A's may have a logjam at DH

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Rosenthal: Piazza Could Be Shopped
Published 7/4/2007 by RotoAuthority at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

The Apocalypse is coming...
Published 7/4/2007 by Ryan McConnell at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... yesterday. The 37-year-old went 7-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 100 1/3 innings last year after a spectacular 2006 (195 ERA+ in 88 1/3 innings). He's stinking up the joint this year, though (6.57 ERA), perhaps due to excessive use. Mike Piazza continues to be a class act in Oakland: One thing is clear: Cust will play, perhaps getting more time in the outfield if Piazza remains in the picture.... Uncomfortable as the situation might be, Cust says Piazza has been extremely supportive; they also were teammates last season with the Padres. "You might think with the career that he has had, he might (act) a certain way," Cust says. "But he's as far from that as you can imagine." From ...

Buzz: Mets Still Like Otsuka
Published 7/4/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... At FOXSports.com, in a column about how the A’s could eventually trade C Mike Piazza, Ken Rosenthal writes that the Mets and Tigers are interested in acquiring either Rangers RHP Eric Gagne or RHP Akinori Otsuka. ...

Time For A Tribe Hurler To Consider Plastic Surgery
Published 7/4/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , but I beg to differ.  They’re coming moments after we hear a man intone, “now pitching, Aaron Heilman.” Ken Rosenthal quotes Rick Peterson assuring us that Heilman will be a-ok ” if he stops elevating the ball,” and once again, the Jacket makes an excellent point.  You don’t see very many 450 foot ground balls. ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, July 5
Published 7/5/2007 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... YES, BUT . . . FoxSport's Ken Rosenthal says Todd Helton is no longer an impact hitter -- he notes Helton has a lower slugging percentage than Brandon Phillips -- and says the Red Sox ''were better off sticking with Kevin Youkilis than making a deal for Helton.'' Using the Runs Created formula, Youkilis has, indeed, been a more productive hitter; he's created 64.7 runs to Helton's 61.5. But the Sox would have kept Youkilis had they traded for Helton; they would have moved him to third base and traded Mike Lowell. And Helton has been more productive than Lowell, who has created only 47.2 runs. Which is not to say the Sox should have sent Colorado the boatload of talent it would have taken to acquire Helton -- Manny Delcarmen would have been on that boat -- but just that Youkilis would have stayed had they gotten him. ...

MLB Trade Rumors: July 6th
Published 7/6/2007 by Ryan Dragoon at Nyjer Please

Matt Morris Could Be a Hot Trade Commodity
Published 7/8/2007 by Larry Brown at FanHouse