I realize that some may bring up Vladimir Guerrero's name, but that $8 million is too much for a benchwarmer.

And at this point, can he even play the field? Then again, Raul Ibanez isn't exactly the best defensive asset in left.

Jim Thome would be the perfect candidate to provide pop off the bench.

The dilemma is that the Twins, despite a rash of injuries all season long, have found their winning ways. They've won six in a row, and eight of their last 10.

At one point this season they were 17-37. Now they're 30-39 and eight games back in the puzzling AL Central.

Thome's been on the DL since June 2 with a sprained left quad. He's seven home runs shy of the highly coveted 600 home run club.

The Pirates have gotten off to a better start than in years past, but they've always sold at the trading deadline. 

Jones has back-to-back 20-plus home run seasons and is currently hitting .256 with seven bombs and 24 RBI.

He'd be cheap too, having signed a one-year $456,000 contract before the season.

Hideki Matsui's 2009 World Series performance still haunts many Phillies fans.

In the clinching Game 6 of that series, the World Series MVP drove in six of the Yankees' seven runs en route to a 7-3 win.

Matsui became the first Japanese-born player to win the World Series MVP. He went 6-for-14 in the series with three home runs and eight RBI.

Although Matsui's seen a dip in his batting average this year, just .224, he has postseason experience. And, he can still turn on a fastball. That short porch in right would certainly appetize the Godzilla.

There is a "but" here: the $4.5 million he's making this season.