Ervin Santana (see credits below) Carlos Beltran has been traded to the Giants for a package of players including pitcher Zack Wheeler.  Beltran has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance this year… can anyone say contract year?  But truthfully, he was the best hitter on the market (.290, 15 HR, 66

Brett Talley ( @theRealTal) and Jesse Mendelson ( @JesseMendelson) of the TheFantasyFix.com are joined by Steve Adams (@Adams_Steve) of MLBTradeRumors.com to talk all things trade deadline and the fantasy implications of any potential moves.The fellas talk: Carlos Beltran, Zach Wheeler, Colby Rasmus, James Shields, Edwin Jackson, Heath Bell and more… Listen

Brian McCann (see credits below) Easily the best catcher of 2011, Brian McCann is heading to the DL. McCann left last night’s game after straining his left oblique. You are not going to love your options off the waiver wire, but if you can brunt the lowly .213 average, J.P.

Vance Worley (see credits below) If you weren’t aware, there is occasionally a little innuendo involved in ‘The Rubber,’ which is to say that I occasionally like to reference the fact that the thing a pitcher stands on is also the slang term for a condom. Well, my buddy Corey

Brandon Belt (see credits below) SP- JOSH COLLMENTER (ARIZONA) – Josh quietly is having an excellent rookie year for the D-Backs. He currently owns a 6-5 record with 2.74 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP in 92 innings pitched. He won't help you much in the strikeout category, but his unorthodox delivery

Quad-A All-Star, Chris Davis Welcome Back: With Adrian Beltre hitting the DL, the Texas Rangers recalled Quad-A first basemen, Chris Davis. The Rangers proceeded to put up 20 runs on 27 hits against  the Twins, and to no surprise, Davis finished 0-for-6.  Mike Napoli went 4-for-5 with a walk and

Desmond Jennings (see credits below) Here in this final week of non-waiver trades, I bring you Week Seventeen of (Waiver) Wired and Baked.  So much is subject to change based on trades this week, so I’ll include a few guys who may be in for a bump in ownership.  (as

Justin Upton (see credits below) A day after going 3/5 with a HR and six RBI, Justin Upton went 4/4 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored, three RBI and a SB on Sunday. He collected nine hits in the three-game set versus Colorado and his average has quietly

Rubby De La Rosa (see credits below) Nearly a full month shy of the annual September call-ups, a time where some of baseball’s best young arms debut, several talented youngsters have shone through the summer haze and into the forefront of many major league rotations.  Rubby De La Rosa: Los

Cody Ross Sluggers to StartCody Ross | OF | San Francisco Giants One of the heroes of the 2010 postseason for the Giants, Ross isn’t exactly having the season expected from him when the Giants resigned him in the offseason. This week Ross gets away from monstrous AT&T Park and