GARDENS - The pursuit of Jorge Cantu was on and rightly so.  He'd just driven Clay Condrey's 0-2 pitch off the left-field wall with the bases loaded in the 11th for the 3-2 Marlins' win over the Phillies on Sunday.

Baseball Glance  —  The former Met, who was shipped to the Pirates at the 2006 deadline for Roberto Hernandez and Oliver Perez, is attracting interest for a couple of reasons.  Most teams who are looking for an outfield bat would actually prefer to get Jason Bay from the Pirates …

Madden: Sweep away idea wins are impressive  —  A win is a win and good teams find a way to get them, as Joe Girardi was saying Sunday in the aftermath of the Yankees' sweep-completing, 2-1 squeaker over the Oakland Triple A's.  But much as the Yankee manager would like to believe his team …

Ellsbury's slump may force a shuffle  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - David Ortiz took a day off from his rehab assignment yesterday, but is scheduled to resume play tonight in Portland, Maine, for the Double A Sea Dogs.  With home runs in each of his first three games, Ortiz has given no reason to doubt …

CUBS IN BRIEF: Placing Wood on DL suddenly much closer to reality  —  HOUSTON — It doesn't appear to be anything close to that worst-case fear since Kerry Wood became the Cubs' closer in March, but the hard-luck pitcher might be headed to the disabled list again as early as tonight.

Braves' Escobar cleared to play  —  After a checkup with the Braves orthopedist Sunday, shortstop Yunel Escobar avoided a trip to the disabled list and was penciled in for a return to the lineup in Monday's series opener at Florida.  —  He's missed six games since reinjuring the rotator cuff …

Rush & Molloy: A-Rod's pout at home  —  He's been branded as a heartless adulterer, but friends of Alex Rodriguez claim the Yankee slugger is actually an “emotionally abused” husband whose wife, Cynthia, gave him permission to see other women.  —  Angry over the lumps he's been taking in the press …

Rockies complete sweep of Pirates  —  Colorado crawls closer in NL West  —  Forgive Ian Stewart, the Rockies' upstart third baseman, for his impetuousness.  He is, after all, just 23 years old.  —  “We are still in this thing and everything is going our way right now,” …

Debate the NL East with Jayson Stark!  —  Welcome to The Show!  On Monday, ESPN.com senior MLB writer Jayson Stark will drop by at 1 p.m. ET for another installment of “That's Debatable,” a weekly feature in which we break down a hot topic you have suggested.  —  Monday's question, courtesy of Matt from New York:

Great, but was it clean?  —  Taken at face value, this should be a heartwarming story, a tale of twin redemptions for Andy Pettitte and Jason Giambi.  One suffered through an offseason of embarrassment, the other muddled through an April of abasement.  Both came through in a big …

K-Rod becomes fastest to 40 saves  —  Closer reaches tally in just 98 games; Smoltz second with 108  —  ANAHEIM — By striking out the side to preserve the Angels' 5-3 win over the Red Sox on Sunday, closer Francisco Rodriguez became the fastest pitcher to tally 40 saves in Major League history.

Blue Jays lineup shuffle pays off  —  Jays avoid sweep as offence comes alive after Cito tinkers; Cubs exec takes in game  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.-It was exactly one month ago yesterday that John Gibbons was fired as Jays manager, and the occasion prompted the question: What has changed with the team since then?