Fox headed to DL; Ascanio to get call-up -

HOUSTON -- The Cubs' pitching carousel continued Monday night with the news that reliever Chad Fox will go on the disabled list today with irritation in his pitching elbow. Prospect Jose Ascanio will be called up from Class AAA Iowa to take his place.

Chad Fox's injury history continues. Ascanio is the better pitcher, anyway. Ascanio debuted with two scoreless innings in tonight's 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros.

With just a 1.7% chance, the Chicago Bulls won the NBA Draft Lottery and will get the #1 pick in the June draft. This is good news for a franchise that needs some good news after last season's disappointment. According to the AP, "Chicago will almost certainly choose between [Michael] Beasley, the Kansas State forward who averaged 26.2 points and an NCAA-best 12.4 rebounds, or [Derrick] Rose, the point guard who carried Memphis within minutes of the national title."

Both good players for sure (though not as good as last year's #1 and #2, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant), but this is an easy decision in my mind. The Bulls should choose Beasley.