You smell that? It's smoke. And it's what Tommy Hanson is throwing in Triple-A Gwinnett right now.

Oh and, by the way, Tom Glavine needed a trip to Dr. James Andrews. He is perhaps just a couple of weeks from calling it a career.

Add it up, and Hanson won't be long from the Braves rotation and dominating for Fantasy owners in all leagues. One Tom Terrific headed for retirement and the Hall of Fame, the other is on the way to an NL Rookie of the Year campaign.

Sure, Jo-Jo Reyes gets the first crack at filling in for Glavine this Saturday in Pittsburgh, but since when has Reyes proven to be anything more than a temporary problem for a permanent solution? Oops, we meant anything more than a temporary solution for a permanent problem.

The Braves need a No. 5 starter this season, assuming Glavine's shoulder doesn't suddenly feel all groovy. We certainly don't expect it to. He will give it two weeks and probably retire.

"I'm willing to put in a little more time, but I'm not willing to put in another six weeks or eight weeks because by then, you know what, I'm going to have to start all over again, and I'm not interested in doing that," Glavine said after being diagnosed with rotator cuff inflammation.

After Reyes gets exposed for the Quadruple-A pitcher he is on Saturday, we figure Hanson will be on call to the major leagues. Already owned in 60 percent of CBSSports.com leagues, the time to take the flier is now. You need to get your hands on him days, even weeks, before he gets the call. He is that good.

Through two Triple-A starts limited by 85- and 95-pitch counts, Hanson has struck out 17 batters in 10 innings. He has walked just four, allowed six hits and just one earned run. Opposing batters are hitting .171 against him. He's just tuning up here.

"I think I'm right on schedule," Hanson, 22, told the Gwinnett Daily Post after his most recent start Tuesday. "I was able to get into the sixth inning and I wasn't tired. I wasn't able to follow through enough on my fastballs, so I'll work on that. But I feel good."

If not for Glavine's once-expected April 18 debut, Hanson would have been the Braves' No. 5 starter out of spring training.

His next turn is Sunday, April 19 vs. Norfolk and Matt Wieters, who faces David Price this Thursday night. We dig the elite prospect synergy there.

Hanson's start will be right after Reyes makes his season debut in Glavine's spot. A bad start by Reyes and a good one by Hanson could lead the No. 3 most-owned minor leaguer on CBSSports.com to make his Braves debut in Fantasy Week 4 (April 27-May 3).

After Reyes' start, the Braves won't need a No. 5 starter again until April 28. That date is a little tricky for Hanson, because he is on an April 19-April 24-April 29 schedule right now.

We suppose we will get a hint Hanson will arrive if Reyes is optioned to the minors right after his Saturday start. Watch the live game, the news wire and transactions reports closely Saturday.

On the verge notes

  • Jordan Zimmermann -- The No. 4 most-owned minor leaguer's major league debut has been pushed to April 20 vs. Atlanta. Assuming he doesn't get skipped later in the week, he could be a two-start pitcher in Fantasy Week 3 (April 20-26). If he does, he will be a two-start pitcher the following week. Owned in exactly half of CBSSports.com's leagues, he has the potential to be a nice sleeper even pitching for the lowly Nationals.
  • Bradley Bergesen -- With Alfredo Simon (elbow) going on the DL, perhaps for an extended period, the Orioles need a No. 5 starter Tuesday, April 21. Brian Bass could be used out of the bullpen, but Bergesen is a great call-up candidate if they want a long-term term solution. Of all of the Orioles elite pitching prospects, Bergesen has the lowest ceiling, but he is also the most ready and most likely to arrive soon, the O's said this spring. It sure helps that Bergesen has a 2.45 ERA and a .154 batting-average against through two starts (11 innings). Oh, conveniently, Tuesday is currently his regular day to pitch.
  • Jeff Clement -- With Kenji Johjima (hamstring) banged up, Clement could have positioned himself for a call-up if Johjima needed a DL stint. But Clement is hitting just .053 (1-for-19) and is struggling coming off offseason knee surgery.
  • Logan Morrison -- The Marlins slugging prospect broke his wrist and is out a couple of months now. We don't expect to see him in the majors as anything more than a token September call-up now.
  • Daniel Bard -- The 100 mph arm is smoking as the closer in Triple-A. He will be a viable Rotisserie reliever by midseason. Teams never can have enough good relief arms, even the deep Red Sox bullpen. They are off to a slow start, but they have an embarrassment of pitching riches.
  • David Huff -- He is working on the same schedule as Aaron Laffey for the Indians, albeit back in Triple-A. If Laffey doesn't work out, Huff is the next likely call-up.
  • Anthony Ortega -- He could have been a candidate to take the open rotation spot Saturday for the Angels, but he pitched Wednesday (poorly) and Darren Oliver will start out of the bullpen until the Angels begin to get the returns of veterans John Lackey (triceps), Ervin Santana (elbow) and Kelvim Escobar (shoulder) after May 1.
  • Felipe Paulino -- He has a 0.75 ERA after a seven-inning start Tuesday and could be a candidate to be the Astros' No. 5 starter now that Brian Moehler (knee) and Brandon Backe (oblique) are on the DL.
  • Jonathon Niese -- The Mets might hold Mike Pelfrey (forearm) out of his start Sunday and Niese is on schedule to take his place at this point. We don't think Niese is ready to be an impact Fantasy pitcher right now, though.
  • P.J. Walters -- He will start Friday in Chicago and has a chance to hold down Chris Carpenter's (ribcage) rotation spot for the next month-plus. He is more steady than spectacular, so consider him risky and best left for NL-only leagues right now.

