With the non-waiver trading deadline now just days away, it remains to be seen whether or not the Reds, who enter Tuesday one game behind of the St. Louis Cardinals in the N.L. Central, are going to make a move or not.

They made a run at Cliff Lee, but with no other ace on the trade market the team appears to be content to stand pat in the rotation.

There are some areas of concern though including inexperience in the outfield, a thin bench, a backup plan for the injury-riddled Scott Rolen and go-to guys in the back end of the bullpen.

While the team is likely to stay in the division race, if they want to seriously contend for pennant they need to get better. Unlike Reds’ teams of the past the organization has the depth to improve.

Here’s a look at five players that are available and could prove to be good fits in Cincinnati:

JAYSON WERTH (PHI) – The Phillies have made it clear that Werth, a pending free agent, isn’t part of their long-term plans. His power is down a bit from last year’s 36 homers, but he still boast good numbers (.285, 13 HR, 52 RBI, 7 SB) and valuable playoff experience. Primarily at right fielder he could also easily play left field. The downside is that he’s a right-handed hitter and has a high strikeout ratio (96 strikeouts in 333 at bats).

SCOTT PODSEDNIK (KC) – Podsednik could be a cheaper a more practical way that Werth for the Reds to add depth to the outfield. At 34, he still possesses blazing speed (30 SB) and plays stellar defense. Though he’s mostly been utilized in left field this year in Kansas City, Podsednik could also spell a struggling Drew Stubbs in center field. He’s currently hitting .307 and his .351 on-base percentage makes him a perfect candidate to become the team’s much-needed leadoff-hitter. The fact that he bats left handed makes it easier to justify him replacing Laynce Nix on the roster.

JOAKIM SORIA (KC) – The bullpen has performing better of late, but could always use improvement. The Royals’ closer has converted 27 of 29 saves struck out 47 batters in 40 innings while posting solid 1.20 WHIP and 2.25 ERA. Having just signed a three-year/$8.75 million per this season plus club options through 2012-14, the 26-year old would not only help this season, but be the team’s closer of the future. The Reds’ current closer, Francisco Cordero, is 35 years old and has blown six saves this season. He can be bought out after the 2011 season.

JORGE CANTU (FLA) – The Reds opted to let Cantu walk at the end of the 2007 season and all he is done since is hit 55 HR’s in the 2.5 seasons since. The veteran right-handed hitter is a huge asset offensively, but is a subpar defender. While he will not come close to matching Rolen’s defense, Cantu would definitely do a better job filling the hole in the lineup at the clean-up spot and also allow the Reds the luxury of resting Votto to keep him fresh. His arrival would jeopardize Miguel Cairo’s place on the roster.

TY WIGGINTON (BAL) – Like Cantu, Wigginton would be a big offensive upgrade on the bench as a corner infielder. In addition, he has played some second base. Wigginton has struggled a bit at the plate this season (.249 BA), but part of that can be attributed to the mediocre Orioles’ line-up that surrounds him. The soon-to-be free agent is on pace for his fourth 20th-homerun season in five years and is hitting .269 on his career. Several teams appear to be interested in adding the journeyman for the stretch run.

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The World Series didn't lack its fair share of storylines, but now it's over. The Phillies made sure they didn't have to travel back to Florida as they took care of business as Game 5 was continued on Wednesday night, beating the upstart Rays 4-3 and laying claim to their second title in franchise history.

It was something never before experienced in World Series' history, a game suspended after 5.5 innings and tied at 2-2.

It was odd last night watching the Rays warm-up both Grant Balfour, who pitched a scoreless inning of relief in Monday's monsoon and was in the game when it was suspended, and lefty J.P. Howell. The Phillies had Cole Hamels due up when the game resumed, forcing Charlie Manuel to start the game with a pinch hitter.

Veteran Geoff Jenkins was summoned from the bench and he delivered with a double to open up the evening. Jayson Werth drove him in with a double, giving the Phills a 3-2 edge. The Rays would fight back though. Rocco Baldelli, who was hitless in the series, quickly tied the game at 3-3 when he took Ryan Madsen deep.

