Jason Stark, columnist for ESPN.com, wrote about the flurry of waiver wire activity that's been going on around baseball this August.

Since the wire trading has begun, Jim Edmonds (Reds), Mike Fontenot (Giants), and Mike Sweeney (Phillies) have all been moved. Stark thinks we're not likely to see many more trades, unless big contracts or small impact "tweaking" moves are on the table.

Here's an excerpt from his Rumblings and Grumblings article:

An official of one team says there's been a "flurry" of early claims on prominent players, with virtually all useful bats and bullpen arms getting blocked.

According to one source, three relievers who spent much of July starring on the Rumor Central circuit -- Toronto's Kevin Gregg and Seattle's David Aardsma and Brandon League -- were all claimed and pulled back. So the only "big-name" reliever known to have cleared waivers is Dodgers left-hander George Sherrill. Then again, Sherrill has a 7.00 ERA and about $1.25 million left in salary. So there won't exactly be a stampede to go trade for him.