- Who is Dave Roberts? If the MLB hadn?t it changed their policies on steroids, you?d think he was a surefire example of the effect that the drug had on the game, but you have to assume Roberts, who is hitting in the high .300?s, with double-digit home runs, is a pure result of a player seeing the ball like a watermelon and having a breakout season. - Who is Tino Martinez? With eight home runs over eight games, Martinez is making the Jason Giambi signing look worse and worse with each game he plays. Re-signing Martinez after the 2001 season would have saved Steinbenner about 80% of what he signed Giambi for. Giambi did have two very solid seasons in the Bronx, but in 2004 and 2005, his OPS is .400 lower than it was during his final season in Oakland. During his trip in Oakland, Jason Giambi got a game-winning double and a HBB (Hit By Beer). Overall, he must be pretty happy about his first weekend in Oakland where he was cheered by A?s fans and booed by Yankees fans. - Giambi?s slide from grace has coincided with the A?s slide. Before beating Boston on Monday, the Athletics had lost eight straight. Rich Harden is on the DL, Barry Zito and Eric Chavez is struggling and Nick Swisher is showing none of the promise as advertised. The best hit of the A?s season was on Sunday against the Yankees when Eric Byrnes tackled a man who ran across the field as he attempted to hop the right field fence. - The Rockies have gone from an average team that can cause problems in Denver to the worst club in all of baseball. Winning 50 games will be a difficult task and with Todd Helton on the trade block, that task will become even tougher if he is moved. - Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre are struggling in the early going, making Seattle?s two big free agent signings look like money misspent. The Mariners abandoned the star system when they traded away Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey and let Alex Rodriguez walk in free agency. They subsequently led the league in wins in 2001. - Who is Kenny Rogers? Kenny Rogers? renaissance is something that must be a complete surprise to the Texas Rangers and something that they cannot necessarily count on to last the duration of the season. Rogers did win 18 games last season, but his ERA wasn?t at all close to the 1.49 he is posting right now. - Blow number 2,363 to the Cubs' season...Carlos Zambrano's bad elbow. Christopher Reina is the Managing Editor of RealGM.com and may be reached at [email protected]