Shawn Green to Arizona
Finally. After being rumored to be heading to the Valley of the Sun for about two months, Shawn Green is finally there. He'll be the D'Backs right fielder this season. He signed a three-year deal worth 32 million. The Dodgers now free up cash to sign Boston Post-Season hero Derek Lowe. Shawn Green's power numbers have dropped off considerably since 2002, but he did hit 18 HR after the All-Star Break in 2004.

I'm not really sure what the Diamondbacks are doing. Are they rebuilding? Are they trying to make the playoffs? I still don't think they have enough to make the playoffs, but the fact that they keep adding veterans makes it look like they think they have a shot at baseball in October. Losing Randy Johnson and adding Javier Vazquez, Shawn Green, Troy Glaus and Russ Ortiz does not turn a 111 loss team into a 90+ win team. Unless they have some of their younger players really step up, they still look to be about a 75-87 club.

The Dodgers continue revamping the best team they've had in years. The team doesn't look as bad as it did about three weeks ago, when they were trading half of their team for Dioner Navarro. Now they'll head to Spring Training with Jeff Weaver, Derek Lowe, Odalis Perez, Edwin Jackson, Kaz Ishii and Brad Penny. Trading Green means the Dodgers think Hee Seop Choi can be their everyday first baseman. He had a hot start but was brutal in the second half.