Need a shortstop or steals?

Now that Alexei Ramirez has survived the trade deadline, I've got 3 shortstops and I'm looking to trade 1 or 2 of them. I would probably most like to hold on to Jeter. Ramirez and Villar are on the block, though. I'm looking for runs, HRs, and RBIs mostly, but also could go for a pitcher to help me in Ws, Ks, or SVs.

Villar stole 70 bases and hit 19 HRs in 177 games during the last 2 seasons at AA and AAA.  He's been handed the leadoff hitter job the rest of the way for the Astros and so far has been running like crazy. Could be the Rajai Davis of shortstops!  Oh, and the other night he did this.

Bud Selig

Joe Sheehan just absolutely eviscerated Bud Selig.

Definitely worth a read.

An astounding fact

Before tonight's games, James Loney was the #1 ranked 1B-only eligible player on Player Rater.  Ranked 3rd overall, barely above Fielder and Trumbo, and behind Davis and Encarnacion.  Nobody ever would've come close to making that bold prediction before the season!

Mariano Rivera

I'd like to trade him next week for hitting/pitching that can help me this year, but provides me more keeper value than a retiring player.  Any interest?

Well, this is going to be interesting...

Can a team dump trade its way from 6th to 1st?  I don't know, but I hope so!  If nothing else, watching the Red Sox ought to be more fun with both Lasershow and Papi on my team.

If I'm not at least in 4th within a couple weeks though I'm probably punting.  Got quite a few good, cheap hitters that should be easy to fit under a salary cap and can help out a contender, and right now my keeper situation is looking pretty ugly besides Trout.

It's time...

My team crept briefly out of 8th and made it up to 4th before plummeting back, and we've been stuck solidly in 8th for the last 1-2 weeks. I'm having trouble imagining this team competing for 1st this season, so I think it's time I consider moving some guys. Fielder, Mauer, Price, Rios, Jennings, Milone, Altuve, Janssen, and Frieri are available and could potentially really help a contender, and there're a bunch of smaller names too.

I'm looking to add 2 keepers, preferably hitters but not necessarily. I don't really want to do a massive dump trade as I do want to compete for the non-money spots going forward, but I can definitely improve your team. Also, I dumped a ton of salary early on in the season, intending to have room to add some guys at the end. As it is, I'm close to the salary floor and will probably need to take on some salary dead weight in most trades. Figuring out the right combinations of players may be tricky, but I'm a motivated seller...

Rotation anyone?

With Darvish going down with an injury, my entire starting rotation is now injured (Darvish, Buccholz, Morrow, Anderson, Ogando).  Welcome the bigs Miguel Gonzalez and Ivan Nova.

Caught red-handed!

I had a dream last night that I noticed Yasiel Puig in Luke's starting lineup. Upon closer inspection, his roster was peppered with some of the best talent in the National League. I got all ready to righteously report him to the authorities, and then I think the dream turned into something involving animals coming out of the ground at night (I remember foxes and a badger, and viewing them through night vision goggles).

Clearly my subconscious can't handle being in last place.