Updated: Gee on DL with blood clot, rotation adjusted  —  Dillon Gee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a clot in the artery in his right shoulder.  —  2:15 pm: According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Jon Niese will start in Gee's place on Friday, followed by R.A. Dickey on Saturday and Chris Young on Sunday.

Hamels stays smooth as stare down with Phils continues  —  KANSAS CITY — Cole Hamels is handling the free-agent dance like a Fred Astaire in red pinstripes.  —  In one breath, he says he loves Philadelphia, especially the fans, and appreciates all that the Phillies have done for him.

Orioles intend to sign Gausman  —  KANSAS CITY, MO.  —  Baltimore Orioles general manager Dan Duquette is confident about the team's chances of signing first-round pick Kevin Gausman.  —  “We intend to sign him,” Duquette told FOXSports.com in an interview Tuesday, hours before he planned …

Fans go too far with Cano reaction  —  KANSAS CITY, MO.  —  Fans boo.  —  It is a fundamental truth of baseball, football, soccer and varsity tiddlywinks.  Fans spend good money on tickets.  Fans have opinions.  Fans are entitled to express themselves, as long as they do not break the law or run afoul of good taste.

Rehab doctor: Rivera could pitch for Yankees this season  —  Four days a week, Mariano Rivera makes the trip from his Westchester home to Manhattan.  Four days a week, he puts in three hours of stretching, exercising and sweating designed to get him back from his torn ACL and on a major league mound.

Relativistic Baseball  —  What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?  — Ellen McManis  —  Let's set aside the question of how we got the baseball moving that fast.  We'll suppose it's a normal pitch, except in the instant the pitcher releases the ball, it magically accelerates to 0.9c.

Q&A: Glen Perkins, Stud Reliever & Stat Geek  —  The numbers show that Glen Perkins has been an effective pitcher since moving from the starting rotation and into the bullpen.  The Minnesota Twins southpaw knows those numbers as well as anyone, and not just his won-lost record, his ERA and his WHIP.

Trade talk surrounds San Diego closer Street  —  Image  —  KANSAS CITY  • San Diego closer Huston Street, the Padres' lone representative for the All-Star Game, has been the subject of trade speculation and will spend the next three weeks the object of intensifying media coverage of his availability.

Unlocking Lucas Duda's swing  —  At 6-foot-4, 255 pounds, Lucas Duda has the frame to be a big power hitter in right field for the New York Mets.  Coming into 2012, he had a chance to prove himself day in and day out in a big league lineup.  So far the power numbers are an improvement …

On the Justin Upton rumors; All-Star snubs; & other stuff  —  Finally, something has surpassed the Daron Sutton situation as the topic most often asked about when it comes to the Diamondbacks - the potential availability of Justin Upton.  —  And, yes, as far as I can tell …

Papelbon: Francona exit ‘closed the door’ on return  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — So far, the Red Sox [team stats] have been able to replace closer Jonathan Papelbon [stats] (18 saves with the Phillies) with Alfredo Aceves (19 saves) and not feel much pain.

Braves place Simmons on 15-day disabled list  —  The Braves placed Andrelton Simmons on the 15-day disabled list after the shortstop injured the small finger on his right hand Sunday.  —  An examination by Dr. Gary Lourie Monday confirmed Simmons has a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal (pinky finger).