Okay, I made some deadline picks way back when, but let’s make some more…up to date ones here. ( To note…I’ve struck out on all of them thus far). Here’s what I’m looking at:

Brad Hawpe to the White Sox. The Rockies should be playing Seth Smith in right field every day, and Jason Giambi can play first until they get Todd Helton back. Those two elder statesman aren’t in their prime by any means these days, but they can handle first at least for the rest of this season. Meanwhile, Chicago is looking for someone that gets on base and has a little thump. Brad Hawpe hasn’t been his old self this year, but he still has some promise.

Ted Lilly to the Phillies. I called this way back when, and I still think it’ll happen. The Phils need another starter (Haren and Lee are off the table, and Oswalt is looking expensive), Lilly could help them down the stretch. They’re only 3.5 out in the East and 2.5 out in the Wild Card. Lilly’s contract expires at the end of the year, but he’d be serviceable down the stretch for this ballclub, and wouldn’t cost too much, prospect-wise. As for the Cubs, they’ve got no incentive to keep Lilly..so why not take in a couple prospects for him. Just on a PS note, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Phils go after Fausto Carmona or Jake Westbrook instead of Lilly…in which case I’d expect Lilly to go to either Queens, Dodger Stadium, or Cincinatti (in-division! gasp).

Carlos Zambrano to the Mets. I suggested this a while back (based on speculation over at MLBTR), and it was actually discussed a good bit on WFAN today…Big Z for Ollie Perez and Luis Castillo. Perez and Zambrano are both in the doghouse with their respective clubs, the Mets should be looking for some upgrade over Castillo anyways…it just makes sense to me.

Adam Dunn to the Yanks. Look…the Yanks have been on the perimeter of the Dunn talk all year, and he is a perfect fit for Yankee Stadium. That said, few people expect the Yanks to make a big move right before the deadline for a guy who can’t play the field, but doesn’t want to DH. Well, who saw the Teixeira signing coming? Or the Yanks moving to the forefront on Cliff Lee and Dan Haren? Or even the Jerry Hairston Jr. deal last year? Cashman is about as stealthy as a GM can be, and I think he’ll view a Dunn acquisition as the final piece in a lineup that can just about crush any opposing pitcher come the playoffs. Just a thought…

Scott Podsednik to the White Sox. They would get Hawpe to plug in at DH, and then Ozzie Guillen can pencil in old favorite Podsednik in left in place of the abysmal Juan Pierre. Hell, maybe Pods could play center, with Alex Rios and Carlos Quentin patrolling the corners.

Kosuke Fukodome to the Braves. ATL needs a center fielder, Cubs want to get rid of Fukodome…just makes sense. I bet Chicago has to eat some contract though…

Scott Downs to Cincinnati. The Reds would like to add to the Rhodes-Cordero punch at the end of the bullpen, and Downs could do just that. The Red Sox and Yankees aren’t going to pay the prices that Toronto’s floating, but I bet they lower said price for an NL Central team.

Jason Frasor to New York. The Yanks might not get Downs, but I could see them going with a backup plan and taking Frasor from Toronto. He’s nothing special with his 4.66 ERA…his 3.37 FIP and 3.89 xFIP point to a possible improvement, and his 9.54 K/9 rate is nice  (his 4.42 BB/9….not as nice). He’s an easy backup plan from Downs, but not exactly a huge upgrade. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see a Farnsworth reunion in the Bronx…

Kelly Johnson to STL. I made this pick last time, and I still like it.

Luke Scott to San Diego. Again, a repeat pick, but the AL Player of the Week would add a nice bit of offense to a San Diego team that needs it.

At this point, I don’t think Roy Oswalt or Prince Fielder are moved by the 31st. Fielder will be dealt this winter; Oswalt rumors will go down to the minute, but nothing will happen (See 2009 Roy Halladay). I expect him to be traded over the winter as well, though. (Also, my sleeper winter trade candidate is Chris Carpenter who I think STL will move as they try and clear some salary.

Well, let’s see what happens. As America’s favorite announcer would say “You know, that’s the thing about baseball, you just can’t predict it. You really just can’t predict baseball.”