Rickie Weeks goes down with an ankle injury and takes Milwaukee’s playoff odds with him, Dustin Moseley tries to make his way back, Clay Buchholz’s back gets mysterious, and Craig Gentry suffers his fourth concussion.
The Giants add some much-needed offense, while the Mets secure salary relief and a high-upside young arm.
The TA team runs down today’s whirlwind of trades between the Cardinals, White Sox, and Blue Jays.
Chipper Jones talks his way into the lineup and lives to regret it, Josh Johnson’s comeback grows iffier, Jason Giambi suffers an ill-timed strain, and Kevin Youkilis and Lance Berkman are day-to-day.
The Rays finally send for Desmond Jennings and demote Reid Brignac, the Pirates get some assistance from within, the Diamondbacks part with Wily Mo Pena and acquire a blast from the past, and the latest knuckleball developments out of Boston.
Zack Cozart goes down as quickly as he came up, J.D. Drew gets back to being injury-prone, Adrian Beltre strains a hamstring, Kyle Lohse gives the Cardinals the middle finger, and Luke Scott is out for the season.
Stephen Drew and Carlos Gomez break bones in the line of duty, while Grady Sizemore succumbs to another sports hernia, Carlos Gonzalez suffers more wrist problems, and Orlando Hudson passes out.
Alex Avila’s offensive success at a defense-first position gives the Tigers an edge over the AL’s other prospective playoff teams.
Halladay gets hot, but not in a good way, a trio of Yankees succumbs to new injuries, and Miguel Tejada’s lower abdomen feels the strain.
The skinny on a few stats that have seen recent changes.
Punto feels more pain, Braun’s calf is still a concern, Burrell is spurred into inaction, Grady Sizemore could have another knee problem, two Nats pitchers sprain their ankles, Vlad has a fracture, and Peavy is fatigued.
Jose Bautista exits a game early, Josh Johnson still isn’t allowed to start throwing, Brett Anderson finally gets a new UCL, Carlos Gonzalez nurses a sore wrist, and another oblique strain is added to the list.
Have the Red Sox recovered from their slow start in the eyes of the objective projections? And why do those Delphic computers favor the Rangers?
Announcing the arrival of the “Surprise Me!” button.
The knees of Chipper and A-Rod won’t wait to go under the knife, Lonnie Chisenhall and Ramon Castro both get the worst of a HBP, and Placido Polanco and Andres Blanco have bum backs.
Enlisting the injury database to generate average days lost and TAv impacts for each injury, Corey and Ben tackle the feet of Evan Longoria and Charlie Blackmon, Wade Davis’ forearm, and Scott Baker’s elbow.