Stock Watch: Mets' deGrom has been de best, deserves rookie honors  —  Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom leads the Bull Market in this week's Stock Watch.  And deGrom shouldn't have to settle for this as his biggest honor, either.  DeGrom deserves the NL Rookie of the Year award …

O's walk-off Yanks to cut magic number to 3  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Kelly Johnson delivers walk-off hit as Orioles rally past Yankees for win  —  BALTIMORE — Steve Pearce doubled …

Sources: Mets to announce Collins, Alderson status at end of season, both expected to return.  —  The Mets plan to make an announcement about both Terry Collins' and Sandy Alderson's status at the end of this season, with the expectation that the manager and GM will return, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Mets' Harvey closes '14 with simulated game  —  NEW YORK — Mets ace Matt Harvey's rehab from Tommy John surgery is headed into offseason hibernation.  —  Harvey's 2014 workload concluded with a simulated game on the main mound at Citi Field on Monday afternoon, general manager Sandy Alderson said.

Braves' Gattis still out with lingering illness  —  Sponsored Links  —  Evan Gattis missed his seventh consecutive game on Monday because of illness and manager Fredi Gonzalez said doctors are trying to figure out why Gattis is taking longer than expected to recover.

Twenty-seven up and down: Evaluating Texas' position players  —  9/14/14: Elvis Andrus plates Leonys Martin with an RBI double in the 5th inning off David Hale  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers have used 27 position players on a club that is going to finish with offensive numbers that haven't been seen …

Anthony Rizzo back for the Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is in the lineup for Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds for the first time since injuring his back late last month.  —  Shortly after hitting his career-high 30th home run of the season in Cincinnati …

Yanks' Tanaka pitches, close to ‘game-ready’  —  TAMPA — New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka threw five scoreless innings in a simulated game against minor leaguers Monday as he continued his effort to return from a small ligament tear in in his right elbow.  —  His next stop?

Ramos, Zimmermann lead Nats to 3-0 win over Mets  —  NEW YORK — Jordan Zimmermann made clutch pitches when he was in trouble, and Wilson Ramos gave Jonathon Niese's one mistake a soaring ride.  —  The batterymates formed a potent combination Sunday, leading the Washington Nationals …

Papelbon blows save, makes gesture, ejected  —  PHILADELPHIA - The ending was nuts.  —  Jonathan Papelbon allowed a career high-tying four earned runs and capped his spectacular ninth-inning meltdown by being ejected for a lewd gesture as the Phillies lost 5-4 to the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

Konerko hopes to return by Tampa Bay series  —  9/10/14: Paul Konerko and Robin Ventura discuss the latter's impending retirement and career in Chicago  —  CHICAGO — Paul Konerko took about 30-40 swings Saturday, both off a tee and via soft toss, and feels he's in a pretty good spot in terms …

THE OTHER SIDE OF A BATTER GETTING HIT IN THE FACE … When Mike Fiers hit Giancarlo Stanton in the face with a fastball on Thursday night, our attention was immediately turned to the Miami Marlins slugger — and rightfully so.  The concern for Stanton is warranted, his MVP season is assuredly …