Fewer teams than ever have an elite option at first base like the Reds' Joey Votto. RotoWire's resident scout Bernie Pleskoff grades the corner infielders -- present and future -- for all 30 MLB teams.
It's been a career year for Jered Weaver and his numbers should only improve with another turn against the A's on Saturday.
Ubaldo Jimenez left the ballpark early on Tuesday with an illness and his status is questionable for Wednesday's scheduled start.