Padres going to try to re-sign Quentin, Street to multi-year deals  —  The Reds, Indians and Pirates are among the many teams to have inquired about the Padres' Carlos Quentin.  (Getty Images)  —  The Padres are now planning to try to extend veteran stars Carlos Quentin and Huston Street …

Cubs Acquire Justin Germano; DFA Asencio  —  The Cubs have acquired Justin Germano from the Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations, according to a team press release.  The veteran right-hander was designated for assignment by Boston earlier this week to make room for Jacoby Ellsbury's return from the disabled list.

Nats GM: Sitting Strasburg will be ‘my decision’  —  WASHINGTON — The decision whether the National League East-leading Washington Nationals will shut down prized starter Stephen Strasburg has apparently been made.  The when is all that remains.  —  General Manager Mike Rizzo told ESPN …

Griffin shuts down Yankees as A's win 4-3  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—A.J. Griffin glanced into the visiting dugout and saw Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira among others.  Oakland's rookie right-hander felt some nerves all right.  —  Then, Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run homer …

Reggie Jackson Back in Uniform With Yankees  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Reggie Jackson rejoined the New York Yankees as special adviser Thursday and was in uniform for the opener of a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics after he made critical comments of slugger Alex Rodriguez and other former stars.

Hernandez, Montero lead Mariners past Royals, 6-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Felix Hernandez won his fourth straight decision, Jesus Montero homered and drove in four runs as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Thursday.  —  Hernandez (8-5) is 4- with a 1.37 ERA …

Cubs Sign Juan Carlos Paniagua For $1.5 Million  —  Dominican righthander Juan Carlos Paniagua has parlayed a suspension into a bigger bonus for a second time, signing today with the Cubs for $1.5 million.  —  Like any international signing, Paniagua will still require a background investigation …

Mark Reynolds' 2-run single rallies O's by Twins … MINNEAPOLIS — Mark Reynolds' two-run single in the eighth inning backed a strong performance from Wei-Yin Chen and rallied the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.  —  Chen (8-5) gave up three runs …

Sources: Cole Hamels talks intensify  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies and Cole Hamels' agent, John Boggs, have picked up the pace of discussions in recent days, sources said, and those intensified discussions are an indication the Phillies have started a major push to sign Hamels before the July 31 trade deadline.

Phillips' 5 RBIs Help Reds Rally Past D-Backs 7-6  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips homered and had five RBIs, then scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Todd Frazier's single to help the Cincinnati Reds rally from a six-run deficit to pull out a 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Baseball Wives’ star Anna Benson says husband filed for divorce; kids registered as ‘homeless’ for school  —  Anna and Kris Benson in 2006 after Kris was traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles.AP  —  The woman who said she would sleep with the entire …

2012 Trade Value: #25-#21  —  So, from the land of embarrassing mistakes comes this - I screwed up yesterday and copied the wrong part of the list in to the #30-#26 post and didn't catch it until this morning.  Kipnis, Moore, Upton, Moustakas, and Gio were actually 25-21, and for whatever reason …

Carl Crawford soldiers on  —  Perseveres through bashing, trade talk  —  Carl Crawford would be lying if he said the thought hadn't at least flickered in his mind.  —  Did I make a mistake?  —  After all, Crawford had options.  As the most desirable free agent on the market two winters ago …