No word yet on which players are going from New York to Philadelphia in return.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2534459

Not sure if this impacts the market for Zito or Soriano in anyway, a lot depends on the type of package that Philly receives.

(Filling space) From today's SF Chron:

Beane nearly provided Zito with a shock to the system after the game, motioning to him that he needed to speak with him privately, then telling him what a great job he'd done rather than the GM's first inclination: He'd planned to joke that Zito was being traded.

"I think Billy was going to yank my chain, but then he decided not to,'' Zito said with a grin. "I don't think I would have taken him seriously, anyway.''

Zito said he believes Beane would keep him informed if he was going someplace else, and Beane said both before the game and afterward that he doesn't think the A's will make a major deal.

"We have nothing going on, there's nothing there and we're not trying to drum up business, anyway,'' he said.

Beane has said similar things in previous years and each time has gone on to make some midseason move. And, while the A's also need Zito, especially with Rich Harden out indefinitely, the free-agent-to-be is highly coveted by some prospect-rich teams. He's considered the top left-hander available, and the Mets and the Yankees, two of the most high-profile clubs seeking starters, had scouts at the game.