The Day in Review

Hey all, welcome back from another memorable All-Star Break. One of these days, baseball will just admit that the game is an exhibition. Until then, I guess I'll continue to look forward to a David Wright v. JD Drew pitching match-up.

Injury News

• Takashi Saito is probably done for this season. Surgery and rehab are both being tossed around as options, but I wouldn't expect the Dodger closer to be anything special the rest of the way. If your league was shallow enough for Broxton to be unowned, grab him
• Justin Upton hit the Arizona DL. Not a huge story, his .242 average isn't a true measure of his talent.

Notable Performances

• Bronson Arroyo: 8 innings, 4 strikeouts, 2 earned. Not saying he's going to be an ace but hey, he's got plenty of room for a second-half rebound.
• A-Rod - drove in 3 runs and now has 20 HR on the year. Brian McCann also drove in three for Atlanta, as did Ryan Ludwick for St. Louis. Way to go, All-Stars!
• Zack Greinke: the anti-Bronson Arroyo. 3 innings, 7 earned. We'll take a more in-depth look at him, but if you can grab him for cheap off a panicky owner, I promise he won't be this bad the rest of the year.

So, otherwise, Joe Blanton is even less own-able now that he's in Philadelphia, and Richie Sexson isn't going to remember how to turn on a fastball just because he's in pinstripes. That's what you need to know about the day.