re: DAT 7/7: YFPHA @ Tribe

I mean, provided we have a good week heading into the break, we'll be halfway through July. That means just two weeks tops to wait for the trades to happen.

In the meantime, you get a chance to see how certain question marks are developing.

SP - Insert Ron Paul here. But we get to see a little more of when Velasquez stands for now. He pitched into the 7th his last two starts versus really good teams. Encouraging trend.

RP - Tony Sipp and Chad Qualls. Will they be reliable arms down the stretch? The next 2-3 weeks will tell the tale. We all want them to acquire a LH pitcher here.

OF - We'll get to that two week checkpoint on Springer to see whether he is healing quickly enough. We'll see more of Tucker in the two-hole, where he seems very comfortable so far. If George looks to be back before September and Ted's brother hits, we're fine here.

IF - Jed is coming back. That's huge and makes a potential 3B platoon very nice. Plus, he can play first! Whew...because it would be a stunner to get an upgrade at 1B in a deal.