Indians put DeRosa on trading block … Indians third baseman Mark DeRosa is one of the first veterans to hit the trade block.  —  Cleveland is now fielding offers for the versatile DeRosa, league sources say.  —  The Indians are looking mainly for pitchers who can help them now.

Wife of D-Backs' Schoeneweis found dead at Fountain Hills home  —  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported that the wife of Diamondbacks reliever Scott Schoeneweis was found dead today at their Fountain Hills home.  —  Gabrielle Dawn Schoeneweis, 39, was unresponsive when deputies arrived at the home a little after noon.

Joe Maddon to get three-year extension from Tampa Bay Rays  —  UPDATE, 6:19: The statement from Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman didn't say much: “It has always been our policy not to comment on rumors or unconfirmed reports.”  —  Rays players seemed very pleased when told by reporters of the news.

Wakefield, Sox draw first blood  —  Division leaders are held in check  —  The Red Sox have searched for solutions to each primary problem that surfaced during the early portion of their season: the rise of the Blue Jays; an abundance of errors from their shortstops; and, most pressing, the decline of David Ortiz.

Baseball's coming attractions  —  Several hot prospects could be called up soon and make an impact in 2009  —  Judging from the snapshot at the quarter pole, baseball's rookie of the year races could be as dull as GEICO's latest ad campaign.  With the exception of an Elvis Andrus …

Blake's homer lifts Dodgers over Mets  —  Three-run shot helps Billingsley nab NL-best sixth victory  —  LOS ANGELES — Advance copies are already selling on eBay for $29.99, but the Wednesday night giveaway of a bobblehead with his likeness has a value to Casey Blake that's priceless.

Save opportunity  —  Foulke looks to revive his big league career  —  Former Red Sox closer Keith Foulke is toiling for the Newark Bears, and as you may imagine, some things about playing in the Atlantic League don't sit well with him.  (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff Photos)

Braves shuffle lineup, rock Rockies  —  Apparently, all the Braves needed was a good shuffling.  —  Manager Bobby Cox shook up the Braves lineup Tuesday, looking to drum up some offense after the Braves scored one run total in back-to-back losses.  They responded with 13 hits in an 8-1 win over the Rockies.

Owners Meetings Kick Off with Gut Check.  TV Territories On the Agenda  —  Major League Baseball's quarterly meetings take place in New York starting today, and with it, owners will most assuredly be taking a pulse to see how the downturn in the economy is impacting the bottom line, ergo attendance.

Hudson confident in returning this year  —  Righty excited about progress, looking at August return  —  ATLANTA — Since resting his surgically repaired right elbow throughout the month of April, Tim Hudson has been given even more reason to believe that he'll be healthy enough to strengthen …

Former UD, Versailles baseball star to make Major League debut  —  Craig Stammen dialed up his father, Jeff, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, with the good news.  —  “He said, ‘Dad, I got called up,’ ” Jeff said, his voice crackling with emotion.  “He's happy.  He can't believe it.

Volquez could miss a start  —  It looks like back spasms are still bothering Edinson Volquez.  His side bullpen session was cut very short by more soreness on Wednesday.  Afterwards, the Reds starter went into manager Dusty Baker's office and told him he shouldn't make his next start.

Astros' Matsui called out after lineup card error  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's Kaz Matsui was out without batting in the first inning of the Astros' game with Milwaukee on Wednesday night after the team presented an incorrect lineup card to umpire Eric Cooper.

Talkin' Randy Johnson, 300 wins and history, with Bill James … Bill James: Just as a starting point, do you think we should take a minute to ridicule those people who always say, whenever any pitcher wins his 300th game, that he will be the last pitcher ever to do it?  —  Joe Posnanski: Let's start there.