First-rounder Victor Roache says he may sign Thursday  —  It's been interesting to see baseball's new draft rules play out over the past few days.  The new restrictions put the Pittsburgh Pirates in a bind, for example, after they took Stanford pitcher Mark Appel with the 8th overall pick.

Final Score: Mets 3 Nationals 1  —  The New York Mets (32-26) defeated the Washington Nationals (32-23) by the score of 3 to 1 today in Washington DC.  —  The Least You Should Know … To get a full boxscore of tonight's game, check out SNY.TV's In-Game Live.

Bartolo Colon makes quick work of Rangers  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Bartolo Colon pitched Wednesday night as if he had evening plans to get someplace else.  —  The veteran right-hander made quick work of the Texas Rangers, tossing eight sterling innings in a 2-0 victory that took just two hours and four minutes to complete.

Rangers' Derek Holland on DL … OAKLAND, Calif. — The Texas Rangers placed left-handed starting pitcher Derek Holland on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder fatigue and will move Alexi Ogando from the bullpen to the rotation to take Holland's spot.

Red Sox to start Dice-K on Saturday over Bard  —  BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to start Saturday for the Boston Red Sox against the Washington Nationals, one day short of a year since he underwent Tommy John reconstructive surgery on his right elbow.

Cards, Wisdom agree; Matheny, Oquendo, Aldrete, Scanio drafted  —  Image  —  The first part of the process ended Wednesday with the completion of 40 rounds in Major League Baseball's first-year player draft.  The second part already has begun as the Cardinals have reached agreement …

Report: White Sox recall OF prospect Danks … A Whole New Look?

American League MLB draft evals  —  The Twins, A's and Indians are among AL teams with great draft hauls  —  More MLB draft content:  —  Here are my breakdowns of each American League team's draft class, again focusing on the players most likely to have some kind of big league role or impact.

What's next for Phils, Halladay?  —  Roy Halladay is so earnest.  He was that way in Toronto.  He is that way in Philadelphia.  I suspect he was that way in the third grade.  —  He reached the big leagues in 1998, struggled for a spell, remade himself in the minors and returned to stay in 2001.

Harper still impressing teammates  —  WASHINGTON  —  This is the second time I've come to Nationals Park to write about Bryce Harper.  And once again, my notebook is so full, I don't even know where to start.  —  The last time, I wrote that there was no chance the Nationals would send Harper …

Minor League Transactions: May 24-June 4  —  Here we present official minor league transactions, conveyed to us by Major League Baseball, for the two-week period May 24-June 4.  —  Players listed with an asterisk (*) signed a minor league contract with the organization after being removed from the 40-man roster and clearing waivers.

Kansas City Royals Lose 4-2 to Minnesota Twins  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Felipe Paulino could be headed back to the disabled list, which already includes three Kansas City Royals starting pitchers.  —  Paulino departed in the first inning with a right groin strain and the Royals went …

D-backs deal for Youkilis seen as ‘long shot’  —  Jack Magruder has covered professional and college sports in Arizona since 1982 for the Arizona Daily Star, East Valley Tribune and FOXSportsArizona.com.  He has covered the Diamondbacks since their debut season in 1998.