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09:18 AM ET 05.18 | Will Don Mattingly be the Dodgers manager for the remainder of the season? Team President Stan Kasten wouldn't say. "I don't discuss the manager and I never do," Kasten said. "Ever since spring training, we said that, when you wanted to talk about him every day. We had a rough start but we expect to get through this." Kasten was reminded he was asked a yes-or-no question. "What was the question again?" Kasten asked. Will Don Mattingly be your manager for the rest of the year? Kasten offered more substantive information this time, but still left himself some wiggle room. "That's my assumption, yeah," he said. "I assume so because I assume we're going to play the rest of the year even better than we've played so far and I like the way the ballclub is set up." Asked to appraise Mattingly's performance as manager, Kasten said, "I'm not going to do this. I'm not going to have a discussion about any individual."

Los Angeles Times

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08:33 AM ET 05.18 | Teams hoping to make a play for star Padres third baseman Chase Headley this summer might have to seek a backup plan. While there's been some early speculation about a trade for Headley since he recently said publicly that he wouldn't discuss a contract extension during the season, people with ties to the team are saying it's "unlikely" that there will be a trade involving the Padres' best player. The Padres acknowledge they didn't get very far in contract talks this winter, and while no figures have become public, it's believed they were hoping to do a deal for south of $100 million -- no surprise considering their market size and spending history. It's believed they were considering a five-year deal, at most, but it's possible they were willing to go to something in the range of $75 million. Headley's side hasn't said what it's looking for either, but agents not involved suggest Ryan Zimmerman's $100 million, six-year extension from a couple of springs ago should be viewed by the player as a baseline. Headley's agent, Casey Close, didn't return a message. "Our first choice is to sign him,'' Padres general manager Josh Byrnes said by phone.

CBS Sports

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09:35 AM ET 05.18 | Matt Garza is ready to return to the rotation, and a decision regarding when could come Saturday. After another quality outing Thursday with Class AAA Iowa, Garza wants to return to the Cubs, and manager Dale Sveum said Friday the right-hander has done everything the team has asked in his rehab.

Chicago Sun Times

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11:23 AM ET 05.17 | Joel Hanrahan underwent surgery this afternoon to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right arm and more damage was discovered than originally expected. The right-hander wound up undergoing Tommy John Surgery as well. Hanrahan will miss at least the next 12 to 15 months, putting a return at the earliest of mid-2014. Hanrahan produced mediocre results in limited action for the Boston Red Sox this year. In just 7.1 IP he'd allow eight runs (9.82 ERA) on 10 hits, walking six. He'd earn the save in three of his first four outings on the year, but things would seemingly fall apart after. Needless to say, it wasn't the results that Boston thought they were bringing in when they acquired him over the winter from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

FanSided.com

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03:16 AM ET 05.17 | After having his shoulder cleaned out yesterday afternoon in California, the Phillies have already given fans a possible date for when Roy Halladay could begin working toward a return. According to the team, Roy Halladay could begin throwing again in six to eight weeks, barring any setbacks. This information comes via ESPN. And also according to the article, if Doc's rehab remains on schedule, the Phillies could be looking at a mid-July return. But as Philadelphia fans found out the hard way this year with Andrew Bynum, the chances that there are no set-backs after surgery isn't very good. The difference between Halladay and Bynum is that Halladay would kill to be on the mound, whereas Bynum would rather be killed than be on the court. So realistically speaking, early August seems like a fair date to expect Doc back on the mound for the Phillies.

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