This week’s potential NL pickups include three MIFs and four SPs, both old and young.

Eight potential pick-ups.

The pros and cons of revealing trade negotiations to other players

Let’s see who the Doctor examined today…

Capturing both absolute and relative suckiness.

A burden shared is a burden halved.

A look at all of the impacts of the trade, beyond even the two players directly involved.

Five players whose value could be affected by what happens between now and the trade deadline.

The latest visit to the Roster Doctor.

A method for determining whether to bid on a guy like Mark DeRosa or wait for Matt Holliday.