Details on Deadline Day

There are a lot of questions going into trade deadline day, what teams will be sellers and what teams will be buyers, who will be the winners and who will be the losers, and most importantly what players will be moving.

Buyers: Boston, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, New York Yankees, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland, Texas, LA Angels, Atlanta, Washington, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Arizona, LA Dodgers, San Francisco

Sellers: Kansas City, Minnesota, Chicago White Sox, Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia, New York Mets, Miami, Milwaukee, Chicago Cubs, Colorado, San Diego

Players Who Could Move-Rankings:

Starting Pitchers:

1. Cliff Lee 2.86 ERA,10-3, 1.00 WHIP

Possible Fits: Baltimore, Cleveland, LA Angels

Role: Great pitcher capable of filling #1 spot in almost any teams rotation, but a high salary will scare away most teams.

2. Matt Garza 3.22 ERA, 5-1, 1.07 WHIP

Possible Fits: Boston, Baltimore, Toronto, Cleveland, Texas, Washington, San Francisco, San Diego

Role: Could fill a spot in the middle of the rotation nicely, maybe even a number 2 spot.

3. Bud Norris 3.63 ERA, 6-8, 1.41 WHIP

Possible Fits: Cleveland, San Francisco

Role: His WHIP is far too high be high in the rotation, but can provide good depth at a number 4 or 5 spot.

4. Yovani Gallardo 4.85 ERA, 7-8, 1.46 WHIP

Possible Fits: Arizona, Toronto

Role: Could fill a 4 or 5 spot in the rotation quite nicely, and could benefit from getting away from Milwaukee.

Relief Pitchers:

1. Luke Gregerson 2.61 ERA, 12 HLD, 1.00 WHIP

Possible Fits: Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis

Role: Is a good, solid reliever. He is mainly a setup man but he could be a good middle-reliever too.

2. Glen Perkins 1.93 ERA, 20 SV, 0.77 WHIP

Possible Fits: Baltimore, St. Louis, Oakland, Atlanta

Role: He has proven that he is capable of being a closer, but he could also make up a good setup man.

Hitters:

1. Chase Utley, 2B .275 AVG, 11 HR, 30 RBI, .976 FPCT

Possible Fits: Toronto, LA Angels

Role: He can play a starting second baseman, or come in as a pinch hitter, good for teams need leadership and an offensive spark. 

2. Michael Young, 3B .289 AVG, 6 HR, 26 RBI, .969 FPCT

Possible Fits: New York Yankees

Role: He can play solid third base while providing good offence, but could also make a good utility player, he can play any infield position.

3. Alfonso Soriano, OF .264 AVG, 15 HR, 47 RBI

Possible Fits: New York Yankees, San Francisco, Texas

Role: He is a good outfielder that can hit for power.

4. Andre Ethier, OF 273 AVG, 5 HR, 27 RBI, .994 FPCT

Possible Fits: Texas, New York Yankees

Role: Is a good defender that can provide good offence at the 5 or 6 spot.