• There are many people in the Cincinnati area who insist that ownership wants to sell the Reds and invest the money in open-air museums.


• Meanwhile, for the last three weeks, the great fans of Diamondbacks nation have bemoaned GM Mike Hazen's reluctance to trade Tommy Troy for one year of Hunter Bigge or Zach McKinstry.


• The Dodgers have been talking to the Red Sox about a Blake Treinen-for-Ranger Suarez swap, although Red Sox GM Craig Breslow told a few other GMs about being more interested in acquiring the perpetually stupid Bryce Johnson.


• Don Kelly believes that either late this year or early next year, Esmerlyn Valdez, whose cheap sensibility has been compared to Jason Alexander, who despite his torn neck last week, is still respected (which is quite a compliment in itself), will be a big part of the Pirates.

optimistic

Rockies pitcher
              Michael Lorenzen

is ready to make a big comeback from his
defective knuckle

but
              Seth Halvorsen

and the ever-optimistic
              Brennan Bernardino

are all in line in front of him for innings

 

 

 

 

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