Just how much does Mike Scioscia not want to play Mike Napoli(notes)? We're about to find out.

The Angels got the worst possible news on Jeff Mathis(notes) Tuesday – he's got a broken bone in his right wrist and early speculation says he'll miss 6-8 weeks. Mathis was off to a roaring start at the plate (10-game hitting streak) and it's well-documented that Scioscia would rather play Mathis than Napoli because of their defensive skills (Mathis has them, Napoli doesn't).

Now the skipper's hand is basically forced – Napoli should settle in as the everyday catcher. Yahoo! owners were busy dropping Napoli the last week or so, with good reason, but it's time to jump back in. Bobby Wilson(notes) is the other catcher on the Los Angeles roster; he carried a .271/.316/.398 line over 354 at-bats at Triple-A Salt Lake last year. Unless Wilson can convince the Angels brass that he's the second coming of Matt Wieters(notes) Johnny Bench, Napoli is set to get his chance.

The Napoli Era has is off to

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If you feel like stealing a base tonight, head down to Fenway Park. The Red Sox are handing them out like Halloween candy, and the Rangers are happy to take advantage.

Boston has been basically defenseless when it comes to stopping anyone's running game this year – throwing out just 1-of-23 runners into Tuesday night – and things get even trickier when you have Tim Wakefield's(notes) knuckler on the hill. Armed with this information, Texas hit the ground running Tuesday, picking up an insane nine steals over the first five innings. Poor Victor Martinez(notes), it's been a rough night.

Elvis Andrus(notes) and Nelson Cruz(notes) led the running parade with three steals each, hobblin' Vladimir Guerrero(notes) swiped a couple, and Rotisserie whipping boy Julio Borbon picked up one as well. If this game goes on long enough, Bump Wills and Mark McLemore might get a couple of swipes in. It's the most steals the Red Sox have allowed in a game

Brian Fuentes(notes) is expected to return from the disabled list on Wednesday, and he'll reclaim the closer's role for the Angels. Here's manager Mike Scioscia via the Los Angeles Times:

"Right now, Brian is going to pitch the ninth," Scioscia said. "If we have to adjust, we will."

If they adjust, they'll clearly lean on Fernando Rodney(notes). He's pitched five perfect innings in Fuentes' absence, earning a win and four saves while striking out four.

Everyone knows that Rodney has his flaws — he's 33 and his career WHIP is 1.41 — but he filled in for Fuentes admirably. Don't cut him loose just yet. According to the terms of Fuentes' deal, he'll trigger a $9 million vesting option if he finishes 55 games this season. The Angels can't reasonably allow that to happen. Fuentes led the majors in saves in 2009, but he staggered across the finish line, posting a 4.81 ERA and 1.68 WHIP after the break.

OK, here's the minty fresh Tuesday closing grid, now with three times the cavity

We hyped Casey Kotchman(notes) for years, we chased him, we cursed him, and we gave up on him. But he's still just 27, and maybe it's time to get the post-hype file open.

The Mariners handed Kotchman the first-base job into 2010 and they haven't been expecting the world; he bats seventh most of the time, even against right-handed pitching. But the Mariners might be ready to rethink that position, given that they're scrambling for offense and Kotchman has been one of their better hitters thus far. He homered for the second straight game Monday en route to a 2-for-4 night, upping his line to .286/.367/.595 for the year.

That zesty slugging percentage immediately grabs your attention. Kotchman's career slugging is a paltry .410, which shouldn't get you on the field at any position, let alone a corner infield slot. But there are different paths to glory (or usefulness) in this professional baseball racket, and let's not forget how highly regarded Kotchman was in MLB circles a few years

The Mets have the third-highest team payroll in the National League ($133 million), but they're next-to-last in runs scored (48). Thus it should come as no great surprise that the team is ready to shuffle the lineup.

On Sunday, following New York's 20-inning win over the Cardinals, the team designated first baseman Mike Jacobs(notes) for assignment, recalling relief pitcher Tobi Stoner(notes) as assistance for a depleted bullpen. But as soon as the Mets' relief corps recovers from its busy weekend, first base prospect Ike Davis(notes) could be headed to Citi Field to replace Jacobs.

The Newark Star-Ledger reports that it's practically a done deal:

…the Mets plan to call up Davis from Triple-A Buffalo sometime in the next several days — possibly as soon as Monday — according to a person familiar with the situation. When that will happen depends on how long the Mets need to carry 13 pitchers.

Davis was a first-round pick in the 2008 MLB Draft, and, after a rough beginning to his pro

It would be an exaggeration to say that Julio Borbon(notes) swings at everything. But so far this season, he's hacked at most things. Borbon has swung at 50.9 percent of the pitches he's seen and 38.5 percent of pitches outside the strike zone. That gives him the 17th highest rate of bad-ball swings in the majors, according to the data at Fangraphs.

Borbon is, without question, the most disappointing player who I haven't yet dropped. He's batting .083 through nine games. His OPS is somehow just .191. To date, he's managed to hit exactly one line-drive. ONE. In 38 plate appearances, he's been credited with 13 flyballs, 13 groundballs, and one line drive.

In case you're wondering what Borbon's walk-rate is, it's nothin'. It's zero percent. The Rangers' primary leadoff hitter has not yet drawn a walk. For that reason — and presumably many others — he isn't likely to be their leadoff hitter when he returns to the lineup at Boston on Tuesday. Instead, he'll hit ninth.

An optimist might

Just two seasons ago the Angels' Ervin Santana(notes) was a highly regarded mound Jedi. Blessed with an aggressive demeanor and lethal concoction of mid-90s fastballs and filthy sliders, he completely mystified hitters. His resulting production was nothing short of spectacular. Over 219 innings he emerged victorious 16 times, punching out 214 (8.67 K/9) while walking just 1.93 batters per nine, the ninth-most valuable line in fantasy according to Baseball Monster. A wee tot at 25, he seemed destined to be a rotation anchor for decades to come.

Then Emperor Palpatine cast lighting bolts on his arm.

Plagued by setbacks to his ulnar collateral ligament and triceps last May, his velocity dipped, control unraveled and ERA soared. Fly-balls which had stayed in the park the year before stretched to homers. Overnight he morphed into Ramon Ortiz(notes).

But on Sunday, the former pitching Skywalker polished up his light saber.

The reinvigorated righty, who is owned in only 51 percent of Y!

It may seem like Cameron Maybin(notes) is already a confirmed fantasy bust, but that's only because the hype preceded the production by a few years. (Um ... my bad. Sorry). He's still just 23. This season, unlike last year, the early returns are promising.

Maybin stole another base on Sunday (his third) and went 2-for-4 against Cole Hamels(notes), raising his average to .309. He's hitting at the top of Florida's lineup, and he's scored at least one run in 10 of his 13 games. Nonetheless, he's only owned in 21 percent of Yahoo! leagues.

You'll recall that Maybin made his MLB debut with Detroit back in 2007, promptly homered off Roger Clemens, then basically spent the next three years striking out. He was dealt to Florida in the Miguel Cabrera(notes) trade, but failed to distinguish himself in the majors, except in September cameos. Maybin opened the 2009 season with the Marlins, but was demoted to Triple-A in May after hitting .202/.280/.310 over his first 26 games.

Things have come