Its no secret the Blue Jays have to retool, if not rebuild, their starting rotation after this years meltdown. GM Alex Anthopolous, while conceding Brandon Morrow and Ricky Romero would be part of the rotation, didnt commit to them being the top two. One other starting pitcher figures to come from within, perhaps J.A. Happ, leaving two to be aquired through free agency or trade. My target would be Tampa Bays righthanded ace James Shields. He has two option years left on his contract worth $9 million next year and and $12 million in 2014. Trades within a division seldom happen anymore but the Rays are a special case. Their attendance is not good and they are forced to live within a pretty strict budget. The Rays also have lefty David Price, whos this years probable Cy Young winner in the American League. They may not be able to afford both, especially since centrefielder B.J Upton is about to become a free agent. If they try to keep Upton, its possible Shields wil have to go. I believe the Jays could offer catcher Travis DArnaud, centrefielder Colby Rasmus, and perhaps one of their young pitching prospects for Shields, who would instantly become the Jays number one starter. If you are wondering why I would include Rasmus, it would clear the way for the Jays to pursue Upton themselves or Atlantas Michael Bourn, who would be the ideal lead-off hitter, allowing Brett Lawrie to be moved down in the order where he should be. If you think giving up Rasmus is too much, you could substitute Moises Sierra, who would give the Rays another building block. Other potential pitching targets are As lefty Brett Anderson (trade), Washington righty Edwin Jackson (free agent), Matt Garza of the Cubs (trade), the Cardinals Kyle Lohse (free agent) and maybe Angels righthander Dan Haren (trade), whos heading into a $15.5 million option year in his contract. Haren has been in double digits in victories in eight of his 10 years in the Majors, and is routinely up around 200 innings pitched per season. In Search of 10 Wins Henderson Alvarez has the chance to become the Jays first 10-game winner of the season in Mondays opener of the doubleheader in Baltimore. Why is that significant? Well, only once in their history (1979) have the Jays failed to have at least one 10-game winner in their 35-year history up until this season. In 1979, their top winner was lefty Tommy Underwood, who went 9-16 for a Jays team that went a franchise worst (53-109) in their final season under their inaugural skipper Roy Hartsfield. Though injuries have factored in, the Jays only have 11 games left in the season. It would be a little bit embarrassing not to have even one guy with 10 wins. Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow both have eight victories with two starts appiece left, so they would both have a chance as well. For the record, the Jays mark for number of 10-game winners in a season is five. In 1987, Jimmy Key, Jim Clancy, Dave Stieb, John Cerutti and reliever Mark Eichhorn all hit at least 10 wins. And in 1991, Todd Stottlemyre, Jimmy Key, David Wells, Juan Guzman and reliever Mike Timlin all turned the trick. Wild Finishes In the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals have caught fire at just the right time, winning six of their last seven games. It looks as though the Cards are going to hold on to that final Wild Card slot, even though they are just 2.5 games up on the Milwaukee Brewers and 3.0 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis should be able to keep it going when they open a series in Houston Monday night against the lowly Astros. There are more question marks in the American. Although the Oakland As are 2.5 games up on the Los Angeles Angels and 3.5 up on the Tampa Bay Rays, the As open up a difficult four-game series against the Rangers in Texas on Monday night. With injuries to Brendan McCarthy and Brett Anderson along with Bartolo Colons suspension, Oakland is using four rookies in its starting rotation. It wont be easy for the As to hang on. The Detroit Tigers blew a huge opportunity in the Central Division on Sunday by dropping a doubleheader at home to the Twins. Though they trail Chicago by 1.0 game for the lead, the Tigers still have the easier schedule over the final week and a half, and the White Sox have dropped five in a row. If a sudden death playoff game is needed, my bet is it will come in the AL Central. A long-time member of the baseball beat, Scott Ferguson covers the Blue Jays for TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto. His baseball blog appears on TSN.ca during the season. wholesale nfl jerseys . Manager John Farrell said the addition of McCoy -- who can also play in the outfield if needed -- gives the Blue Jays some middle infield depth. 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To have that kind of support was amazing." Mark DeRosa, in as part of a double switch, singled with one out and then stole his first base in two years to set up the game-winner. "Thats not his forte but he had a good jump," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "Mark has been through a lot and now hes getting a chance to play a little bit. He got the big hit and scored the winning run." Jeremy Affeldt (3-2) got the final two outs of the 10th to earn the win as the Giants were able to keep pace with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who beat the San Diego Padres to stay three games up in the NL West race. Fernando Rodriguez (2-3) took the loss for the Astros, who reached 90 losses the quickest in franchise history. "Hes a good hitter and I had thrown everything at him the last few times I faced him," Rodriguez said of Keppinger. "I hit my spot and he was able to flick it out there. Hes one of those guys you have to battle and hope he makes a mistake." Carlos Beltran had two hits and drove in a run for the Giants, who have won two straight at home for the first time in over a month. Carlos Lee had three hits and drove in a run for the Astros, who have lost six of seven. Surkamp was called up from Double-A Richmond to make the start. A control pitcher, he walked the first batter he faced and three in the first three innings. Surkamp allowed one run and six hits. He walked three and struck out four. "The first couple of innings I was rushing too much," Surkamp said.dddddddddddd "I was able to get out of a couple of jams and settled in." Houston starter Brett Myers, who has not won since June 17, matched season lows for runs (1) and hits (2) in his seven innings. He walked three and struck out seven. Myers is 0-7 over his last 13 starts. Mike Fontenot doubled to lead off the first and scored when Beltran grounded out to first. Myers retired 12 of the next 13 hitters and finished strong, striking out two of the last three batters he faced. "He was absolutely outstanding," Astros manager Brad Mills said. "That was one of his best outings." Fontenot was the only Giants player to venture any further than second base until the 10th. The Astros were 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position, with Lees double driving in the tying run in the fifth. Houston stranded 10 runners. NOTES: OF Nate Schierholtz was placed on the 15-day DL to make room for Surkamp. ... Astros IF Jose Altuve led off for the fourth time because Mills wanted OF Jason Bourgeois to hit second. ... Mills does not want to put one of his pitchers in a position to lose 20 games. "Hopefully thats not an issue," he said. "That wouldnt be too cool. We have other issues." ... Astros RHP Bud Norris, a native of nearby Novato and a Giants fan growing up, will make his first career appearance at AT&T Park on Sunday. Norris is 2-2 over his last 10 starts. Hes 11th in the NL with 151 strikeouts and seventh in strikeouts per nine innings. ... The Giants will send RHP Matt Cain to the mound on Sunday. Hes 1-3 in seven appearances, six starts, against the Astros and allowed seven runs and nine hits in 2 2-3 innings in his last start against them. ... Giants RHP Brian Wilson played catch for the third straight day, reporting some improvement in his right elbow. ... Giants IF Pablo Sandoval was replaced by a pinch-hitter for the first time this season. ... DeRosa last stole a base on June 25, 2009. ' ' '