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09:35 AM ET 05.22 | Amidst a firestorm of rumors, Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti declared that his manager, former Yankee great Don Mattingly, was "doing fine" in keeping the Dodgers afloat through an early-season losing binge. Fortunately for anyone familiar with the world of coaching at the professional level, it is easy to read between the lines of that "vote of confidence." Mattingly, after speaking with Dodgers president Stan Kasten, addressed the media on Monday, and shared that he didn't feel that his job was in jeopardy. He responded to an unpublished rumor about the team's "need to win a series with Milwaukee" by saying that he simply hadn't been fired by Kasten and company at the time of the interview.

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09:31 AM ET 05.22 | In a move that could have long-lasting effects on the NL West race this season, the San Francisco Giants placed starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right hand on Tuesday. Vogelsong was injured while at the plate on Monday night after swinging at an inside fastball from Washington's Craig Stammen, and the fact that he was injured while off of the mound makes the injury that much more painful. The proposed timetable for Vogelsong's injury is four to six weeks but it is expected that he will need a rehab stint before returning to the big league club. That could place his return in late July/early August, and with the Giants in the race for a playoff spot, the injury really stings.

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07:14 AM ET 05.22 | Phillies star Cliff Lee is zooming out a bit, putting his future in a larger context. [Lee] said he "hopes" the Phillies turn it around, and it wouldn't do him any good to think about the alternative. But if the alternative does come to pass, and he does go on the trading block, it sounds like Lee can deal with it. There's a list of only nine teams to which Lee can be traded without his consent, but he's been traded before and it doesn't sound like it's something that would faze him -- or, under the right circumstances, especially bother him. "I definitely want to win. I want to be on a winning team," Lee said when asked about the possibility of being traded before the Phillies were to play the Marlins on Tuesday night.

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07:14 AM ET 05.22 | The signs are there, but they come without promises. There's no guarantee that Jered Weaver will rejoin the Angels' rotation after his appearance in Arizona on Wednesday, but manager Mike Scioscia did not rule it out. "It's possible," Scioscia said. Weaver is scheduled to pitch in extended spring training action on Wednesday. The Angels hope to see him throw about 70 to 80 pitches in approximately five innings of work. The way the right-hander feels after that will determine the next step. "I think if he comes out of this strong and finishes and gets to that level, the next step of six [innings] and 90 [pitches] is something we can consider up here with us," Scioscia said. "But, it's all going to be contingent on how he does in his workout.

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07:13 AM ET 05.22 | On the way to helping Max Scherzer to 6-0 on Tuesday night, Alex Avila has also had his struggles at the plate. Among all of [Avila's] graphic numbers for the Tigers, one, in particular, explains a former All-Star Game starting catcher's baffling issues in 2013. It's his previously faithful on-base percentage. Even a year ago, when he batted a so-so .243, he had a heavy .352 OBP. [Entering Tuesday's game, it was] .256 -- .172 spanning the last two weeks. He is batting .179 on the season. His slugging percentage is .304. ... If he doesn't pull out of this spiral, and in a hurry, the Tigers will be left with no practical choice but to return Avila, 26, to Triple A Toledo for a head-clearing stint that might put him back on track.

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