Fukudome traded to Reds

"Paging Kosuke Fukudome, paging Kosuke Fukudome ... Please report to the Cincinnati Reds. You have been traded for a player to be named later."

LOL... Nice prank.

Owings now a Red

It was pretty academic at this point, but the Reds and Diamondbacks officially completed the Dunn trade by dealing Micah Owings to the Reds. Word is he will be in uniform tonight for the Reds... in Arizona.

Dunn to the Dbacks

According to ESPN, KTAR in Phoenix is reporting that Dunn has been traded to the Diamondbacks for three prospects, one of which is minor league pitcher Dallas Buck.

From ESPN:

In exchange for Dunn, Cincinnati will receive minor league pitcher Dallas Burk and two other players to be named later.

Buck was drafted by Arizona in the third round of the 2005 draft. Once a top-notch prospect, Buck's draft status fell after had an elbow injury revealed on the eve of the '05 draft that bumped him out of a likely first-round slot. He had Tommy John surgery last summer and had begun pitching in Single-A this summer.

Fogg out?

Move questions and rumors abound these past few days. With the Reds in the tank, anything goes. After the Griffey action in USA Today yesterday, there's now the rumor that the Rockies are interested in getting Josh Fogg back. Holla at ya boys, J-Fo!

Santana to the Mets?

The word around baseball is that the Twins have agreed to send superstar pitcher Johan Santana to the Mets for some prospects, including outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. I really thought it was going to be the Red Sox or the Yankees who would snag Santana, but somehow the Mets got it done.

Ken Rosenthal reports that the Red Sox offered left handed pitcher Jon Lester and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, arguably the Red Sox top prospects, and both with some major league experience. The Mets offer, according to Rosenthal, is maybe not so good for the Twins:

"The quality of the Mets' package, though, is certain to be debated. Gomez, a speedy, athletic wonder, needs to prove that he can hit major-league pitching. Mulvey and Humber might only become back-of-the-rotation starters. Guerra has yet to pitch above Class A."

So what does this all mean? Probably that the Twins will maybe suck for about two years, until more of their minor league talent matures and they make the playoffs in 2010 with a tiny payroll, and the Mets will have an even bigger payroll, another stud pitcher, and lots of disappointed fans when they once again can't win the World Series, let alone the NL East.