Fantasy Baseball

CHICAGO -- If Shane Victorino was healthy, slumping Jacoby Ellsbury may not be leading off for the Red Sox here tonight. Read more Jacoby Ellsbury news

CHICAGO – The White Sox will wait until the end of Wednesday’s game to make a decision on John Danks, but all signs continue to point to the left-hander making his 2013 debut on Friday.Danks threw a bullpen session Tuesday under the watch of pitching coach Don Cooper and said that everything was normal.“It’s been a long process,” Danks said. “Hopefully it ends this weekend. I knew it was going to be a long process. Read more John Danks news

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The shuttle from Round Rock to Rangers Ballpark remains in full swing with a couple more pitchers arriving Tuesday.The Rangers added left-handed reliever Neal Cotts to the 25-man roster and he will be available Tuesday night. Cotts is 3-1 with a 0.78 ERA at Triple-A Round Rock in 15 appearances. The Rangers also intend to summon Ross Wolf from Round Rock to make Wednesday’s 1:05 p.m. start against Oakland in the finale of the series and the homestand. Read more Neal Cotts news

Angels starter Tommy Hanson will "most likely" miss his start scheduled for Saturday in Kansas City, the Los Angeles Times reports Tuesday. Hanson has been away from the team since early May following the death of his step brother [...] Read more Tommy Hanson news

Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin was held out of Tuesday's starting lineup against the Cardinals after tweaking his knee in an awkward slide on Monday. Manager Bud Black says he will return to the lineup Wednesday [...] Read more Carlos Quentin news

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Tuesday that it is possible starter Jered Weaver is activated after his extended spring training appearance Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports [...] Read more Jered Weaver news

Prior to Tuesday's game, left-handed reliever Sean Burnett was activated from the 15-day disabled list, with the Angels optioning Ryan Brasier to Triple-A Salt Lake to make room on the 25-man roster. Read more Ryan Brasier news

Tuesday night could be big for Aaron Brown, who is one hit away from ascending into sole possession of the top spot on this season's Beat the Streak leaderboard. Needless to say, there was little surprise when the 30-year-old Michigan resident picked the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera for the 19th time during his riveting run into BTS lore. Read more Miguel Cabrera news

The Orioles optioned right-hander Jair Jurrjens to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday, opting to keep Jake Arrieta to add some length to their bullpen on the night right-hander Miguel Gonzalez made his first start off the disabled list. Read more Jair Jurrjens news

Josh Vitters has not lived up to the hype of his first-round pedigree, but the Cubs are thin at third base and have not yet given up on the 23-year-old. He is currently receiving the majority of the at-bats at Triple-A Iowa, and the team still believes he can be the future at the position [...] Read more Josh Vitters news