OK...here is a brief and incomplete list of some of the "Names" or "Superstars" that were moved in MLESS transactions the past few months:

TIM HUDSON
TROY GLAUS
MARK BUEHRLE
TIM SALMON
KEVIN BROWN
BRETT BOONE
PEDRO MARTINEZ
ROGER CLEMENS
MATT CLEMENT
BARRY BONDS
RANDY JOHNSON
RAFAEL PALMEIRO
JOHN SMOLTZ
SAMMY SOSA
ANDY PETTITTE
ERIC GAGNE
MARK PRIOR
MARIANO RIVERA
MIGUEL TEJADA

I think Mike was trying to let some talent which had been locked up on MLESS teams back into the active pool but at the same time, trades like these can have significant impacts on division races and team strengths and probably favored the powerhouse clubs that had extra talent to trade away. The average teams in the middle I think probably got the short end of this stick as a general rule. These "blockbuster" trades sometimes get significant review and reworking instructions from the Commish office when they are attempted between two managed teams yet go thru without ANY input in MLESS trades. Something needs to be adjusted here in the future!

Patrick