Alderson wants to see more before deadline buy or Murphy sell  —  Mets GM Sandy Alderson (inset) wants to see the Mets play 10 more games before making a trade deadline call on second baseman Daniel Murphy and others.  —  SAN DIEGO — Despite the Mets' improved play heading into the All-Star break …

Astros can't strike deal with No. 1 pick Aiken  —  The Houston Astros have failed to sign the first pick in this year's draft, saying they didn't reach an agreement with high school pitcher Brady Aiken before Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline.  —  The left-hander out of San Diego's Cathedral Catholic High …

CC to have season-ending surgery on right knee  —  Lefty scheduled to undergo arthroscopic debridement procedure on Wednesday  —  NEW YORK — CC Sabathia's season is over.  The Yankees left-hander has been scheduled to have arthroscopic debridement surgery on his right knee …

Billy Butler doesn't want to be traded, hopes Royals pick up $12.5 million option for 2015  —  Billy Butler swung a pair of Mariucci bats inside the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park, rotating the lumber from hand to hand, pondering the factors behind his first-half torment.

Braves Release Dan Uggla  —  2:05pm: The Braves announced that they have officially released Uggla (Twitter link).  —  1:40pm: The Braves will release embattled second baseman Dan Uggla, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter).  —  The 34-year-old Uggla's tenure …

NINE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE BEST CHANGEUP IN BASEBALL … If the baseball season ended today, an awful lot of people would be awfully confused, and the Seattle Mariners would qualify for the playoffs.  —  There's no bigger reason for the Mariners' success than Felix Hernandez …

Jays open series with Rangers to start second half  —  The Sports Network  —  The Toronto Blue Jays start their second-half quest to regain ground in the American League East as they open a three game series with the Texas Rangers tonight at Rogers Centre.  —  Toronto went into the break two games above .500 at 49-47.

Greenberg could follow Selig - but will he?  —  Commissioner Bud Selig already asked him.  —  He said no.  —  Baseball owners asked again, with a request as recently as last week.  —  No again.  —  While Major League Baseball searches for the next commissioner to replace Bud Selig …

Cards notes: Wainwright will rest this weekend  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  The made-for-television duel between the National League's top two pitchers and the aces Cardinals manager Mike Matheny chose between for this past week's All-Star Game start won't happen.

Fedde agrees, but no deal with second-rounder  —  Right-hander was Nats' first pick, No. 18 overall; Suarez says he's returning to college  —  The Nationals and their top Draft pick, Erick Fedde, reached agreement on a deal before Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline, the team announced.

Source: Phillies currently not looking to deal Cole Hamels  —  According a major league source, the Phillies are currently showing no inclination to trade Cole Hamels.  —  Hamels has been the subject of rumors involving the Red Sox recently, with the Boston Globe suggesting the Red Sox might …