Feel those NL Central aftershocks? The first-place Cubs acquire righty Rich Harden in a six-player deal with the A's. It should make for a great pennant race, Scott Miller says, if Harden can stay off the DL.

How 'bout a three-way? Quarterback competition, that is. The Ravens QB situation is slightly more bodacious than three division defensive camp battles Pete Prisco delivers.

Imagine that. The Rays visit the Bronx in first. Joe Maddon told his team in the spring it could compete now ... forget in a couple of years. Despite a 5-0 loss to the Yanks, these Rays are a serious AL threat, Danny Knobler says.