Help Wanted: Baltimore Orioles SS

Now that the Luis Hernandez experiment seems to be a failure, the team is now stuck with Brandon Fahey at SS, yes Brandon Fahey. The guy looks more like he belongs on the bench, as the team's batboy, vs. playing full time for a major league team.

MacPhail and Trembley are both prepared to go into battle with Fahey, however but who's kidding who here. So let's go over some guys that we might be able to obtain in trade

1. Jack Wilson, Pirates - Wilson probably would be #1 on my wish list. Pittsburgh would love to get rid of his contract and the guy has a decent bat with some pop and plays solid defense. He'd be a perfect stopgap option for the next couple of years..

2. Ronny Cedeno, Cubs - Cedeno has been mentioned in just about every Roberts trade rumor so he's definitely available. He's got a good upside with the bat and is a good defensive SS and is even better at 2B. There is thought that the Cubs might release him, but I doubt it. They will try to trade him first.

3. Joaquin Arias, Rangers - Arias is a guy that is now blocked by Michael Young, and has been moved below phenom Elvis Andrus on the depth chart. He's coming off of shoulder surgery and the only option for him is utility player right now in the majors. However the guy is a good defensive SS and has some promise with the bat unlike Hernandez. He's only 23 so he's got a decent shot of improving his skills at the plate.

4. Chris Nelson, Rockies - Had Peter Angelos not interfered, this guy might actually be in orange and black already. He's blocked at 2B and SS by Nix and Tulo respectively and he's improved at the plate and is good defensively. He may have to spend some time at AAA but could be a mid season callup.

So there you have it, four realistic options that are out there that we could obtain. Hopefully MacPhail has already put out the ad in the Classified section...