31 July 08

Thursday, July 31 2008 @ 06:32 AM EDT

Contributed by: Gwyn

Lot's going on, none of it Jay related.

No Jays trade rumours at all in the local media today who are focusing instead on the blow the Jays dealt to the olympic hopes of Team Canada by calling up Scott Richmond for yesterday's start. 

Elsewhere in the division the Yankees acquired Pudge for Kyle Farnsworth yesterday.  This one looks like steal for the Yankees, Dombrowski must believe Farnsworth can keep up his June and July pace for the rest of the year, since June 1st Farnsworth has a 2.82 ERA in 19 Innings of work with a 21/8 K/BB ratio.  Pitching more in Detroit might help out his problem with the home run too.  The Rays are apparently interested in Jason Bay (and are rumoured to have offered Brignac and Neimann for him) Ken Rosenthal reports they are also kicking the tires on Adam Dunn.  Theo Epstein though is once again trying to out-do everyone at the deadline, you have to hand it to Theo he does thing big when it comes to trades.  There is a three way trade being reported all over the place that has Manny going to Florida along with his salary for the rest of the year and a guarantee he will not accept arbitration when it is offered after the season, Jeremy Hermida would be going to Pittsburgh along with a Marlins prospect and some player(s) from the Red Sox system and Jason Bay and John Grabow going to Boston.  Given the deteriorating relationship between manny and the Sox front office this seems like a good deal for Boston, bay is signed cheaply through next year and will net a couple of draft picks if the Sox don't extend him.  Long term this is a head scratcher for Florida, but I like to see a front office that's prepared to roll the dice when they think there's a chance to have a run at the play-offs, and Hermida is about to reach arbitration and might be about to get a bit expensive for Florida's tastes.  I think this deal will go through, it makes sense for all the teams involved (provided the prospects going to the Pirates are of some value).

Old friend Chris Carpenter made his season debut for St Louis yesterday, going four Innings for one run against Atlanta.

No game today, the Jays travel to Texas for a weekend series, unfortunately - good things don't tend to happen in Arlington for this franchise.

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