The Tradewinds are blowing

Now that the Guerrero deal has broken the proverbial cherry, it seems like a flood of trades are being unleashed. With the deadline less than a week away, teams are scrambling.

Today D.C. agreed to trade away Carl Crawford, Ray Durham, Francisco Rodriguez, and a 1st round pick to Blue Ridge for Dan Uggla and their first two draft picks next year. Blue Ridge, who has been relatively quiet all year, has awoken with a vengeance. Unfortunately for both teams, the Damian Miller rule prevents the trade from being consummated until Saturday at the earliest. This is because D.C. is trading away two players who were acquired less than a week ago. Francisco Rodriguez was acquired by D.C. from Las Vegas Saturday and Ray Durham, signed on Friday by D.C. are the two players in question. The league is still waiting on a response to see if the deal will fall apart or continue as planned.

A second, smaller deal saw Arkansas trade Adam Dunn to the Endzone Animals in exchange for reliever Jonathan Sanchez and a 3rd round pick.

Curt Schilling pitched a solid game to win his 9th of the season and 201st of the year. Yes, we forgot to point out that Schilling had picked up his milestone 200th win in his previous start but we'll try to stay on the ball going forward. Schilling also moved ahead of Pedro Martinez for fifth overall in games started (388). Schilling's teammate Roger Clemens will also tie up Pedro for 3rd on the wins list with his next victory.

The Trade Mill keeps churning

This morning a huge deal was completed between the Arkansas Golden Falcons and the Hillsborough Hired Hitmen. The Falcons sent starter Dan Haren and young outfielder Nick Markakis plus four draft picks (spread out through 2010) to the Hitmen in exchange for sluggers Alex Rodriguez and Adam Dunn, young starters Ian Snell and Jeremy Bonderman and reliever Jonathan Broxton. The move solidifies the Falcons lineup, and makes them once again competitive for the 2008 season. A-Rod will likely fill the DH slot in the Falcons lineup with incumbent David Wright expected to man third base. The Hitmen meanwhile complete their young rotation with Haren, who will likely fill the number two or three spot.

Are there more deals to come? Stay tuned!