Henry Owens
Marlins placed RHP Henry Owens on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 9, with inflammation in his right shoulder. Obviously, the Marlins should have been more careful with him after he returned from the same problem on May 31. Beginning the next day, he made five appearances in eight days. The Marlins might hold him out of action through the All-Star break this
time.

Chipper Jones
Braves activated third baseman Chipper Jones from the 15-day disabled list. Chipper’s return will see Yunel Escobar move into the utility role. If/when Chipper gets hurt again, expect Escobar to get most of the playing time at third. Chipper is batting .318 with 12 HR and 27 RBI on the season.

BJ Upton
Devil Rays placed second baseman B.J. Upton on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 9, with a
strained left quad. The Rays will go with Ty Wigginton and Josh Wilson at second base until Upton makes it back from the DL. The team is hopeful he won’t miss more than the minimum.

Adam Everett
Astros placed shortstop Adam Everett on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right fibula. The
Astros said he’ll miss 4-8 weeks, but it’s highly unlikely that he’ll make it back within six weeks.
Mark Loretta will take over at SS. If you’re in need of middle infield Loretta is a nice pick up to make;
his power is gone, but he will hit for average and depending on where he hits in the lineup could score a lot of runs.

Chris Capuano
Brewers placed LHP Chris Capuano on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 9, with a strained
groin. Capuano hurt himself while warming up for a start against the Tigers. The Brewers are hopeful that he will only miss one start. Top prospect Yovani Gallardo will be called up to take at least one of the starts that he will miss. Capuano is 5-5 with a 4.35 ERA and 60 K in 70.1IP

Brandon McCarthy
Rangers placed RHP Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 10, with a blister
on his right middle finger. McCarthy has struggled this year 5.90 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP in 50.1 IP. Kameron Loe will get McCarthy’s starts.

Randy Johnson
Diamondbacks placed LHP Randy Johnson on the 15-day disabled list with muscle tightness in his back.
Manager Bob Melvin said Randy Johnson is focused on returning immediately at the end of the 15-day DL period. Johnson could begin playing catch early next week before throwing a simulated game about five or six days before his return. The earliest he can return is June 26, at home against the Dodgers. Johnson’s big strikeout numbers have returned this year; he has struck out 70 batters in 53.2 IP.

Garret Anderson
Angels placed outfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day disabled list with a right hip injury. Reggie Willits will resume playing regularly with Anderson going on the DL for the second time this season. Terry Evans who was recently called up from AAA might see some time at the DH spot instead of a struggling Shea Hilenbrand.

Jason Schmidt
Dodgers placed RHP Jason Schmidt on 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 17, with a right shoulder
injury. The Dodgers didn’t say who would take Schmidt’s rotation spot on Thursday. Mark Hendrickson,
Chad Billingsley and Brett Tomko all qualify as candidates. Schmidt didn’t complain of any pain while
his velocity floundered in his last two outings, but he also refused to complain early in the season.
There’s probably some pretty serious damage in his shoulder and it may be that surgery will become
necessary.

Brewers move Tony Gywnn Jr. to AAA Brewers optioned outfielder Tony Gwynn to Triple-A Nashville. With Corey Hart taking over as the everyday right fielder, there just hadn’t been anything for Gwynn to do lately. He was hitting .301/.363/.349 with six steals in seven attempts, making him a handy guy to have around. Still, he’s more likely to help down the stretch if he gets regular at-bats in Triple-A for a while.

Blue Jays release Tomo Ohka
Blue Jays released RHP Tomo Ohka. No team wanted to trade for Ohka’s incentive-laden contract, but he won’t last long as a free agent. He could help several NL teams as a fifth starter.

Cardinals recall Anthony Reyes from AAA Cardinals recalled RHP Anthony Reyes from Triple-A
Memphis. Reyes, who had a 1.64 ERA in three Triple-A starts, should have some value in NL-only leagues.

