[USML Announce] The Dump Deal Forecaster: League's Interest Begins To Swell as June 1 Approaches

[Brad Jansen]

4th Place Nukes
   Needs: A slugger and a #1/#2 starting pitcher.
   Best they can offer: Hicks, Jennings
   Likely trade partners: Berliners (Lester, Verlander); AYM
(Sabathia, Choo, Konerko); Bombers (Cano)
    Forecast: stormy negotiations with Bombers net Cano


3rd Place Mighty Red Hots
   Needs: SBs, #1/#2 starting pitcher
   Best they can but probably won't offer: Santana, Hosmer, Gordon
   Likely trade partners: Berliners (Lester, Verlander, Crawford,
Rios); AYM (Sabathia)
   Forecast: warning downgraded to watch

2nd Place Lake Michigan Calamari
   Needs: SBs and saves
   Best they can offer: Lowrie, Moustakas, Cortes the Killer Future Closer
   Likely trade partners: Brats (Soria); Bombers (Papelbon); AYM
(Abreu, Francisco); Berliners (Crawford, Thornton)
    Forecast: partly cloudy with a small chance of trade

1st Place Klein Nine
     Needs: None
     Wants: 2nd closer, quality SP
     Best they can offer: Segura
     Forecast: mildly coaxes Hoosier Daddies into parting with B.J.
Upton to get easy SB points and pries Francisco from AYM

--Tom Skilling