The Pirates' Game Theory Dilemma  —  In an age where most picks are revealed on Twitter by Jim Callis or Keith Law, the Astros managed to pull off a legitimate surprise and took shortstop Carlos Correa with the first overall pick in the 2012 draft.  Correa offered the Astros premium potential …

Tommy Lasorda Hospitalized — Suffers Heart Attack  —  Suffers Heart Attack  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda is currently in a New York hospital after suffering a heart attack Monday, TMZ has learned.  —  84-year-old Lasorda — who ended his illustrious coaching career …

Hector Noesi to start Wednesday's game on short rest for Mariners  —  You've probably seen this on my @gbakermariners Twitter feed already and on the post-game blog, but Hector Noesi will start Wednesday's game on short rest.  Felix Hernandez is not ready to go in two days, despite the team saying his back feels better.

Papelbon's words ring louder than bats in Phils loss  —  There was more fire in Jonathan Papelbon's words than in the Phillies' bats on Monday night.  —  Papelbon allowed a triple and an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning and took the loss as the Phillies were beaten, 4-3 …

MLB draft: Winners and questions  —  Astros and Pirates ace Day 1, plus best players left on the draft board  —  More MLB draft content:  —  Day 1 is in the books and we saw one huge surprise in the top 10, a few surprises in the teens, and then all kinds of wackiness from the 20th pick on.

Rangers getting big support in All-Star voting  —  Close races exist at positions in both leagues in first ballot update  —  NEW YORK — Josh Hamilton, the top overall vote-getter with 2,587,991, is one of five players from the American League-champion Rangers on pace to start the 83rd All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City.

Former GM, executive Hal Keller dies  —  Hal Keller, a former Seattle Mariners general manager and longtime Texas Rangers executive who helped bring the radar gun to the major leagues, has died.  He was 84.  —  He died in his sleep at his home in Sequim, Wash., early Tuesday, the Rangers said.

Should MLB Draft Coverage Allow For Failure?  —  If you watched the MLB Network's coverage of the amateur draft Monday night, you might think that everybody drafted will become a big star.  Which is possible, but unlikely.  —  I have a request, for everyone who's involved …

Global Warming and Home Runs: Is There a Connection?  —  Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else.  In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps …

All under-producing Detroit Tigers should be on short leash, including Jim Leyland  —  The Detroit Tigers need a kick in the rear.  —  Something must change soon.  I never thought we would talk more about Tiger Woods winning in golf again than the Tigers' inability to win a series.

Red Sox Take Deven Marrero  —  The Red Sox have two first-round picks, and with the first at No. 24, they went for a shortstop from Arizona State.  —  That worked out well for the Red Sox in 2004 with Dustin Pedroia, and they hope it works again with Deven Marrero.

Final top 100 MLB draft prospects  —  Byron Buxton heads the 2012 class of prospects for the MLB draft  —  Barring any last-minute injuries, this is the final version of my ranking of the top 100 prospects in this year's Rule 4 draft.  I consider only ability, not potential bonus demands or strength of commitment to college.

Niese eventually to undergo heart procedure … NEW YORK — Jon Niese came away from an examination with team doctors Monday satisfied he had no significant heart issue, but the New York Mets left-hander expects to undergo a minor surgical procedure to correct a heartbeat that occasionally becomes irregular.