John Maine has now made two starts since he was activated off of the DL, and he hasn’t given up a run yet.  Let’s not get crazy though, these starts have been far from dominating.  He went just five innings in each start, allowing just one hit the first time, and two on Monday.  His problem has been his control.  In these 10…
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Tags: barry zito, carl pavano, john maine, Juan Rivera, Matt Capps, pedro sandoval, Phil Hughes

OK, it’s trade deadline day, let’s take a look at the ramifications of some of the trades before we get into tonight’s action.

 Ken Griffey Jr was traded to the White Sox for minor leaguer Danny Richar and middle reliever Nick Masset.  Masset hasn’t been anything worth talking about this season in relief for the Sox.  He is 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA and…
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Tags: Andre Ethier, Andruw Jones, andy laroche, Anibal Sanchez, Brandon Moss, Brandon Phillips, Bryan Morris, Craig Hansen, damaso marte, Danny Richar, grady sizemore, Jonathon Papelbon, josh johnson, Juan Rivera, Kenn Griffey, khalil greene, manny ramirez, matt kemp, Mike Hamton, Nick Masset, rich harden, ryan zimmerman