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.

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 …

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 …

Daniel Murphy would be amenable to contract extension  —  When he missed Opening Day for the birth of his first son, Noah, Daniel Murphy recalled the support he received “from the top of the organization to the bottom.”  —  As talk radio hosts skewered Murphy for leaving the team …

M's Have Discussed Zobrist, Price, Willingham, Byrd, Viciedo  —  9:51pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Mariners' talks with the Rays have been more focused on Zobrist than Price, and the two sides have been discussing Zobrist “for weeks.”  Nick Franklin's name has frequently come up in talks, he adds.

TYLER CHATWOOD OUT FOR ROCKIES REST OF SEASON, WILL HAVE TOMMY JOHN SURGERY  —  The Denver Post  —  Tyler Chatwood (32) of the Colorado Rockies delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox Sept. 24, 2013 at Coors Field.  (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

GM Brian Cashman to target pitchers  —  NEW YORK — Yankees GM Brian Cashman is aggressively trying to upgrade his starting staff, which has seen four-fifths of its opening day rotation end up on the disabled list.  —  “I have to reinforce our pitching, in my opinion,” Cashman said in a phone conversation Thursday.

Victorino could rejoin Sox after two-game Triple-A stint  —  Shane Victorino has had a whirlwind of a rehab.  While recovering from a strained hamstring, he slipped a disk in his back in June.  While trying to get to a game for Double-A Portland Saturday, he got stuck in traffic.

Top 50 MLB prospects  —  Cubs' Kris Bryant unseats Byron Buxton as baseball's top prospect  —  From left to right: Buxton, the former No. 1; Bryant, the new top dog for the Cubs; and stud SS Correa.  —  At the MLB season's halfway point, and in the wake of the deadline to sign draftees …

PITCHMAN: HOW TOM EMANSKI CHANGED THE SPORT OF BASEBALL — AND THEN DISAPPEARED  —  For 20 years, he was the biggest name in youth baseball.  His coaching popularized a new wave of analysis, while his instructional videos entranced a generation of professional players and fans.

Agent: Dodgers' Kemp open to trade if not playing every day  —  Matt Kemp isn't asking the Dodgers to trade him.  But he isn't necessarily opposed to the idea, either.  —  The outfielder's agent, former major-league pitcher Dave Stewart, told FOX Sports on Wednesday that Kemp again wants …

Blue Jays Claim Brad Mills From Athletics  —  The Blue Jays have claimed lefty Brad Mills off waivers from the Athletics, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).  Mills was designated for assignment on July 7 to make room for trade acquisition Jason Hammel.