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.

Hughes Makes His Case as Yankees Win Eighth Straight  —  Three hours before the first pitch on Wednesday, Phil Hughes was the only player in the Yankees' clubhouse.  The rest of the team was sequestered in a nearby conference room, holding court.  —  That would be Kangaroo Court …

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.

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.

Pitch Type Linear Weights  —  You may have noticed a new section in the player pages called “Pitch Type Linear Weights”.  —  First of all a huge thanks goes out to Dave Allen and his tremendous work over at baseballanalysts.com.  With his help, we've implemented his linear weights …

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)

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.

Prized prospects move up Padres' ladder  —  Latos vaults to Double-A; Inman promoted to Triple-A  —  SAN DIEGO — Mat Latos and Will Inman, two of the top pitchers in the Padres' Minor League system, were on the move Wednesday.  —  In the case of each pitcher, they were moving up.

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.

Ray trying to get comfortable for O's  —  Righty working back to full strength after elbow surgery  —  NEW YORK — It's not always a straight line from rehab to recovery.  —  Chris Ray's elbow has been surgically repaired and his velocity has returned, but he's still a long way from being the pitcher he was before his injury.

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.

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.