New York Mets put 2nd Baseman, Luis Castillo on the 15 day disabled list

NY Mets are struggling as it is but LUIS CASTILLO being injured might actually help because he hasn't been hitting plus his defense has been shoddy all year!

Damion Easley will get a chunk of Castillo's playing time and he is only hitting slightly better!

The Mets, who demoted reliever Carlos Muniz on Wednesday night, purchased the contracts of outfielder Chris Aguila and second baseman Argenis Reyes from Triple-A New Orleans.

Aguila was batting .288 with 17 homers and 43 RBIs in the minors after going 1-for-6 with the Mets last month, while Reyes was batting .290 with 11 doubles, 13 steals and 22 RBIs in the minors.

Meanwhile the Mets are waiting for 42 year old outfielder, Moises Alou to get back to the team from his minor league rehab stint. Will his bat be alive or will it sputter out like it did last year?!

Hopefully the NY Mets can turn their promising season around but they are going to have to start winning WAY more games! They have the Phillies coming up which will be possibly the most important series so far in their season!

Nomar Garciaparra and Andruw Jones are coming off the DL to help the LA Dodgers, maybe

Infielder Nomar Garciaparra and outfielder Andruw Jones will come off the disabled list Friday and join the Dodgers in San Francisco.

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Garciaparra

Garciaparra has been on the disabled list since April 26 with a strained left calf. Jones has been on the DL since May 25 with a right knee injury.

The All-Star duo started rehab assignments with Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday and played three games. Dodgers manager Joe Torre said they would both take Thursday off and fly to San Francisco, where the Dodgers open a three-game series against the Giants on Friday.

These two players are proven hitters but are they too hurt and broken to help the Dodgers?!?

Or too old? Only time and Joe Torre's decisions will tell.

Chicago Cubs activate starting pitcher, Carlos Zambrano off the DL!

The Chicago Cubs plan to activate right-hander Carlos Zambrano (8-3) to start the series opener against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Zambrano has been on the DL since June 19 with a strained throwing shoulder.

The CUBS hope Zambrano can give them a solid outing - at least 6 innings.
Cubs also activated Reed Johnson off the DL and was in the starting line-up, batting leadoff & playing left field vs the San Francisco Giants.

If these two players come back strong, the cubs might run away with the division title!