...Because there have been more big deals this month involving big names, All-Stars, and future Hall of Famers than I can remember taking place in such a short period of time.Consider this.
As of tomorrow, C. C. Sabathia, Rich Harden, Xavier Nady, Mark Teixeira, Ivan Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Jason Bay, and Manny Ramirez will all be wearing different uniforms than they were wearing on July 1st. And that's not including less exciting players like Joe Blanton, Damaso Marte, Casey Kotchman, Casey Blake, Kyle Farnsworth, Arthur Rhodes, Craig Hansen, and Andy LaRoche.
What else is interesting is that after all the chatter surrounding closer/set-up types like Huston Street, Brian Fuentes, and George Sherill, they're all staying put.
One last thought. With the Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, Angels, Phillies, Marlins and Dodgers all making deadline moves, you wonder what will happen to contending teams that decided to stand pat, like Tampa, Minnesota, New York, St. Louis, and Arizona. Just because you make a trade doesn't mean you're automatically going to start winning. But if teams like the Rays, Mets, Cards and D-Backs fade in the season's final two months, they might wish they had made a move, come October.
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