On the eve of his 2013 season debut with the Rangers, Jurickson Profar tops the list for Jesse Siegel and Nick Shlain in their latest Top 200 prospect rankings.
Morales (chest) will make his next rehab start Thursday for Double-A Portland, the Providence Journal reports. It had been reported his next rehab start would be with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Red Sox manager John Farrell reiterated his desire to avoid using Bailey on back-to-back nights initially upon his return from the disabled list, the Providence Journal reports. "He's had one outing in 19 days. And while he's cleared and fully ready to go, I think it's best that we get a couple of appearances under his belt before we look to do that," Farrell said.
Ellsbury returned to the lineup Monday night after getting a day off Sunday. He went 0-for-4 while batting leadoff for the Red Sox in a 6-4 loss to the White Sox.
Gronkowski, whose forearm procedure Monday reportedly went well, plans to see a doctor in about 3-to-4 weeks to decide whether or not to have back surgery, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
Black will transfer from Memphis to Kansas, the AP reports. He averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds in his junior. The power forward will be eligible to play in 2013-14.
Jean Segura has been a top-5 offensive player this season after not even being a top-15 shortstop at the draft table. How do we evaluate his start? Derek VanRiper fills in for Chris Liss this week, and we talk about needle-breakers in this episode.