Kuzul

When the clock struck four today, the most hectic period in baseball, the trade deadline came to a close. Here is a look at who the top 5 winners of the deadline were after today. The Phillies got their guy in Roy Oswalt, but just missed my list.Begin Slideshow

As we approach the July 31 MLB Trade Deadline, the Boston Red Sox will be looking to make a trade or two to help the team stay in playoff contention. Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein is looking to upgrade the bullpen as the team has had poor middle relief from Manny Delcarmen and Hideki Okajima over the last few weeks.  Epstein has reportedly considered many names such as Rafael Perez, Will Ohman, Mike Gonzalez, Michael Wuertz, Craig Breslow, Kerry Wood, Kyle Farnsworth, and David Aardsma as possible targets.  Arguably the top reliever available with Matt Capps heading the Twins is Blue Jays relief pitcher Scott Downs.  Downs, has an impressive 2.34 ERA in 47 games for Toronto.  However, the Blue Jays are asking for either Casey Kelly or Jose Iglesias for Downs, a price that they are not willing to pay. Even with the unlikely acquisition of Downs, the Red Sox still have ...

With the trade deadline only little more than a day away, here is Part three of where I think the Top 25 guys on the market will end up (21-25).Begin Slideshow

Here is Part Two (11-20) of where I think the big names in MLB trade rumors will end up.Begin Slideshow

Today, the Major League Baseball hot stove got even hotter as the Arizona Diamondbacks dealt Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Joe Saunders and a couple of minor leaguers.  Certainly an unexpected deal. A team that was in on Haren was the Philidelphia Phillies. Rival executives believe that the Phillies will most likely acquire either Haren or Oswalt before the deadline. With Haren off the market, the Phillies' attention is now fully on acquiring Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt as the trade deadline is only six days away.  Recently, the Philidelphia Phillies have talked to the Astros about a possible trade for Oswalt.  However, the Phillies' proposed packages have fallen short of the Astros demands. It has been widely speculated that the Phillies have the best shot to acquire Oswalt if (and a big IF) they deal outfielder Jayson Werth. The most likely scenario for an Oswalt trade, is that the Phillies would have to deal ...