1 yr $5 million

designates to following to Irrevocable Outright Waivers:

Justin Christian, OF
Clayton Tanner, P

Please place both in AAA if/when clear waivers.

Thanks.

The Giants and Phillies have agreed to the following:

Phillies give:
Joe Blanton, SP + $5,000,000 towards 2012 contract

Giants give:
5th round pick in upcoming draft.

For Giants, the trade is made to aid it''s push to make playoffs, perhaps more, this year, so basically a two month rental.  Worth the risk/pick.

Cheesesteak to confirm.

Attention:  Roster Moves to accomodate: http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=67424.0

In looking at the schedule we had/have this year, a couple of questions have come to mind:

1.  In the rules it states we will have a 20 game schedule, yet in Fantrax it shows a 22 game regular season schedule.  Here is the info from the rules: Regular Season
There will be twenty regular season head to head matchups, each lasting for one week, with the exception of extended weeks for Opening Week and All Star Week. The week will begin on Monday and end on Sunday. Which is correct?

2.  I haven't reviewed any other teams schedule, but the Giants.  Some interesting info:  the Giants schedule includes 2 games with 6 teams not in the West Division, but only 1 game with West Division foes.  Additionally, the Giants didn't see two of it's division rivals (Ariz and LA) until weeks 14 and 15, perhaps too late for some teams.  That doesn't make sense to me. 

     Would we as a league not want each team to play it's own division foes at least 2-3 times during the regular season?  Now I know the schedule won't and shouldn't be changed for this season, but in the future, wouldn't it be better to have a schedule where each team plays it's own division foes two to three times, and all other teams once?  If Houston moves to the AL next year (?), then each league would have 15 teams, with 3 divisions of 5 each.  Each team could play it's own division rival three times (say early, middle,  and late in the season), and the other teams once, for a total of  a 22 game schedule (12 vs division + 10). 

I would think/hope we all agree that the scheduling needs to be looked at more closely for future years, and to create more emphasis on winning your division.  Playing each division rival 3 times would help ensure the true division winner, IMO.

Feedback would be appreciated.

Please place Eric Surkamp on the 60 day DL.  He had TJ surgery on 7/24.  Here is his team page denoting 60 Day DL.  http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=474668

Also place P Michael Pineda on 60 day DL also.  He underwent surgery in April and is out for the year.  http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=501381

Thanks,

Dick