Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Here are your links for the office this morning…

Brandon Inge was the Detroit Tigers’ hobbled hero on Sunday, writes Tim Twentyman. Inge has quietly put together an excellent campaign for the Tigers, batting .271/.364/.514 with 17 home runs and a .374 wOBA. When factoring in his outstanding defense at third base (6.8 UZR, 13.3 UZR/150), he has been worth 2.8 Wins Above Replacement, which is very impressive.

Within the piece, there is word that Edwin Jackson continued to pitch beautifully for Detroit, but, as has been the case all year, received poor run support and didn’t factor in the decision.

Once-top prospect Daric Barton was optioned to Triple-A on Sunday in order to make room for Mark Ellis on the Oakland A’s roster.

Chad Gaudin tossed a one-hitter to lead the San Diego Padres to a victory over the Texas Rangers.

The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team to hit 100 homers and steal 100 bases, writes Marc Topkin.

Mark DeRosa, in case you missed it, is now a St. Louis Cardinal. For my take on the deal, click here.

Great story here: minor league journeyman Ryan Sadowski scattered four hits in six shutout innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn the win in his first major league start.

Sadowski was a hit in his debut, writes Henry Schluman.

Atlanta Braves rookie Tommy Hanson continued to shine on the mound, improving his record to 4-0 after beating the flu and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

The Red Sox will try to lock up impending free agent Jason Bay to an extension, according to Tony Masarotti.

Bronson Arroyo is mulling offseason surgery.

Strikeouts are more prevalent than ever, writes Tim Kurkjian.

King Felix is ready to reign, writes Jim Caple.

Nick Kapur of UmpBump thinks that ESPN.com’s weekend MLB content sucks.

Jon Heyman gives his report card on the best and worst free agent signings.

Ken Rosenthal released his All-Star ballot on Fox.

Tim Marchman on Steve Phillips