Now that you got me here, we just need to all meditate and try to will our thoughts to JH in Dallas; "Cedeno & Walker is fine..Cedeno & Walker is fine.."

Since "Cedeno & Walker' is a unit, the singular is fine.

(I'm not happy about this. I would much rather see Walker and bat 2nd. Walker's defense was better than Alfonso Soriano's by any measure the past 2 years. But Soriano is the best second baseman consistently mentioned in trade rumors.)

My guess is that Cedeno puts up ROY-type numbers if he gets the playing time. He's having a very good year in winter ball.

Here is the best we can hope for now:

(1) Spend on a free agent starter. Washburn is from WI, so he seems like the best bet to sign for a reasonable amount. (Weaver & Millwood are fine backup options). I would have preferred gambling on Burnett, but he appears to be a Blue Jay at this point.

(2) deal Walker & Hill for Alfonso Soriano, and cringe as Baker bats him 2nd.

(3) deal J.Williams & Patterson for Wilkerson, who bats leadoff.

(4) deal Mitre & Nolasco & Wellemeyer for Kearns.

Rays are looking for a 3B prospect. We need a big league SS.