Max Scherzer Eager To See How Nationals' Rotation Stacks Up

Inside the Nationals' spring clubhouse at Space Coast Stadium is a row of lockers that's indicative of how strong their starting rotation may be this season.

Washington Official Site

Doug Davis Signs Minor League Deal With White Sox

Doug Davis, 35, has signed a Minor League deal with the White Sox and is headed to Triple-A Charlotte, according to an industry source. He is expected to provide depth to the rotation at the Minor League level.

MLB.com's On The Beat

Bernie Bytes 6-30-11: Lance Berkman Is 1st Half MVP

The Cardinals (43-38) are exactly halfway through the 162-game schedule. In my opinion, the team's first-half MVP was Lance Berkman. He's an easy choice for obvious reasons, given the injuries to Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday.

Bernie's Five Minutes

Cubs Release Doug Davis

The Cubs activated second baseman Darwin Barney from the disabled list Wednesday and granted pitcher Doug Davis his unconditional release.

Cubs Official Site

Miguel Cairo Hits Second Career Grand Slam In Reds Win

There was a bigger bounty from the Reds' second bases-loaded, no-out rally in the seventh inning against John Grabow. With one out, Cairo hit the second grand slam of his career into the facing of the upper-deck bleachers in left field to put the game away.

Reds Official Site

Ailments Keep Scott Rolen, Edgar Renteria Out

Reds third baseman Scott Rolen was not in the starting lineup for a third straight game on Tuesday because of a bout with strep throat. Rolen said he was still not feeling much better.

Reds Official Site

Todd Wellemeyer Getting Closer

Todd Wellemeyer toils in another extended spring- training game, taking another big stride from that damned hip injury, and hears in the back of his mind the same thing Cubs officials have been saying the last three weeks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs Sign Doug Davis To Minors Deal

Gordon Wittenmyer Twitter

5-6 Teams Take In Doug Davis Latest Workout

Kevin Goldstein Twitter

Eight Teams Watch Doug Davis

Jesse Sanchez Twitter

Doug Davis To Showcase For Teams On March 24th

Jerry Crasnick Twitter

Brewers Decline Option On Doug Davis

Tom Haudricourt Twitter

Shelby Miller Outduels Rehabbing Homer Bailey

Shelby Miller worked the longest start of his professional career, and the Quad-Cities River Bandits handed rehabbing major leaguer Homer Bailey a loss Monday night at Dayton.

Quad-City Times

Adam Wainwright, Yovani Gallardo Seek Consistency

The Cardinals' Adam Wainwright and the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo have flip-flopped their last two outings.

MLB Game Day

Midwest League Teams Welcome Celebrity Rehab

Clinching a postseason berth wasn't the only thing that had Quad-Cities players buzzing after a game at Peoria earlier this month.

Quad-City Times

Market For Cliff Lee Is Wide Open This Time

The Cliff Lee sweepstakes are somewhat democratic, as these things go.

Lee, depending upon when he is traded, will be owed between $3 million and $4.5 million in salary, a relatively modest sum that could draw in a larger number of clubs.

Fox Sports

Quad Cities River Bandits To Face Rehabbing Brewer Doug Davis

For the second time in less than two weeks, the Quad-Cities River Bandits will take the field to face major league competition.

Quad-City Times

Nashville Easily Knocks Off Memphis

David Kopp never really got comfortable in his first Triple-A start with the Memphis Redbirds.

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Bernie Bytes 6-4-10: Jim Edmonds, Bud Selig, Etc...

Welcome back to The Lou, Jim Edmonds. It was a lot different the last time, in 2008, when he returned as a Chicago Cub, wearing the uniform of the supposedly “hated” rival, and doing his part to lead the Cubs to the NL Central title. Cardinals fans put aside the Cubs factor and gave Edmonds a warm and loving ovation.

Bernie's Five Minutes

Jim Edmonds Day-To-Day With Oblique Strain; Manny Parra Gets Call Over Jeff Suppan

Brewers outfielder Jim Edmonds, who left Saturday's game with a left oblique strain, is listed as day-to-day and was available only to pinch-run in Monday night's series opener in Cincinnati.

Brewers Official Site