Padres pitcher: Manny Ramirez a cheater. Manny Ramirez wasn’t welcomed back with open arms by everyone at Petco Park. There was a particularly strong voice of dissent in the San Diego Padres’ clubhouse, that of pitcher Chris Young. Young said Sunday that he “absolutely” considered Ramirez a cheater. “How else can you view it?” Young asked. “There’s no black and white.” Young, who is on the disabled list, said he was particularly disappointed with the ovations Ramirez received over the weekend. “I think it sends the wrong message to kids,” Young said. “Juan Pierre should be the one getting those ovations, in my opinion.” — LA Times

Reds eye A’s Holliday, Halos Matthews Jr. The names that have been popping up in Cincinnati and in other offense-starved locales — Oakland’s Matt Holliday, the Los Angeles Angels’ Gary Matthews Jr. and Toronto’s Vernon Wells and Alex Rios — would come at a significant cost, either in prospects or salary or both. … Reds owner Bob Castellini is willing to add to the payroll for the right deal. But would any one of those players make an average team an above-average one, and is this average team worth gambling what appears to be a promising future on? — Columbus Dispatch

Indians GM doesn’t deny Lee, Martinez trade talks. Indians GM Mark Shapiro would not talk about the possibilities of trading Cliff Lee or Victor Martinez. — Cleveland Plain Dealer

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