-- I, too, have the trifecta of Reyes, Votto, and Ibanez on my DL in my "big money" league. Ass Dribble and Brad Lidge are keeping them company. Ugh. I'm hoping this is a blip in the radar, but I'm thinking the clock just struck zero on Raul Ibanez.

-- Someone just asked me yesterday if I would trade Raul Ibanez for Matt Kemp. I said "no," (of course, I now think differently), and here's why: I don't trust Joe Torre. I have the horrible, niggling suspicion as a Dodger fan that when Manny comes back, we're going to see a four-man outfield. That's right, I think Juan Pierre -- I can't believe I'm typing this -- is going to be stealing at-bats all over the place. I also think Matt Kemp is stuck in the 7/8/9 position for the rest of the year. If Torre hasn't convinced by now that Loney and Martin are not only worse hitters than Kemp, they're two of the worst regulars at their positions thus far this season, nothing will convince him.

-- Is it just me, or is basically the entire Toronto Blu Jays pitching staff on the DL?

-- Frasor was named the closer in Downs's absence. B.J. Ryan did nothing to change that with an awful outing yesterday.

--At this point in the season, unless you are in a shallow league or a league with dumb owners, you are typically going to be reacting rather than acting. Maybe you'll target the odd player who's likely to be called up, but generally you'll be compensating for injuries, cutting guys who you've given up on, etc. Fantasy advice becomes less and less useful as the season wears on, as the possibility for proactive moves become few and far between.

-- I don't know if there is a single player I wouldn't give up for Mark Teixeira not named Albert Pujols. Mark's a second half player, and he's the only player I think has a legitimate shot of 50 home runs this year due to the combination of lineup protection and playing in Coors Field East. Everyone else who might be on pace either has injury woes, is overperforming their career norms, or is facing the possibility of being walked a zillion times from here on out.

-- My Ben Zobrist tattoo looks quite nice, thank you.

-- Javier Vazquez: so frustrating to own. Dominant, but constantly has the one bad inning. I knew Micah Owings was going to take him deep and ruin yesterday's outing. I just knew it.

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