More trade talk

I'd take Zumaya for Lee straight up, and I'd consider Humberto Sanchez for Lee, also straight up.  I don't think they have any good young catchers we'd want, though.

i've been in the "trade carlos at some point" camp all season, but now after seeing the pitching start to turn around i'm having my doubts. maddux and castro are two of the best in the biz, so assuming there's not a slew of injuries involving capuano, davis, bush, etc (JINX JINX!), i think we're in the wild card chase. it will be interesting to look at the standings on july 31st and see if we've gained any ground on cincy.

as of now, let's go for it. i think we're good enough to make a run.

The Brewers are scouting Philip Hughes, and the Yankees "have definite interest in Lee."

Combine this with Melvin's terse denial of Yankee interest ("No."), and you have an interesting situation.

Also interesting are the Detroit scenarios. The Tigers look to be in a dogfight with the White Sox all season long and certainly have the arms that the Brewers crave--like Jeff said, Joel Zumaya would look pretty good in a Brewers uniform. With J.J. Hardy potentially done for the year, throw in Omar Infante as middle infield backup and you might have a deal. I don't think Melvin would do Zumaya for Lee straight up.

On MLB Trade Rumors, the guy thinks the Cardinals and Angels are the most likely destinations, but I disagree. Yes, the Angels have the prospects to make a major deal, and yes, they need power, but they're not going to compete this year and are therefore not going to make a deadline deal. They may very well sign Lee in the offseason, however. For the Cards, John Rodriguez and Juan Encarnacion aren't very scary corner outfielders, but St. Louis just got Pujols back. With their pitching in arrears, adding a fourth major bat is probably not their primary concern.

Want to see Yahoo! talk about Lee's future?  Sure you do.