Astros recalled infielder Eric Bruntlett from Triple-A New Orleans. Bruntlett has more range at shortstop
than Mark Loretta and could prove to be the better stopgap, though he’ll likely play the less of the two
for now. Since he has a little power and speed, he’s an option to replace Adam Everett in NL-only leagues.

Brewers called up Yovani Gallardo from AAA
Gallardo is the top pitching prospect in the Brewers organization. He may not have the fame of the holy
trinity of Lincecum, Hughes and Bailey but if you look at his minor league track record he could prove to be the best of the bunch. Gallardo is 8-3 with a 2.91 ERA and has struck out 110 batters in just 77.2 IP. If
Gallardo excels while Chris Capuano is out, he could overtake Dave Bush or Claudio Vargas to become the Brewers’ fifth starter. He needs to be owned in every league and every format.  Many scouts say that he is more polished than Homer Bailey.

Diamondbacks optioned infielder Alberto Callaspo to Triple-A Tucson. Callaspo has been a major disappointing, hitting .206 with five RBI and nine runs scored in 126 at-bats as a utility man. He still has a promising future in the majors, but some minor league time would be for the
best.

Cubs optioned outfielder Matt Murton to Triple-A Iowa. Murton had a nice May while playing more than he did in April, but the move to recall Felix Pie left him out in the cold once again and he had fallen into a 1-for-18 slump over the last 16 days. The Cubs have to either trade Jones or Murton both are too talented to play in the Minors.

Adam Dunn - Dunn’s trade value went up a couple of notches this past week and it appears that a trade
away from Cincinnati is imminent. The 27-year-old left fielder finished the week with four home runs and 12 hits. Dunn posted a .500 (12-24) batting average, collected eight RBI and recorded an on-base percentage of .538. The left-handed hitting slugger also hit at least one home run in three consecutive games against the Texas Rangers, including a two-homer effort on June 17th.

Derrek Lee - He might not be able to punch very well, but Derrek Lee can definitely hit and he proved it
this last week. Lee hit 500 last week and showed signs of his deserted power with 2 HR and 10 RBI. Lee will get suspended for his brawl with Chris Young but the Cubs are going to delay it for as long as possible.

Alex Rodriguez - You would think that A-Rod couldn’t get any hotter, but he just continues to hit and hit
and hit. This week, Rodriguez hit .429 with 3 HR and 10 RBI.

Carlos Pena - Pena is in the middle of a career year and yet amazingly he is still available in some
leagues. If he is available in yours, make sure he is not by tomorrow! Pena hit .400 with 3 HR and 9 RBI
last week.

Melky Cabrera - If Melky doesn’t start hitting soon the Yankees will move Johnny Damon back to center and start shopping for a new designated hitter. Melky is batting just .242 for the season and had a terrible week, only scoring one run with none driven in, in a Yankee lineup that scored 37.

Carl Crawford - Crawford was terrible last week, batting just .185 while striking out 10 times. He
scored two runs, drove in one, and had one stolen base to take his season total to 18.

Richie Sexson - Sexson continues to hit under the Mendoza line and I am starting to wonder if his slow
start is actually turning out to be a bad season. Some hope for Sexson owners is that he is normally a 2nd half guy. Sexson hit just .185 last week and had just one HR to go with two RBI.

Chicago Cubs - The Cubs play away in the friendly ballparks of both the Rangers and the White Sox this
week. Both the White Sox and the Rangers pitching staffs have been brutal over the past 30 days, Texas
is the worst staff in the AL over that span, with a 5.74 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, .456 opponents’ slugging and .364 opponents’ batting average. The White Sox aren’t far behind: 5.36, 1.57, .457 and .365.

Cleveland Indians - The Indians open up the week with a 3 game home stand against the Phillies and finish it off playing 3 away games against the Nats. The Tribe face Cole Hamels on Monday, but after that it should be plain sailing as they go up against Kyle Kendrick and Jon Lieber of the Phillies, followed by Levale Speinger, Micah Bowie and Matt Chico.