Dellucci, 35, appeared in 14 games for the Indians this season, batting .275 with three doubles and an RBI prior to being designated for assignment on May 29. After signing with Toronto, he appeared in 16 games for the Las Vegas 51's, batting .317 (32-for-82) with three home runs and nine RBIs. In 13 big league seasons, Dellucci is a career .258 hitter. The 29-year-old Adams hit .238 (4-for-20) in eight games for the Blue Jays this year.

Bergmann, who has a 6.91 ERA in 14 games, will be a middle reliever. The Nationals want Bergmann to throw more strikes than he did in the past. The Nationals will make a corresponding move after Saturday's game. Jesus Colome is the leading candidate to leave the team. He has a 8.40 ERA in 15 games.

The Phillies acquired Taschner -- in a March 27 trade with the Giants for catcher Ronny Paulino -- because they needed an extra left-hander in the bullpen. Taschner went 1-1 with a 5.20 ERA in 21 appearances but pitched infrequently, which affected his sharpness. It was a surprising move by the Phillies, because Taschner had an option remaining. The Phillies could have optioned him and technically kept him with the organization until 2012, when he could become a free agent. But the Philllies said they designated him because they wanted to give him an opportunity to pitch regularly in the Majors. "I happen to like the guy a lot, and he's been in the big leagues a long time," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "I just felt like this was the right thing to do." Taschner will almost certainly catch on somewhere, soon.

There are streaks and then there are streaks. Rolen is not just squeaking by, here -- he's hitting .415 (34-for-82) during this run, with 11 multi-hit games in his first 20 and 10 extra-base hits. Despite his lack of classic corner-infield pop at this point in his career, Rolen should obviously be starting in all formats.

Martin Prado will likely hold down the lion's share of the second base gig until Johnson's return after the All-Star break, but Conrad got the start on Saturday after hitting a three-run homer in his first Braves at-bat on Friday. Johnson, who has hit .198 with three homers and a .590 OPS in his past 63 games, began this season as Atlanta's everyday second baseman and leadoff hitter and remains the best fantasy bet of the bunch in the long term, but Prado is a decent plug-and-play in NL-only leagues until Johnson comes back. Conrad combined for 95 homers while spending the past four seasons at the Triple-A level with the Astros and A's, but it's unlikely he'll see enough time to make much of a fantasy impact.

After he wasn't expected to be activated from the 60-day disabled list until Sunday, Encarnacion rejoined the club Friday. Encarnacion said he is 100 percent and hasn't felt any pain since two weeks before he began his rehab assignment on June 21. Encarnacion had been out since April 28 with an injured left wrist. He was hitting just .127 with one homer and six RBIs in 19 games before the injury, but he hit the ball well during his Triple-A rehab assignment and is definitely worth adding in NL-only leagues if he's still on the wire.

Given that manager Joe Torre had emphasized his desire to work Ramirez back in gradually, it may come as a bit of a surprise that the slugger will start despite the night-day turnover. "Yeah, he'll be in there," Torre said. "I told him unless he came in feeling all beat up in the morning, he's going to play the game." Owners should continue to keep close watch of Manny's playing time, as it's unclear exactly how quickly he'll be slotted back into everyday action.

Rangers manager Ron Washington said that Hamilton's return could come sometime next week, depending on the quality of at-bats the big guy puts up during his medical rehabilitation assignment. Hamilton has posted a .100 batting average (2-for-20) over four games so far. When Hamilton is activated, outfielder Julio Borbon is likely to be the player optioned to the Minor Leagues to make room on the 25-man roster. The Rangers already have Nelson Cruz, Marlon Byrd, David Murphy and Andruw Jones as options in the outfield.

Kemp has had a dynamic 2009, and has a great chance of setting new highs in nearly every important offensive category. With Manny Ramirez back in the Dodgers lineup, Kemp was hitting out of the eight-hole on Friday. Not to worry Kemp owners, the 24-year-old phenom entered the game ripping .484 (15-for-31) with a 1.193 OPS hitting eighth this season.

In 16 starts this season, Slowey is 10-3 with a 4.86 ERA, but he has been knocked around the yard badly as of late, so a DL trip might pay off for him in the long run. Swarzak, who made his Major League debut with 7.0 scoreless innings vs. Milwaukee May 23, had posted a 2-2 record with a 3.90 ERA in five starts with the Twins before being optioned on June 13.

Martin has been lost at the plate for nearly the entire year, with just one home run -- he launched 13 moon shots last year -- and a .250 average to show for his efforts. Martin is still just 26-years-old so it's unlikely that his body is starting to break down already. If you can get the former All-Star at a discount, now might be the time to act.

This is what Mauer does. The superstar backstop is 5-for-9 (all singles) with three runs scored and a pair of RBIs over his last two games. After swatting 11 jacks in May, Mauer only left the yard three times in June, but still managed to hit .353 and slug .490.

Of all the Dodgers that stand to benefit from Manny Ramirez's return to the lineup, Ethier has the most to gain. The 27-year-old saw his batting average tumble 60 points in Manny's absence. With the big guy back in the lineup, look for Ethier to regain his early-season stroke.

Anderson made the most of his first start in nearly two weeks, knocking in his first runners since June 20 when he also plated a pair. Anderson's main weapon continues to be his aggressive nature on the basepaths (12 steals on the year) but his impact should be limited as long as he continues to find himself tethered to the Tigers' bench, as he's found himself for 32 of his 65 games played this season.

Morneau was just one of four Twins batters to collect three hits or more in Friday's wild, 16-inning contest with the Tigers. With Friday's RBI, the Twin Cities' slugger now has 65 on the year, good for second in the AL.