Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker, and Dick Allen were officially enshrined into the Hall of Fame. Trade interest in Nolan Arenado has increased in recent days. Seth Lugo signed a two year extension with the Royals, removing him from being a potential trade chip for Kansas City.

But if baseball has taught us anything, it's that, no matter how down you might be feeling, no matter how dark it may seem, things can always get worse. And while the Fedde deal was bad enough, the Braves managed to follow it up with an even more depressing transaction less than 24 hours later.

The Rangers bullpen has been lights-out recently, allowing just 2 runs over their last 7 games with relievers like Hoby Milner (14 holds) and Robert Garcia (8 saves) providing lockdown late-inning support. Atlanta’s relief corps has shown signs of fatigue, with Rafael Montero struggling in yesterday’s meltdown eighth inning.

Holmes has been a perfectly fine back of the rotation starter for the Braves this season, as Ivan and myself predicted him to be an under-the-radar breakout candidate preseason. One could quibble with that,

The #Braves today acquired RHP Erick Fedde and cash considerations from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, Atlanta transferred RHP Grant Holmes to the 60-day injured list.

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series speed queen Brittany Force outdid herself in Friday night Top Fuel qualifying at the Denso Nationals at Northern California’s Sonoma Raceway with the fastest run in drag-racing history at 343.16 mph.