After balk, Red Sox have a talk with Aceves  —  Alfredo Aceves is a talented pitcher.  He has allowed only 113 hits over 139.1 career innings with 33 walks and 94 strikeouts There aren't too many guys out there with a career 3.17 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP.  —  Part of his being good is being stubborn and a little arrogant.

Yanks GM: Jeter still ‘above-average shortstop’  —  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman still considers Derek Jeter “an above-average shortstop,” and doesn't believe his offense production — or lack thereof — “is going to make or break” the team.

Tigers double up on Jays  —  Austin Jackson drove in four runs, including a three-run double in a big fourth inning, and Victor Martinez drove in three runs with two doubles and a homer as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 Monday.  —  Detroit starter Max Scherzer allowed …

Cards manager La Russa has shingles, return unsure  —  ST. LOUIS—St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has been diagnosed with shingles and was having tests Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic, and it was uncertain when he would return to the team.  —  Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak …

Rangers' Hunter (groin) shut down 2-3 weeks  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers pitcher Tommy Hunter has a Grade I groin strain, an MRI confirmed on Tuesday.  —  It means that the starter, nearly ready to return to the big leagues, is now two to three weeks away from even getting back on a mound again.

Bob Allen  —  HOUSTON (KTRK) — Despite denials from Drayton McLane that a sale has been finalized, nearly everything has been agreed to with potential buyer Jim Crane.  —  All that's left to do is just a little fine-tuning before the sale of the Astros to Crane and his group is announced.

White Sox use long ball to knock off Angels in Anaheim  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Jackson pitched seven superb innings for his first victory in more than a month, Carlos Quentin homered and drove in five runs, and the Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-0 on Monday night.

Phil Hughes to start throwing program  —  NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes is tentatively scheduled to begin a throwing program on Thursday and is optimistic that he'll regain the velocity that has been missing from his fastball this season.  —  “I'm confident.

Dodgers Head Further Into the Darkness  —  The funny part is, what was a pretty solid start from Chad Billingsley is going to get lost in a sea of poor bullpen work, bad umpiring, the usual lousy Dodger offense, and the big scarlet L that got hung on Billingsley's chest.

Capitals Add AL East Champion Aybar  —  Edmonton, AB - Director of Baseball Operations Gord Gerlach announced today the Edmonton Capitals signed infielder Willy Aybar for the 2011 season.  —  The 6', 205lbs infielder comes to the Capitals with Major League experience spanning from 2005-2010.

Bankruptcy could help Frank McCourt retain control of Dodgers  —  Major League Baseball is said to be ‘looking hard’ at the possibility of that.  The league and his ex-wife would almost certainly oppose move, but court need not yield to MLB rules.  —  Major League Baseball is preparing …

Astros sign ex-Ranger Ramirez to boost catching depth  —  1,090  —  With Carlos Corporan, who had a strong major league spring training, out for a month at Class AAA, the Astros have acquired a backup plan to their backup plan, signing former Rangers catcher Max Ramirez to a minor league deal.

Cluelessness and Sexism is Alive and Well in Sports  —  As a female sports fan I would like to believe that in 2011 sports teams, leagues and companies recognize they have a very large female following and they would do their best to market not only to men, but to the knowledgeable female base as well.

Shrill-voiced stadium vendor dies  —  Kenny Geidel, the well-known, shrill-voiced vendor at Pittsburgh sporting events for three decades, died Monday, the Pirates confirmed this afternoon.  —  Some knew Mr. Geidel as the Cotton Candy Guy, the Lemonade Guy, or the “Coke here!”  Guy.

C.J. Wilson complains that the Athletics play “lawyer ball”  —  C.J. Wilson did not have a good game last night.  He only allowed two hits — one was a three-run homer, sadly — but he walked five Athletics while giving up five runs in seven innings.  Based on his postgame comments, it would seem that the walks got to him a bit:

Harper, Trout top list of the game's best minor league prospects … Baseball's best prospects are starting to find their way onto major-league rosters as teams try to shore up weaknesses and/or find out exactly what they have before trading season.  Within the past few days alone …