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2010 US Open Of Surfing

2010 US Open Of Surfing
:2010 U.S. Open surfing starts July 31 in Huntington Beach, California. The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PREMIER U.S. Open surfing introduced Hurley and Nike.

Thousands of spectators are in the amphitheater Huntington Beach Pier, many of them will use their bike to get there. Huntington Beach offers free parking valet for valet bikers.The surf bike is situated on the Strand, 155 5 Street in downtown Huntington Beach.

U.S. Open of surfing, which will end on August 8 which will draw the top 33 1945 ASP Dream Tour surfers to the pier in Huntington Beach.
Chart 2010 U.S. Open surfing published usopenofsurfing.com:

Saturday, July 31, 2010 :
7:00 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am Surf 12:11 PM Stadium Surf Junior Men’s Junior Men (Rnd 1 (64): Heat 1 – 12)
12:12 pm Surf 2:59 pm Junior Surf Stadium Men’s Junior Men (Rnd 2 (48): Heat 1-8)
Surf 3:00 pm 4:23 pm Surf Stadium Junior Women’s Junior Women (Qtr: Heat 1 -4)

Sunday, August 1, 2010 :
7:00 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am 10:47 am Surf Surf Stadium Junior Men’s Junior Men (Rnd 3 (32): Heat 1-8)
10:48 am 1:35 pm Surf Stadium Men’s Surf Men Test (Rnd 1 (32): Heat1-8)
1:36 pm 2:59 pm Surf Stadium Men’s Surf Men Test (Qtr: Heat 11-4)
3:00 pm 3:51 pm Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men’s Trials (Junior 1 and 2)
Surf 3:52 pm 4:33 pm Surf Stadium Junior Women’s Junior Women (Junior 1 and 2)
Monday, August 2, 2010:
6:30 am PLACE OPEN
7:30 am 9:35 am Surf Stadium Women’s Surf Women (Rnd 1: Heat 1 – 6)
9:36 am 1:47 pm Women’s Surf Surf Stadium Women (Rnd 2: Heat 1 – 12)
1:48 pm 3:31 pm Women’s Surf Surf Stadium Women (Rnd 3: Heat 1 – 4)
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
6:30 am PLACE OPEN
7:30 am 8:21 am Surf Stadium Women’s Surf Women (Rnd 3: Heat 5 – 6)
8:22 am 10:05 am Women’s Surf Surf Stadium Women (Rnd 4: Heat 1 – 4)
10:06 am 5:01 pm Men’s Surf Surf Stadium Men (1 Rnd: Heat 1 – 16)
4:30 pm 6:30 pm Music Music Stage Cold War Kids precedes Soft Pack
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
6:30 am PLACE OPEN
7:30 am 3:17 pm Men’s Surf Surf Stadium Men (Rnd 2 (96): Heat 1 – 18)
4:30 pm 6:30 pm music Bedouin Soundclash music segment is preceded by Iration
Thursday, August 5, 2010
6:30 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am 10:35 am Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men (Rnd 2 (96): Heats 19 – 24)
9:00 am 7:00 pm Festival Village Festival Village Festival Village Open
10:00 am 11:30 am Off-Site Jack Surf: Surfing Walk of Fame
10:00 am 3:00 pm BMX Park BMX Practice
10:36 am 3:47 pm Men’s Surf Surf Stadium Men (Rnd 3 (48): Heat 1 – 12)
12:00 pm 7:00 pm Super Skate Mini Park Practice
3:00 pm 4:00 pm BMX Park BMX BMX Pro – Qualifying 1
4:30 pm 6:30 pm Music Music Switchfoot stage precedes Timmy Curran
Friday, August 6, 2010
7:00 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am 11:27 am Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men (4 Rnd: Heat 1-8)
9:00 am 7:00 pm Festival Village Festival Village Festival Village Open
10:00 am 11:30 am Off-Site HSS: Surfers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
10:00 am 2:30 pm BMX Park BMX Practice
11:28 am 1:11 pm Women’s Surf Surf Stadium Women (Qtr: Heat 1-4)
12:00 pm 4:00 pm Super Skate Mini Park Practice
1:12 pm 2:45 pm Surf Stadium Men’s Junior Surf Junior Men (Qtr: Heat 1-4)
