The Day in Review

I thought I'd start with a topic of interest - C.C. Sabathia rumors. My personal feelings for where he will end up look like this: Dodgers (most likely), Brewers, Rays, Cubs. The Dodgers were interested in Santana in the offseason, and have to look at the N.L. West as anyone's for the taking. The Brewers are conservative with their talent, smartly opting to hold onto starting pitching that was once considered a surplus, but know that a complement to Sheets is a necessity. The Rays should make the deal, but I believe they recognize that their system is working and that major rental acquisitions runs counter to that. The Cubs will pay everything, but only if these teams fail to pay first. As a Sabathia owner, you should root for him to end up in L.A. (but if you are a true baseball fan, a team could better use the pitcher to end a 100 year drought).

Injury News:

• Rafael Furcal needed back surgery after a setback and will be out until around September. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets shut down for the season, though I'm not sure the pending free agent would be happy with that plan.
• Luis Castillo hit the DL, which means very little right now since everyone will be out a week for the All Star Break.

Notable Performances:

• After I touted him in our closer rankings, Salomon Torres contribute to Arizona's comeback six run ninth. Two of those runs were earned against the current closer, while Gagne pitched a perfect eighth.
• Brandon Webb gave up the five runs that the Diamondbacks waited until the last moment to overcome. He struck out six, which is encouraging, and is worth trying to buy.
• Jon Lester threw a complete game shutout against the Yankees. Since the beginning of May, he's thrown all but one quality start, while walking no more than three batters (and only three batters in all of June combined). I've added him to our pitcher rankings.

That's what you need to know about the day.