Players critical of Bobby Valentine  —  A group of Red Sox players were highly critical of manager Bobby Valentine, some even stating they no longer wanted to play for him, at a meeting with team ownership on July 26, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.  —  Irked by Valentine's decision …

Chase Headley of the San Diego Padres named National League Player of the Week  —  San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley has been named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending August 12th.  The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.

Nationals enjoy highest-scoring game of year vs SF  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gio Gonzalez makes friends easily, and he showed why on Monday night after the Washington Nationals' blowout victory over the San Francisco Giants.  —  Before he discussed anything he did on the mound …

Mets acquire Kelly Shoppach from Red Sox  —  The Mets announced they have claimed C Kelly Shoppach off waivers from the Red Sox for a player to be named later.  —  4:20 pm: Today at Great American Ballpark, Terry Collins told reporters he intends to use Shoppach primarily against left-handed pitching.

ROOKIE ROSENTHAL RETURNING TO CARDINALS BULLPEN  —  ST. LOUIS  • Rookie Trevor Rosenthal, the hard-throwing righty who vaulted from Class AA to the majors last month, is being recalled this afternoon to add some fresh power to the big-league bullpen.  —  Rosenthal, 22 …

Shot at World Series more important than money as Wright mulls Mets future  —  Mets on Twitter  —  David Wright is willing to make at least one prediction about his baseball future: The dollars probably won't matter as much as the opportunity to win championships.

Mariners Sign Brazilian Lefthander Luiz Gohara  —  The Mariners have signed Brazilian lefthander Luiz Gohara, the No. 7 international prospect for July 2.  —  Gohara, who turned 16 on July 31, is 6-foot-3, 220 pounds and some teams felt he was the top pitching prospect available in this year's international signing class.

Strained hamstring sends Saito to disabled list  —  Takashi Saito has a 6.14 ERA in 10 appearances for the D-backs this season.  —  The D-backs placed reliever Takashi Saito on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring on Tuesday.  Arizona recalled southpaw Mike Zagurski from Triple-A Reno to take Saito's roster spot.

For Mets, re-signing R.A. Dickey likely to be expensive  —  NEW YORK — The dust has settled, the camera crews have packed up, and R.A. Dickey's hype-riddled summer is almost over.  His time in the national spotlight has faded.  He is now merely one of the finest pitchers in the National League …

White Sox Agree To Terms With Dominican Righthander Victor Done  —  The White Sox have agreed to terms with Victor Done, a 16-year-old righthander from the Dominican Republic.  —  Done is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with a solid delivery for his age and a fastball that has reached 91 mph.

Tuesday's pitching preview: Young vs. Latos  —  Chris Young (3-6, 4.87 ERA) will start for the Mets tonight.  —  Young was ineffective in his last start against the Marlins when he allowed seven runs in only 4 1/3 innings.  Overall, left-handed hitters have hit .299 with six home runs and a .522 slugging percentage against Young.