As the Deadline looms

LA Angels need another pitcher, Red Sox seeking a bat, Jays unloading Halladay and the Cardinals got their Holliday. As the non waiver deadline approaches, there are many potential deals being discussed, such as the Indians would seem to be shopping Victor Martinez and Cliff Lee.
You think Toronto fans are upset about trading Doc, imagine who Cleveland fans will be about trading last year's Cy Young winner AND Victor Martinez. It will be.....Looney Tunes ....

The calendar still shows 4 days left for trades, but there will always be deals available until August 31st, just not the bigger names. I know David Cone slipped by but by and large teams will block other teams, so long as they watch the waiver wire routinely. The Red Sox went yet again to their farm system in Pittsburgh ( last year they bought J-Bay off E Bay ) so this year they got Adam Laroche, or was it Andy Laroche, somebody check and make sure we got th one we wanted. Oh, hell, send the other Laroche over, it's not like Pittsburgh gives a damn.

If the Tribe and the Jays make these deal, with the Phillies, Dodgers, or Angels, or Red Sox, how long before they notice this in New York where the Yankees win and the Mets spin. About a nano second before the Baby Steinbrenners start asking questions about why they are not on Page One anymore.

Rarely do these deals have major impact come playoffs, look at how many deals the Rays made last year, or the Phillies. At this point with 4 days left for deals my hunch is these players are moving.

Victor Martinez
Scott Rolen
Nick Johnson
Orlando Cabrera
Clay Buchholz

Plus an assortment of relievers going to the Yanks, Rockies, Phillies, Angels and maybe the Tigers. The Dodgers are the best overall team in the NL, but the Phils are a Halladay away from matching them, and the Phillies are going to be the NL east champs, and are likely a lock with Halladay to face the Dodgers for NL supremacy. The rest are pretenders, Cubs, Cards, Giants and any other still with a pulse.

The AL is not as easy to handicap, but the Rays Red Sox and Yanks cannot all make it so it means one or all of them will be looking for ways to strengthen themselves.

Maybe it is time for Rogers to decide what future they have as an owner of a baseball team as part of all their holdings. It should be time for them to return to their core business, and if they don't, Jays fans will all all sympathize with Charlie Brown, because we will all feel ..........DOOMED..