I could be wrong. Either way, that isnt a good thing.

Just off he top of my head how about someone like Shane Victorino? As high as the Phillies are on Victorino, maybe Jayson Werth has made someone like him expendable.

Jermaine Dye makes sense to me, because he plays good defense and is off to a good start, and Im a fan

Maybe we make another deal with Minny, this time for Michael Cuddyer

Andre Ethier and Michael Young would be interesting

Jeff Niemann and Chris Mason to the Pirates for Nate McLouth who bats leadoff and is the everyday RF for us. Pirates have other young outfielders coming in S. Pearce and A. McCutchen so they may make a deal like this and we have the extra arms to get the final piece that would stack us up to play in Oct.

and if all they would accept him is niemann and a another prospect then i would do it, but by then rocco baldelli might be back and is just like acquiring a top rightfielder for nothing so maybe the rays should wait out the rocco health situation because it seems he might be close to going on a rehab assignment if he has been takeing BP so maybe he might be back in a month or 2 if his health holds up ( knock on wood)

if the reds eat most of juniors contract then i could see a deal getting done but what would they want for junior?

I think the Rays trade now only to get some value for players for whom they have no room. That means doing something when Aybar is ready or perhaps if they want to promote Balfour or get something for a DFAed player like Dohmann. I don’t see them tinkering with the roster just to add marginal value, nor do I see them raping the farm for a fading star or questionable talent.

As badly as some teams have played, nobody is out of the race on May 15. The largest deficit is 11 games, and I don’t think Cincinnati is giving up anyone now for prospects. Things may change as we near July 31, of course.

...A Starting Pitcher.

We have plenty of depth in the OF, no need to address that by dealing away our future. As much as I love our starting pitching right now none of them have ever been in a situation with the playoffs on the line. If we trade for anyone I think bringing in a solid veteran SP would make the most sense.

I dont see the need for a SP. The 2003 Marlins didnt need a veteran presence. You just have to put faith in what guys like Kazmir and Shields have done in big games. PLaying in front of 50,000 at Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park is a pressure situation no matter what month it is.

Id much rather see the SP help come from Niemann, Talbot, Mason or even Price. Bullpen help could come from Salas, Hammel, Sonny, or even Morlan whom Twins scouts projected could skip AAA all together.