2:30 pm 3:30 pm BMX Park BMX BMX Pro – Qualifying 2
2:46 pm 3:26 pm Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Hurley Pro-Test (Heat 1 and 2)
4:00 pm 6:45 pm Music Stage Hurley Walk Walk Walk Walk Hurley Grand Championship
4:00 pm 6:45 pm Music Stage Music Cobra Starship preceded by Street Drum Corps
Saturday, August 7, 2010
7:00 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am 11:27 am Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men (Rnd 5 (16): Heat 1-8) ** 2-man Heats
9:00 am 7:00 pm Festival Village Festival Village Festival Village Open
10:00 am 12:00 pm BMX Park BMX Practice
11:00 am 12:00 pm Super Skate Mini Park Practice
11:28 am 12:08 pm Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Pacifico Nose Riding Invitational (Junior 1 and 2)
12:00 pm 2:00 pm BMX Park BMX BMX Pro – Qualifying 3
12:00 pm 4:00 pm Super Skate Mini-Park Coastal Qualification Carnage
12:09 pm 1:00 pm Surf Stadium Women’s Surf Women (Semi: Heat 1 and 2)
1:01 pm 1:31 pm Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Surfing All-Stars Expression Session
1:32 pm Surf 2:13 pm Junior Surf Stadium Men’s Junior Men (Semi: Heat 1 and 2)
2:14 pm 2:44 pm Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event LRO Expression Session
Surf 2:45 pm 3:05 pm Surf Stadium Junior Women Junior Women (Final)
3:06 pm 3:26 pm Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Hurley Pro-Test (Final)
3:27 pm 3:57 pm Surf Stadium Women’s Surf Women (Final)
3:58 pm 4:28 pm Surf Stadium Awards (Women, Junior Women and LRO)
4:30 pm 6:30 pm Music Stage Music Weezer preceded hot Hot Heat
Sunday, August 8, 2010 :
7:00 am PLACE OPEN
8:00 am 9:43 am Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men (Qtr: Heat 1 – 4) ** Man Man
9:00 am 5:00 pm Festival Village Festival Village Festival Village Open
9:44 am 10:35 am Surf Men’s Surf Stadium Men (Semi: Heat 1 and 2) ** Man Man
10:00 am 1:00 pm BMX Park BMX Practice
10:36 am 10:56 am Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Pacifico Nose Riding Invitational (Final)
10:57 am 11:27 am Surf Surf Stadium Junior Men’s Junior Men (Final)
11:28 am 11:58 am Surf Stadium Sponsor Demo / Event Surfing All-Stars Expression Session
11:59 am 12:34 pm Men’s Surf Surf Stadium Men (Final)
12:00 pm 2:30 pm Super Skate Mini Park Practice
12:35 pm 1:05 pm Surf Stadium Awards ceremony – Men and Junior Men
1:00 pm 2:00 pm BMX Park BMX BMX Pro Finals
3:00 pm 4:00 pm Super Skate Mini-Park Coastal Carnage finals and best trick

Osiris Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

Osiris Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results:August 6, 2010. C. Randal Mills, Ph.D., President and CEO, and Philip R. Jacoby, Jr., Chief Financial Officer, provides company update and discuss results with a webcast and conference call on Friday, August 6, 2010 at 9: 00 ET.

To access the broadcast, please visit the “Investor Relations web site at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm. In addition, subscribers can take part in the conference by calling (877) 303-6133 (US participants) or (970) 315-0493 (international participants).

Replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call ends through August 19, 2010. Callers can access the replay by calling (800) 642-1687 (US participants) or (706) 645-9291 (international participants). Audio playback verification code 89024964. To access the replay live broadcast, please visit the Investor Relations web site at http://investor.osiris.com/events.cfm.

