The Chicago White Sox have disappointed this season and Jeff Samardzija is expected to be discussed in trades this summer.

"It's only a matter of time before he's dealt; the [Houston] Astros and the [Toronto] Blue Jays are the early front-runners," writes Jim Bowden.

The Houston Astros have agreed to a deal with No. 37 overall pick Daz Cameron that will include a $4 million signing bonus.

Cameron was in Houston on Monday afternoon to sign the contract and will reportedly be introduced at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday.

A high school outfielder from Georgia, Cameron was rated by most as a Top 15 talent in this year's draft, but signability issues caused him to slip.

The Houston Astros say they did not receive a subpoena as part of the government's investigation into the hacking of their private database and computer systems.

The New York Times previously reported that the Astros had been subpoenaed in recent months "for more information from their network."

"The Astros have never been subpoenaed in this matter," general counsel Giles Kibbe said. "We've cooperated with the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office throughout this investigation and provided them with everything they've asked for. And we will continue to do so."

Major League Baseball is not conducting its own investigation currently but may have to if the government does not share its findings with the league.

The Houston Astros are getting closer to finalizing contract agreements with No. 2 pick Alex Bregman and No. 37 pick Daz Cameron.

Nothing will be announced on Wednesday, but Jeff Luhnow is hopeful that the pair will be signed during the club's upcoming homestand.

Cameron is expected to sign well over the slot value for his selection.

Cole Hamels has blocked a potential trade to the Houston Astros, according to a report by KHOU-TV.

The Philadelphia Phillies left-hander can block a trade to 20 teams of his choosing each season.

FBI agents are struggling to pinpoint exactly who within the St. Louis Cardinals organization repeatedly hacked into the Houston Astros' closely guarded baseball intelligence network.

The investigation is focused on a group of Cardinals employees who specialize in statistical analysis and computer programming and had access to a computer in a residence near the team's complex in Jupiter, Fla., during spring training last year.

Federal agents were able to trace at least one of the breaches directly back to that computer. At least four members of the team's baseball operations staff have hired criminal defense lawyers, according to people briefed on the investigation.

"To put it simply, investigators are trying to match up the intrusions with the different times that different Cardinals front-office personnel were on the computer," said one person briefed on the case. "It has been very difficult."

Another person briefed on the investigation added, "The FBI has some sense of how long different guys were on the computer, but it hasn’t been easy."

The Houston Astros are close to promoting Mark Appel to Triple-A Fresno and may do so before his next start, according to sources.

Appel turned in an excellent outing on Sunday, but the move wasn't immediately made.

In five starts since his ERA ballooned to 6.03 on May 22, the first No. 1 overall pick has allowed seven earned runs in 29 innings — good for a 2.14 ERA — with 24 strikeouts and just eight walks. He’s lowered his overall ERA to 4.26.

Carlos Correa stole three bases against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon, becoming the second-youngest player (behind Rickey Henderson) to do so in the last 100 seasons.

Henderson, who was born on Dec. 25, 1958, stole three bases on Aug. 23, 1979, when he was 20 years and 241 days old. Correa was 20 years and 269 days old on Thursday.

"That's a big name when you say Rickey Henderson," Correa said. "He had a lot of stolen bases throughout his career and is obviously a Hall of Famer, and is a great player. To be behind him in that stat, it means a lot. I'm just going to go out there and help my team win in some way. If that means stealing bases, I'll do it."

The St. Louis Cardinals had unauthorized access to Houston Astros information as early as 2012, a year earlier than was previously known, according to a report.

The initial New York Times report indicated that the Cardinals first hacked the player database in 2013.

The extent of the Cardinals’ reach inside the Astros’ organization isn’t yet fully known but was not limited to one or two occasions, a person familiar with the details of the investigation said.

St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. blamed "roguish behavior" for the team's involvement in the alleged hacking of the Houston Astros' player personnel database.

The club is still investigating the matter but said no more than a handful of individuals in an operation that numbers in the hundreds -- describing it as a "needle in a haystack" -- were responsible.

"I still don't know the reason for it," DeWitt said. "I can't come up with a reason for it. It goes against everything we stand for. We don't know who did what here."

DeWitt and general manager John Mozeliak met with media at Busch Stadium a day after an attorney hired by the team said high-level executives were not involved in the scandal.

Both teams have said they are cooperating with authorities.