Prospect watch

Every Thursday, we list all the minor leaguers who are owned in at least 1 percent of our Fantasy leagues. It can help unearth the elite prospects before they hit the big time. There are currently 232 of them.

This number represents a huge increase from past reports, because we changed the way we display ownership on CBSSports.com. In the past, we only counted players who are active or reserved. Other lists, like DL and Minor spots, were excluded.

This is the reason you have seen so many minor leaguers and DL players atop our Most Added report in our Roster Trends. Those players weren't added this week; Roster Trends will reflect reality more accurately in Fantasy Week 3 (April 20-26).

CBSSports.com's most-owned minor leaguers
Player Pos TM Own% Player Pos TM Own% Player Pos TM Own%
David Price SP TB 84 Chris Marrero OF WAS 3 Jon Meloan RP CLE 1
Matt Wieters C BAL 79 Jake McGee SP TB 3 Michael Brantley OF CLE 1
Tommy Hanson SP ATL 60 Phillippe Aumont SP SEA 3 Conor M. Gillaspie 3B SF 1
Jordan Zimmermann SP WAS 50 Chris C. Carter 1B OAK 3 Alan Horne SP NYY 1
Lastings Milledge CF WAS 44 Eric Hosmer 1B KC 3 Andrew Lambo LF LAD 1
Matt LaPorta OF CLE 32 Jason Donald SS PHI 3 Brett Sinkbeil SP FLA 1
Clay Buchholz SP BOS 30 Beau Mills 1B CLE 3 Joe Mather LF STL 1
Brandon Wood 3B LAA 22 Tom Gorzelanny SP PIT 2 Kasey Kiker SP TEX 1
Phil Hughes SP NYY 22 Will Inman SP SD 2 Josh Geer SP SD 1
Gordon Beckham SS CHW 17 Charles Lofgren SP CLE 2 Cesar Carrillo SP SD 1
Andrew McCutchen OF PIT 16 J.R. Towles C HOU 2 Jason Hirsh SP COL 1
Mat Gamel 3B MIL 15 Wilmer Flores SS NYM 2 Bradley Holt SP NYM 1
Jeff Samardzija RP CHC 15 Gerardo Parra OF ARI 2 Kala Kaaihue 1B ATL 1
Neftali Feliz SP TEX 14 Aaron Cunningham OF OAK 2 Taylor Tankersley RP FLA 1
Pedro Alvarez 3B PIT 13 Junichi Tazawa SP BOS 2 Collin Balester SP WAS 1
Jeff Clement C SEA 13 Hank Conger C LAA 2 Brett Lawrie C MIL 1
Madison Bumgarner SP SF 12 Scott Elbert RP LAD 2 Tyler Colvin LF CHC 1
Franklin Morales SP COL 11 Brian Bannister SP KC 2 David Cooper 1B TOR 1
Gio Gonzalez SP OAK 10 Freddie Freeman 1B ATL 2 Greg Reynolds SP COL 1
Homer Bailey SP CIN 10 Todd Frazier SS CIN 2 Wes Hodges 3B CLE 1
Jason Heyward OF ATL 10 Mark Prior SP SD 2 Bradley Bergesen SP BAL 1
Carlos Carrasco SP PHI 10 Chris Valaika SS CIN 2 Ryan Shealy 1B KC 1
Lars Anderson 1B BOS 9 Jo-Jo Reyes SP ATL 2 Chin-lung Hu SS LAD 1
Buster Posey C SF 9 Andrew Brackman SP NYY 2 Josh Barfield 2B CLE 1
Alcides Escobar SS MIL 8 Greg Halman OF SEA 2 Will Venable CF SD 1
Chris Tillman SP BAL 8 Desmond Jennings OF TB 2 Mark Melancon RP NYY 1
Wade Davis SP TB 8 Nolan Reimold OF BAL 2 Cole Rohrbough SP ATL 1
Matt Joyce OF TB 8 Aaron Hicks OF MIN 2 Kellen Kulbacki LF SD 1
Justin Smoak 1B TEX 8 Deolis Guerra SP MIN 2 Ryan Kalish OF BOS 1
Michael Moustakas 3B KC 7 Greg Smith SP COL 2 Brandon Allen OF CHW 1
Brett Wallace 3B STL 7 Jason Castro C HOU 2 Mark Trumbo 1B LAA 1
Michael Bowden SP BOS 7 P.J. Walters SP STL 2 Gorkys Hernandez OF ATL 1
Fernando Martinez OF NYM 7 Tyler Flowers C CHW 2 Kyle Kendrick SP PHI 1
