I have mixed feelings about the Soriano trade. I've really liked how he has been playing the last couple of years, and he appears to have responded to Sveum real well, so that makes me a little sad. On the other hand, the Cubs are definitely sellers, which means accumulating talent is the most important thing.

I have Soriano on my fantasy team, and I am not sure the Yankees is the best team for him to be traded to. The Yankees need the right hand bat, so he'll likely be in the line up, but will he see good pitches? Obviously, this is well out of my hands so only time will tell, but the trade to the Yankees make me nervous.

With my second pick of my fantasy baseball league draft I took Justin Verlander. At first, it appeared to be a very good pick but Verlander has looked very bad of late. He is doing the opposite of my big pick last year, Albert Pujols, who had a poor first half and a great second half.

Well, I am trying to do something about this by negotiating a trade for Verlander. I'll probably regret the decision, but as a Tigers fan I am thinking that it is the right thing to do.