Nope. But they'd probably give us Michael Barrett. He was just outrighted to the minors, so he'd probably be available on the cheap. It worked for the Sox and Podsednik.
This can go here, I guess. Representing the NL in the Home Run Derby will be : Prince Fielder Adrian Gonzalez Ryan Howard Albert Pujols No word on the AL yet, but my money's on Morneau, Teixeira, Bay and Hunter.
Options have to do with how many times a player can be sent down to the minors without having to clear waivers and are tied to major league service time. That's the basics - others can explain how many a player gets and why.
Except that last year when Soriano - a fan-voted starter - was unable to play, his replacement (David Wright) was chosen by Hurdle, not because of any vote total.
Marmol was added last year because Wood was unable to pitch and Marmol had the next highest vote total on the player ballot. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txcubsmarmol&prov=st&type=lgns Per the same article, when Soriano officially deemed himself unable to play, Matt Holiday (already on the NL roster) took his spot in the starting lineup and David Wright took Soriano's roster spot as manager Clint Hurdle's choice.