About Osiris therapy :

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc is a leading stem cell therapeutic company specializing in developing products for the treatment of serious diseases in inflammatory, autoimmune, orthopedic and cardiovascular areas. pipeline companies in the developed biological drug candidates under evaluation includes Prochymal inflammatory, autoimmune and cardiovascular indications, as well as Chondrogen for arthritis in the knee. Osiris is a fully integrated company, building on research, development, production and distribution of stem cells. Osiris has developed an extensive portfolio of intellectual property protection for technology companies, including 49 U.S. patents each having one or more foreign partners. Osiris, Prochymal and Chondrogen are registered trademarks of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc More information can be found on the company’s website, www.Osiris.com. (OSIR-G)

Osiris and Genzyme formed a strategic alliance to develop and commercialize Prochymal and Chondrogen. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, Osiris retains commercialization rights to Prochymal Chondrogen and the United States and Canada. Genzyme has these rights in all other countries except Japan, where the JCR Pharmaceuticals has the right to Prochymal for the treatment of cancer patients.

Forward Looking Statements

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Blake Dewitt: Los Angeles Dodgers

Blake Dewitt: Los Angeles Dodgers:Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Blake DeWitt said he had no idea what was going on while traveling secretary Scott Akasaki called him from the indoor batting cage at the AT & T Park on Saturday morning, took him up the stairs to visit the club, took him to the manager office of Joe Torre and shut the door.
DeWitt was not there long.

“I’m going to Chicago, he said, when he left.

DeWitt is going to Cubs veteran left-hander Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot. Dodgers also sent pitching prospects Kyle Smith and Brett Wallach on the young. His father is Tim Wallach Wallach, the Dodgers’ Triple-manager Albuquerque.

“This is the first time something like this has happened to me,” said De Witt, which was in the Dodgers’ organization, as prepared in the first round in 2004. “I was not after any speculation trade. I try not to pay too much attention to this material. But it happened. I appreciate the opportunity I had, and I’m very happy here.

DeWitt was the Dodgers’ primary second baseman this season, the work that they will now Theriot. But Theriot, who can play second, third, short left field and center field, and manager Joe Torre will give greater flexibility in the past time, supply of defensive maneuvers, and recreational facilities for the established players in these positions.

Most big league experience Theriot attracted to friends, but he was forced to go to second base in the beginning of the season on arrival, highly touted prospects Starlin Castro.
Lilly, at the time, broke a lot better than his 3-8 record would indicate. He 3.69 ERA in 18 starts and strikeout to walk ratio of better than 3:1 (89 strikeout, 29 walks).

Originally developed by the Dodgers in the 23 th round in 1996, Torrance, Calif., native was sold to Montreal Expos still in the minors to the 6-player on July 31, 1998.

“We are looking to improve our turn, and Ted, we feel like we have a very good team, starting pitchers for the stretch run,” Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said in a release of the club. “Ryan is a versatile and can help us in the middle field, as a good complement to our existing infielders “.

DeWitt hit .270 with a .352 on base percentage Dodgers this season, and though he had just 15 doubles and one home run of his play at second base has been improved considerably since spring training, when he moved there on a regular basis, spending most of his minor league and in a big league career in the third.

“Of all the times I had to tell a player he was sold, it was one of the most complex Blake DeWitt said,” Colletti said in a release. “His professionalism, his passion, and who did make it one of the most difficult moves I have made.”

Smith, 22, is combind 5-3 with a 2.35 ERA and 6 saves in 37 games for the class of “Inland Empire” and double-Chattanooga and was originally selected in the fifth round in 2006 the first player draft. Wallach, 21, was 6-0 with a 3.72 ERA in 17 games for the class of the Great Lakes, was originally selected in the third round in 2009 the first player draft.

Complete Information About Chelsea Clinton Wedding

Complete Information About Chelsea Clinton Wedding:Meeting in Rhinebeck, NY, wedding day, former first daughter. As celebrity guests tried to get dinner on Saturday before the wedding, Chelsea Clinton, they quickly proved to be less than the reporters and photographers swarmed through the center of Rhinebeck.

When the rumor that Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, had lunch with Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee Chairman, Gigi Trattoria, local residents and photographers crowded on the sidewalk around the restaurant. Like Vera Wang, tried to enter the same restaurant with her husband, she was so overwhelmed by photographers that she never made it through the entrance to the restaurant. A few minutes after the departure disappointed Ms. Wang, Ms. Albright left the restaurant, smiled at the crowd, as people call her name and left quickly.

