MLB: Danny Farquhar alert after surgery

Chicago White Sox reliever Danny Farquhar is talking to doctors and family after surgery over the weekend to address a ruptured aneurysm that occurred during Friday night’s game against Houston.

Farquhar, a married father of three children, remains in critical but stable condition at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

The White Sox announced Monday the 31-year-old right-hander is expected to remain hospitalized for the next few weeks.

“We are very happy that he is trending in the right direction,” manager Rick Renteria said.

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The Boston Red Sox traded left-hander Roenis Elias to the Seattle Mariners for future considerations. Elias was 1-0 with a 1.23 earned-run average at triple-A Pawtucket. In 55 major league appearances, he is 15-21 with a 4.20 ERA. The 29-year-old Cuban was signed by the Mariners as a free agent in 2011. ...

The Red Sox and Washington Nationals are the only teams on track to pay baseball’s luxury tax this year, according to opening-day payroll totals compiled by MLB and obtained by the Associated Press. Boston’s payroll at the start of the season for purposes of the tax was $233.9 million, which would cause the Red Sox to pay a $9.4-million tax. Washington’s payroll was $201 million, which would result in a tax of $1.2 million.