murton wasnt a late scratch today. He wasnt in the lineup at all today, "supposedly" he will start tomorrow Okay, you're right, but still, I thought Murton was "supposed" to start today. And I'm surprised a lot of you guys are giving Hendry that much credit. If he acquired Payton, I would not be surprised at all if it were Payton + Cash for Murton. Yea he was. But Len gave some excuse for Lou as to why he wasnt starting, since Lou wanted to give Floyd and Jones a day off. He wanted to get another lefty in the lineup, but also keep DeRo in. So Fontenot(he of the sub .600 OPS since the All Star Break) got the start at 2nd with DeRo in right. And Im not giving Hendry any credit, as it wouldnt surprise me at all if the trade you described happened. Gotcha. I missed the first 3 innings, so I didn't hear the whole explanation. Like I said, Payton sitting isn't much to take stock in, but with all the rumors I thought I'd throw it out there.