This was supposed to be Jayson Nix's breakout year. That will not happen now.

Welcome back to another edition of In Focus, where we take a look at the week in transactions. I apologize for my one-week hiatus, as I pulled a Sandy Koufax and could not play due to religious observance. With that out of the way, there was quite a bit of activity on the waiver wire this week, so let us get started.

The Arizona Diamondbacks called up top prospect Max Scherzer. If you are in a keeper league, and he is available, snag him immediately. If you are not, it is best to keep in mind that he is probably going to be a reliever for the time being, but that did not stop Joba Chamberlain from having an impact. Scherzer's Triple-A numbers this April were offensive (to hitters): 23 innings pitched, 12 hits, 3 walks, 1.17 earned run average, and 38 strikeouts. Grab him.

And in the great circle of life, as a promising pitching prospect like Scherzer gets called up, a former all-star pitcher has likely reached the end of his career, with Matt Morris being cut by the Pittsburgh Pirates. If you are so bad that the Pirates cannot even use you, well then, it might just be time to call it quits. There is really no chance of Morris regaining his previous form, so if you are one of the few who still has him on roster, it is time to let him go.

Moving briefly to the American League, the Detroit Tigers activated Curtis Granderson from the 15-Day DL. I do not think it is any coincidence that in the first two games after he was activated, the Tigers scored 19 and 8 runs, respectively. Granderson is the straw that stirs the Tigers’ drink, and if they have any chance of overcoming their horrendous start, the Tigers will need Granderson to build on his impressive 2007 campaign. He should be activated in all leagues.

The Colorado Rockies designated Jayson Nix for assignment. Nix was given the honor of Rockies second baseman to start the year, but apparently every baseball Nix made contact with had spent some time in the Coors humidor, as he started the year with a .111 average. Former starting shortstop Clint Barmes seized on the opportunity, and is worth grabbing in NL-Only leagues. He probably does not have enough power or speed to be worth picking up in mixed leagues.

Last week, for seemingly no good reason outside of money, the Toronto Blue Jays released Frank Thomas. Billy Beane wasted no time, and grabbed Thomas as soon as possible to help boost the Oakland A's offense. While Thomas will never again be one of the most feared hitters in baseball as he was in the mid-90s, he still hit 65 home runs over the last two seasons. He is certainly worth owning in mixed leagues for a good power source.

Oakland was pretty busy on the waiver wire this week, as they also claimed Rajai Davis off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. Davis has blazing speed, but fell victim to the logjam of speedsters on the Giants roster this season. Given that he started slowly, the Giants felt there was no reason to keep him around. It remains to be seen how much Davis will get to play with the Athletics, and given that they are a team that has not emphasized the stolen base during the Moneyball era, there were better places for him to end up. Still, if you need some cheap speed in an AL-Only league, you could do worse than Davis.

We also had a blockbuster trade in the majors this week, as the Brewers, in anticipation of the return of Mike Cameron sent reserve outfielder Gabe Gross to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for pitcher Josh Butler. Gross has some solid power, but he has never been given the opportunity to play full time. He should get some at bats with Cliff Floyd injured, making him a decent short term add in AL-Only leagues, but he is not a long term solution.

That will do it for this week. See you next time.