The first block, a close adviser to former President Douglas Band had dinner with his wife, Lily, along with film producer Steve Bing, Congressman Anthony Weiner and Justin Cooper, a member of Clinton in Foster’s Coach House Tavern, before they were noticed by the crowd. Marie Clinton Bruno here. Her grandfather and stepfather, Mr. Clinton were brothers.

As she walked past the shops and hotels in downtown Rhinebeck with her husband Gio on the way to dress for the wedding, Mrs. Clinton Bruno talked about how she still could not believe that Chelsea is getting married. Chelsea was a bridesmaid at her wedding in the mansion of the governor of Arkansas on September 30, 1990, when Chelsea was 10 years. On the day of her wedding, Chelsea, who was dressed in a pale pink dress, made sure that her husband is now Gio had wedding rings and, as a rule, artificial flowers in her bouquet.

“It was just a beautiful bride,” said Mrs. Clinton Bruno. “It is just as great today as it was then.”

Since Mrs. Clinton Bruno roamed Rhinebeck, she said that the city reminds her of home.

“She made a wonderful choice. It reminds me of the Ozarks in Arkansas, except for a more chic.”

Mrs. Clinton Bruno endorsed the selection of Chelsea’s boyfriend.

She said she did not attend the rehearsal dinner last night. But she took part in a cocktail party at the Beekman Inn. Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, Mary, actors and long time friends of the Clintons, were strolling hand in hand through the material of the city on Saturday, when the media battle swirling around them like a sudden tornado.

“I’ve known her since she was a child, so this is the most crucial moment, Ms. Steenburgen said sweetly former first daughter.
Rhinebeck, New York :

We here in Rhinebeck (and who does not?), Where the wedding will take place on Chelsea Clinton tonight.

Mrs. Clinton, in the center of all the commotion was completely invisible to the media and spectators at gawkfest in the village 2800. Crowd Fields, on Friday evening with the hope that it might seem at a cocktail reception after the rehearsal dinner, but was not – at least as far as anyone can tell.

No details of the wedding leaked out, but no we have not seen the bride. But we have seen, the father of the bride, twice, and the mother of the bride again. They gave a 2-second wave of cameras last night as they emerged from their van after a dinner party majestic Beekman Arms, where many of the wedding guests are.

Former President Clinton, wearing a jacket and gray trousers, finally lost the weight, in accordance with the instructions of Chelsea. Cutting out junk food and exercise more, they told us, he really lost more than 20 pounds, 5 pounds will be more than his daughter ordered.Secretary States Hillary Clinton wore a flowing, floor-length green dress print, bright blond hair, and she smiling broadly.

Mr. Clinton made his first foray into the city early Friday, had lunch at Gigi Trattoria, local eatery, where he skipped dessert. Curiosity and celebrities fever constructed in such a glow here, where hundreds of media and pseudo-media was a camp for a week that Laura Pensiero, who owns Gigi said Mr. Clinton may have pretended to just “let some steam from a kettle.”

We do not expect to see the Clintons now, but the crowd had already gathered at the main intersection here in this subdued, material city along the Hudson River about two hours drive north of New York. Today, the sky is expected to be set aglow with fireworks after the Chelsea and Marc Mezvinsky, who works in the hedge fund, say their “I dos.”

Vista to see the Clintons or any other celebrities gripped residents who uniformly describe the “weekend” Chelsea “as” royal “event. Up to 500 people will participate in the conference, and many of them wandered out of Beekman yesterday evening dress, to get a drink at Gigi Trattoria .

“I hit the stars! He said Melodie Molinare, 50, postmaster Rhinebeck, as she stood on the corner packed, kept the wooden barricades police. “I want to see them. I do not touch it. I want to see Chelsea in a dress.”

Among those spotted going into Friday Beekman included Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, with Vernon Jordan, a famous Democratic power brokers. (Mr. Jordan is not a widely recognized figure in here, and one person in front of the crowd identified him as Hamilton Jordan, the late senior assistant to Jimmy Carter. (He spoke with such authority that he used the unusual pronunciation of Hamilton Jordan of his last name as “JER-Don.”) Another identified him as Warren Buffett.)