Dayan Viciedo 3B CHW 6 Adrian Cardenas SS OAK 2 Chris Nelson SS COL 1
Gaby Sanchez 1B FLA 6 Jeremy Jeffress SP MIL 2 Henry A. Rodriguez SP OAK 1
Tim Beckham SS TB 6 Ben Revere CF MIN 2 Jesus Guzman 3B SF 1
Jarrod Parker SP ARI 6 Jose Ceda RP FLA 2 Dominic Brown OF PHI 1
Derek Holland SP TEX 6 Joe Koshansky 1B MIL 1 Michael Main SP TEX 1
Aaron Poreda SP CHW 6 Joaquin Arias 2B TEX 1 Cale Iorg SS DET 1
Austin Jackson OF NYY 6 James J. Simmons RP OAK 1 Humberto Sanchez RP NYY 1
Brian Matusz SP BAL 6 Kevin Frandsen 2B SF 1 Eric O. Young 2B COL 1
Michael Stanton OF FLA 6 Danny Cortes SP KC 1 Eric Patterson 2B OAK 1
Chad Cordero RP SEA 5 Dellin Betances SP NYY 1 Casey Weathers RP COL 1
Yonder Alonso 1B CIN 5 William Rowell 3B BAL 1 Daryl Jones CF STL 1
Logan Morrison 1B FLA 5 Troy Patton SP BAL 1 Gregor M. Blanco LF ATL 1
Blake DeWitt 2B LAD 5 Brad Lincoln SP PIT 1 Chris Coghlan 3B FLA 1
J.P. Arencibia C TOR 5 Wilkin Ramirez OF DET 1 Fautino De Los Santos RP OAK 1
Max Ramirez C TEX 5 Josh Reddick LF BOS 1 Brandon Erbe SP BAL 1
Matt Antonelli 2B SD 5 John Raynor OF FLA 1 Chad Gaudin SP SD 1
Josh Vitters 3B CHC 5 Josh D. Fields RP SEA 1 Brad Mills RP TOR 1
Carlos Gonzalez OF COL 5 Kyle Skipworth C FLA 1 Daniel McCutchen SP PIT 1
Carlos Santana C CLE 5 Sean Rodriguez 2B LAA 1 Nicholas Weglarz 1B CLE 1
Brett Cecil SP TOR 4 Lance Broadway RP CHW 1 Sean Doolittle 1B OAK 1
Dallas McPherson 3B SF 4 Jeremy Sowers SP CLE 1 John Bowker 1B SF 1
Adam Miller SP CLE 4 Cedric Hunter CF SD 1 Carlos Rosa RP KC 1
Jake Arrieta SP BAL 4 Justin Maxwell CF WAS 1 Bud Norris SP HOU 1
Kila Ka'aihue DH KC 4 Brandon Jones LF ATL 1 Jonny Gomes LF CIN 1
Daniel Bard SP BOS 4 Wilson Ramos C MIN 1 Brian Bogusevic OF HOU 1
Kyle Blanks 1B SD 4 Daniel Schlereth RP ARI 1 Michael Saunders 3B SEA 1
Reid Brignac SS TB 4 Kyle Drabek SP PHI 1 Daryl Thompson SP CIN 1
Luke Hochevar SP KC 4 Jeremy Accardo RP TOR 1 Bryan D. Anderson C STL 1
Jhoulys Chacin SP COL 4 Wilin Rosario C COL 1 Engel Beltre OF TEX 1
Timothy Alderson SP SF 4 Ivan DeJesus SS LAD 1 Lou Montanez LF BAL 1
Angel Villalona 3B SF 4 Matt Latos SP SD 1 Isaac Davis 1B NYM 1
Jonathon Niese SP NYM 4 Sean West SP FLA 1 Matt Murton LF COL 1
Daric Barton 1B OAK 4 Jess Todd RP STL 1 Joe Savery SP PHI 1
Jesus Montero C NYY 4 Austin Romine C NYY 1 Ryan Tucker SP FLA 1
Ross Detwiler SP WAS 3 Joshua Lindblom P LAD 1 Andrew Cashner SP CHC 1
Michael Ynoa SP OAK 3 Jemile Weeks 2B OAK 1 Chris Johnson 3B HOU 1
Ian Kennedy SP NYY 3 Freddy Garcia SP NYM 1 Juan Francisco 3B CIN 1
Carlos Triunfel SS SEA 3 Drew Stubbs OF CIN 1 Nick Evans LF NYM 1
Jordan Walden SP LAA 3 Daniel Moskos SP PIT 1 Wade LeBlanc SP SD 1
Steve Pearce RF PIT 3 Michael Burgess RF WAS 1 Anthony Swarzak SP MIN 1
Angel Salome C MIL 3 Kevin Mulvey SP MIN 1 John Mayberry OF PHI 1
Jose Tabata OF PIT 3 Greg Golson OF TEX 1 Mike Carp 1B SEA 1
Jeremy Hellickson SP TB 3 Neil Walker 3B PIT 1 Nicholas Noonan SS SF 1
David Huff SP CLE 3 Vin Mazzaro SP OAK 1
Matt Dominguez 3B FLA 3 Julio Borbon CF TEX 1