The Phillies would get the decisive run of the game and the series when Pat Burrell, who was 0-for-13 in the series, doubled to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning. Manuel opted to pinch run  Eric Bruntlett. He moved up to third when Shane Victorino grounded to second after failing to get down a bunt. The Rays had to bring their infield in once again, and Pedro Feliz was able to guide a Chad Bradford pitch back through the middle, making it 4-3.

Brad Lidge, who didn't blow a save the entire year, locked down the win in the ninth, but not before the Rays had the tying run in scoring position. Evan Longoria popped out before Dioner Navarro broke his bat on a base hit to right field. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez stole second base, but pinch-hitter Ben Zobrist lined out to right field. Pinch-hitter Eric Hinske swung through a low pitch to strike out, and the Phillies piled on top of each other near the mound in celebration. 

Hamels pulled off a rare feat Wednesday, becoming just the fifth player in history to win the Most Valuable Player award in both the World Series and in a League Championship Series.

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STUDS OF THE WEEK
Over the past week the Cubs' Alfonso Soriano has been on fire. He has 15 hits in 28 at bats, including 7 HR's and 13 RBI's. His 1.357 slugging percentage is even more impressive than the .536 clip he hit at.  Most fantasy owners have never even heard of George Sherrill entering the season, but after grabbing four saves over the past seven days the Orioles' closer is no longer going unnoticed.

DUDS OF THE WEEK
Time is running out on the Yankees' Andy Pettitte. The veteran has shown flashes of promise in '08, but he disappointed owners this past week posting an 0-2 mark with a  7.20 ERA in 10 rather dismal innings of work. Though he has shown some promise of turning things around this weekend, the Indians' Grady Sizemore still turns up as a dud after batting .192 this past week and having just 1 HR and 1 RBI.

KEY INJURIES
Roy Oswalt (groin): questionable for 5/22 start vs. PHI
Rafael Furcal (back): out until at least late May
Alex Rodriguez (quadriceps): expected to return this week
Chone Figgins (hamstring): on 15-day DL and out this week
Jason Isringhausen (hand): out until at least early June
Clay Buchholz (Fingernail): placed on 15-day DL
John Smoltz (shoulder): making progress, May return possible
Jorge Posado (shoulder): out until at least late June
Hank Blalock (hamstring): rehab assignment delayed
Troy Tulowitzki (quadriceps): Late-July return likely

TWICE AS NICE
Here are some two-start pitchers to consider this week:

AL
Must-starts:
C.C. Sabathia - @CHW (Jose A. Contreras), TEX (Doug Mathis)
James Shields - @OAK (Joe Blanton), BAL (Daniel Cabrera)
Roy Halladay – LAA (John Lackey), KC (Gil Meche)

Sleeper Picks:
Mike Mussina – BAL (Daniel Cabrera), SEA (Carlos Silva)
Boof Bonser – TEX (Scott Feldman), @DET (Nate Robertson)

NL
Must-Starts:
Jake Peavy – STL (Todd Wellemeyer), CIN (Bronson Arroyo)
Cole Hamels - @WAS (Jason Bergmann), @HOU (Chris Sampson)
Ted Lilly - @HOU (Brian Moehler), @PIT (Paul Maholm)

Sleeper Picks:
Chad Billingsley – CIN (Matt Belisle), STL (Todd Wellemeyer)
Mark Hendrickson – ARI (Micah Owings), SF (Pat Misch)

WAIVER WATCH (from leagues played at CBSSports.com)
Five most added:
SP Aaron Laffey (+26% roster change)
SP Bartolo Colon (+22%)
C Dioner Navarro (+21%)
OF Jayson Werth (+18%)
OF Jay Bruce (+17%)

Five most dropped (non-injured):
SP Randy Wolf (-17%)
SP Jonathan Sanchez (-15%)
SP Armando Galarraga (-15%)
RP Rafael Betancourt (-14%)
1B Eric Hinske (-10%)

GAMES PLAYED
Let's take a look at how many games each team will be playing this week:

American League
7: BAL, KC, MIN, TEX
6: BOS, CHW, CLE, DET, LAA, NYY, OAK, SEA, TB, TOR

National League
7: ATL, CIN, HOU, NYM, PHI, SD
6: ARI, CHC, COL, FLA, LAD, MIL, PIT, SF, STL, WAS

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