One person in the crowd to determine with certainty the other guest, Steve Madden, designer shoes, which quickly ran into the tavern from the van. We could not confirm that. He also identified as one of the guests Kobe Bryant, but we were told, Mr. Bryant is not going.

Father of the Bride was true to himself at a party after the rehearsal dinner on weapons Beekman, excitedly sharing his encyclopedic knowledge in this area. Middle-aged wedding guest, who declined to be identified, left the hotel after Mr. and Mrs. Clinton left the report on this: “He spent 10 minutes to explain the war and the importance of this city for me.” The vast majority of the guests looked at the end of 20 or 30 years, maybe college and work friends of the groom and bride. Maybe they will someday celebrities, but now they can rest comfortably in their anonymity. They seem to be a mixture of Arkansas and hedge funds worldwide. A blond man in a yellow dress ballooning went across the street to gawkfest and photographed by local residents, and then it was photographed with them, associated with stunned and very sick state trooper.

“We do not know who we are looking for,” one witness did not complain. “My God, they all look as if they were in their 20. They guys! Seriously, I want to see Oprah”.

The audience is clearly different definitions of a celebrity. While one local was happy spotting Terry McAuliffe, former Democratic National Committee chairman and the first one, top-spotting less interesting for Rachel Squillante, who lives in Manhattan but returned home in Rhinebeck for the weekend to look at some stars. Ms. Squillante, 24, and his friend heard that Jennifer Lopez is in town. But the only big name guest they saw Ms. Albright, whom Ms. Squillante friend did not know.

Many residents hoping to see Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, John Major and Steven Spielberg. But we learned that they were not invited. Nevertheless, some local residents claimed that Ms. Winfrey was spotted on Holy Cow, near ice cream shop, on Friday.

Waiting in the crowd yesterday reached a frenzy, that when a State soldiers lined up between the spectators and guests, a woman of Italian television said one of the patrol to move. “We can not see!” She said. He smiled.

Arlene Newman went with two friends from Castleton, a small town near Albany, to get a glimpse of the former president and the bride. After dinner, they waited more than two hours in front of Beekman Arms hoping to see them.

“We have heard, the bill was here today,” Ms. Newman said. “We love him. My mom is in a nursing home. She loves him. We wish them all the best. This royalty. This is our royalty. She added that so far, Mrs. Clinton could not keep his secret. “They left her alone,” she says. “They are not dog her like Princess Diana.

As friends, Ms. Newman talked about how pretty Chelsea Clinton did not, because of her youth and remembered how she had led her parents on the lawn of the White House after the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Mrs. Newman agreed. “Yes, yi, yi. I hope she has many children.”

Earlier in the evening, several local businessmen raised some sparkling wines kitchen Blue cashew delivery toast vows Mark and Chelsea. Ms. Pensiero said that at lunch yesterday, Mr. Clinton arrived at her restaurant with his half-brother, Roger, and half a dozen guests, whom she believed were friends and relatives. She said that the ex-president, welcomed the guests, shook hands with kitchen staff and restaurant complete with the “electricity in the air” that “no one much appetite.” She said that she thanked Mr. Clinton for being there and dinner “He thanked me for putting up with the chaos.” restaurant business, Ms. Pensiero has been busy all week delivering approximately 200 meals a day in various areas of business works on the wedding preparations.

Other companies have already benefited from the increase in business. Maureen Missner, whose shop Paper Trail, is believed to help prepare gift bags, talked about how different feeling this wedding has been compared with the previous year, when the actor Griffin Dunne held his wedding in the area and local residents spotted celebrities like Hugh Jackman.

She said that comparing it to the wedding of Mr. Dunne’s triumph put these in perspective. “This is not starry wedding,” said Ms. Missner. “It’s good that the bride and groom.”

Jake Westbrook, Ryan Ludwick trade

Jake Westbrook, Ryan Ludwick trade:Once done with fill-ins at the back of their rotation during the greater part of two months, St. Louis Cardinals finally landed the much-needed starting Saturday, acquiring right-hander Jake Westbrook. At the same time, the San Diego Padres took the field to help Ryan Ludwick in the three-team deal between the Cardinals, Padres and Cleveland Indians, according to ESPN magazine Buster Olney.