Rookie watch

Top AL rookies to date

  1. Travis Snider, OF, TOR -- Leads all rookies with three HR and seven RBI.
  2. Elvis Andrus, SS, TEX -- This 20-year-old is off to a torrid start.
  3. Ricky Romero, SP, TOR -- Two starts in, Toronto isn't missing DL'd SPs.
  4. Scott Richmond, SP, TOR -- Three Blue Jays in the top five AL ROY race.
  5. Trevor Cahill, SP, OAK -- The next Brandon Webb is off to a nice start.

Top NL rookies to date

  1. Jordan Schafer, OF, ATL -- Nice start, but he has struck out a lot.
  2. Dexter Fowler, OF, COL -- His .722 SLUG second to Snider among rookies.
  3. Joe Thurston, 2B, STL -- Journeyman won't stay here long, but he's hot.
  4. Chris Dickerson, OF, CIN -- Platooning now, but he will earn at-bats.
  5. Kenshin Kawakami, SP, ATL -- Off to so-so start, but the NL is thin.

Newbie needs

Dan Kinghorn, Indianapolis: I am in an AL-only Fantasy league. I was set on Matt LaPorta, but I am now considering Gordon Beckham based on his positional value. Your thoughts?

Emack: It was clearly LaPorta, until we saw Beckham in spring training. He looks like a stronger Dustin Pedroia.

That, of course, means we see him moving to second base. The White Sox might also consider moving Alexei Ramirez back to second, but if Beckham arrives after June 1, it will be as a second baseman.

The slow start of Chris Getz and Brent Lillibridge certainly makes Beckham intriguing right now. He is hitting .440 (11-for-25) with a homer, six RBI, seven runs, four walks and five strikeouts (.533 OBP and .680 SLUG) through Double-A play Wednesday. LaPorta, a more likely June 1 impact guy, has started well, too: .400-1-3-6 (.455-.800).

If you're looking at long term, we might choose Beckham, 22, because he is an infielder, but if you want a slugger this year, it should be LaPorta, 24.

You can e-mail Emack your Fantasy Baseball prospect questions to DMFantasyBaseball@cbs.com. Be sure to put Prospects in the subject field. Please include your full name, hometown and state. Be aware, due to the large volume of submissions received, we cannot guarantee personal responses to all questions.