The Treatment Room

Mariners activate RHP Seung Baek
Mariners activated RHP Cha Seung Baek from the 15-day disabled list.
Baek, who had been out since mid-June with shoulder inflammation, could get a spot start this week.Phillies activate LHP Cole Hamels
Phillies activated LHP Cole Hamels from the 15-day disabled list.
Hamels had been out since mid-August with a strained left elbow. He still isn’t 100% and has thrown just 8 innings in his two starts since retuning from the DL.

Braves activate RHP Octavio Dotel
Braves activated RHP Octavio Dotel from the 15-day disabled list. Dotel will be used as a middle reliever the rest of the way.

Nationals activate SS Cristian Guzman
Nationals activated shortstop Cristian Guzman from the 15-day disabled list.
Guzman, coming back from a damaged thumb ligament, could get one or two starts before the end of the year.

Blue Jays place OF Vernon Wells on the DL
Blue Jays placed outfielder Vernon Wells on the 60-day disabled list with a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Wells will undergo surgery Tuesday.

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Indians call up LHP Jeremy Sowers
Indians recalled LHP Jeremy Sowers from Double-A Akron.
Sowers will get a start in the doubleheader Sept. 26. There’s almost no chance of him making the Indians’ postseason roster.

Mets call up LHP Dave Williams
Mets purchased the contract of LHP Dave Williams from Triple-A New Orleans. Williams will be used in middle relief.

D-Rays call up OF Justin Ruggiano
Devil Rays purchased the contract of outfielder Justin Ruggiano from Triple-A Durham. Ruggiano hit .309/.382/.506 at AAA Durham. He strikes out a lot, but he could have a career as a platoon outfielder against lefties.

Reds call up RHP Homer Bailey
Reds recalled RHP Homer Bailey from Single-A Sarasota. Bailey will get two more starts before the season ends and should start in next years rotation.

Mets call up RHP Carlos Muniz

Mets purchased the contract of RHP Carlos Muniz from Triple-A New Orleans.
The Mets have no faith at all in Philip Humber as a reliever and the rest of the pen is tired, so Muniz will get a look after saving 23 games and posting a 2.45 ERA for Double-A Binghamton

Blue Jays call up IF Joe Inglett
Blue Jays recalled infielder Joe Inglett from Triple-A Syracuse.
John McDonald remains sidelined, so the Jays wanted one more infielder. Inglett, who was claimed off waivers from the Indians a week ago, will serve as a backup.

Giants call up LHP Travis Blackley
Giants recalled LHP Travis Blackley from Triple-A Fresno. Blackley, the pitcher acquired from the Mariners for Jason Ellison on April 1, had a 4.66 ERA in 28 starts for Fresno. He got the start Sunday and threw five innings of two run ball.

Giants call up OF Fred Lewis
Giants recalled outfielder Fred Lewis from Single-A San Jose.
Lewis has had foot problems or he would have been up weeks ago. The Giants may use him primarily as a pinch-hitter.

WHO’S HOT & WHO’S NOTHOTAlfonso Soriano- Carrying injuries all year it finally looks like Soriano is healthy and is ready to push the Cubs deep into the playoffs. Soriano hit .409 with 1SB, 7RBI, 6R and 4HR last week.Ryan Howard- The new strikeout king and MVP candidate tore it up last week hitting .347 with 4HR, 10RBI and six runs scored.Matt Holliday- Matt Holliday continued his great season last week and is now looking like the #1 fantasy outfielder for 2008. Holliday hit .400 with 4HR, 9RBI and six runs scored.

NOT

Paul Konerko- Konerko hasn’t been hitting since the end of July and this trend continued last week. Konerko went 1-19 with 0RBI and only one run scored.

Scott Olsen- In the words of Bob in Cleveland “Urf”, Olsen continued to disgrace himself last week pitching 7 innings over two games allowing twenty base runners and fourteen earned runs.

The Week Ahead- Who to Pick Up & Who to Avoid

PICK UP

New York Mets- 2.5 games up in the East with a magic number of 5 and facing an easy schedule the Mets should clinch this week. They play 7 at home against the Nats, Cards and Marlins. The Nats pitchers have cooled down in the second half of September, and the Marlins’ collective ERA over the past week is 6.15.

Toronto Blue Jays- Just like last year the Blue Jays are surging down the stretch and are looking to finish the season on a positive note. This week, the Jays have got seven games, and six of ‘em are against two of the coldest pitching staffs in captivity. The Jays finish the year with one against the Yankees followed by three against both the Orioles and D-Rays.

AVOID

Washington Nationals- The Nats will finish their year with a tough week. They open the week with thee games against the Mets and finish it with three against the Phillies. A 3-3 finish will see the Nats finish fourth in the NLEast standings and with Pedro Glavine and Cole Hamels facing them it’s gonna be tough.