Having obtained without Brad Penny on May 22, and Kyle Loza June 5 Cardinals, who boast the dominant three in their rotation, currently run four deep, dropping Jeff Suppan in the fifth starter role – at least until the return of Lohse in the next couple of weeks – Blake Hawksworth and send back to the bullpen. Westbrook, should be kept handy as a number 4 starter, it will be Suppan who suffer once Lohse, healthy, and Penny might have to get back into the mix in the end, even if he heals before the season ends.

Although the National League only to owners have been itching to migrate to a significant name of the American League, Westbrook will have to be content (so far), but that’s not all fantasy appeal to him than you think. He joined with noted pitching guru Dave Duncan, and I do not think that this is mere coincidence that Westbrook, a pitcher who relies on command, the strength of its cargo and its ability to induce high levels of ground balls landed where he did. It is a kind of Duncan from a pitcher, and if you play over / under play, Westbrook chances at finishing facilities better than his ERA and 4,65 1,39 WHIP to date more than they were before.

Do not invite Westbrook is not a project:

PitchFx shows that by using his slider, he is putting hits on 33.9 percent of batted balls, which represents a number. Inside Edge backs that up: Opponents’ offensive numbers (AVG / OBP / SLG) with respect to the limit, when expressed in the game are .324/.415/.488. It will need some improvement, and not fully success of . Nevertheless, having the quality of defenders in the two friends (Brendan Ryan), and first base (Albert Pujols) to help them, especially with the former team of Westbrook in the Indians, ranked dead last in baseball in terms of Ultimate Zone Rating (minus 37,3).

Another reason not to pour a lot of dollars FAAB in Westbrook: While the 2009 experience and Duncan reclamation project Joel Pineiro presented the best case for pitchers entering this situation is an important difference between them lies in the fact that Pineiro, at the time were all 2009 – including spring training – to work with his pitching coach, not to mention all of 2008 and half of 2007. Pineiro did recover from the disappointment in the otherwise begin in 2007 after 6 wins, 3.96 ERA and 1.27 whip in 11 starts at the end of the season combined with Duncan, this number as something that should identify the best scenario for the new cardinal.

In other words, look at Westbrook if you hurt an alternative to FAAB, but do not bust your budget if you have more pressing needs.

As Ludwick, it is unlikely that the reaction of his fantasy value significantly decreased with the transition to Petco Park, but do not be so hasty. In St. Louis, he was not guaranteed every day at the bit, that John Jay with a hot start his big league career, but in San Diego, he must assume the role of everyday Fielder right. More chance for major playing time means greater likelihood that Ludwick can go back to the 20 – to a level 30-Homer, which he demonstrated in the past two years.

Speaking to the approximate factors, it is worth noting that Bush Stadium was not much more favorable to the government than Petco, my approximate mid-season analysis took place on 28 th (Bush) and 29 (Petco) in terms of home runs and not lose sight of sight of the fact, Petko (0.861 24) was actually higher factor to go home for right-handed hitters than Bush (.785, 28). Why is this significant? It’s very simple: From Ludwick 70 home runs with the 2008 season, 61 (87.1 percent) were to the left of dead center field, and 35 (exactly half) have been pulled to left field in Hittrackeronline.com. His power, so that one part of Petco, where it will not completely lost.

In other words, do not expect that a change in fantasy value for Ludwick, but in fact it may be useful as it has been since the beginning of last season – that is more valuable than he would have it remain in place at St. Louis.

Two prospects participating in the deal, minor league left-hander Nick Greenwood, who comes from the Padres in the Cardinals, and minor league right-hander Corey Kluber, who comes from the Padres for the Indians, have no relevance fantasy. No, in fact, can mean much more than a back-of-rotation starter in future years, the most notable point or that Kluber boasts a high strikeout (9.47 for 9 innings for his career, 9.98 in Double-ball this season). He is “old” in 24 Double-ball, so do not put much stock in it. The Indians could look at it this or next season, but a strong showing in Triple-ball preferably before it is considered fantasy relevance.