Out with the old...

Chone's happy to be leaving the Gun Show.

Looks like AC is kicking all the high-mileage seniors out of the locker room in favor of a new crop of freshman. Some of the last bona fide fantasy stars on the Gun Show were sent packing by AC and GM John Briggs this week. Let's take a look:

Orlando Cabrera (ss, LAA) - The 32-year-old is in the midst of a career year, ranking 5th among all fantasy shortstops. Cabrera, however, hasn't been a top-12 fantasy SS in any of his last three seasons, making this year's batting average boom (.332 compared to his .273 career mark) a bit questionable. Gio Gonzalez struggled in his first go-round at AA last season, but this year the 21-year-old has been outstanding and among the league leaders in strikeouts. A low-risk, potentially high reward move for the Gun Show. The Stars, chasing a second straight title, will ride Cabrera's hot season as long as it lasts until Miguel Tejada is back to 100 percent or Khalil Greene decides this is his bust-out season too. With the price tag being the difference between Gonzalez and prospect Wade Davis, for the Stars it was a no-brainer. The verdict: Way to go Slater!

Chone Figgins (of, LAA) - The 29-year-old no longer has his super-sub status -- he's only eligible at 3B and OF these days -- but with a couple 40-point weeks under his belt after returning from an injury that cost him the first few weeks of the season, he's clearly still a fantasy threat. His .321 average might come down a bit, but he's flirted with .300 before and his speed is always legit. He was the 26th-best OF in '06 and a top-10 fantasy OF in '05. To get him for the bust that is Lastings Milledge almost makes up for dealing Joe Blanton for Milledge in the first place. The verdict: Eh, so-so. Milledge, despite his setbacks, is still only 22, and Figgins will be worthless once his speed goes. But for a team burned by Andy Marte already, even rebuilding teams could use productive players under 30. It's not a 30-team league with farm systems. You can still rebuild without giving up on every player near the age of 30. Just ask the Satanists.

Francisco Cordero (rp, Mil) - Of the three moves, this one's potentially the worst. Stephen Drew has struggled to the tune of .245/.310/.369 with just 4 HR, and Sean Marshall is nothing special -- a back-of-the-rotation guy at best. Trading Cordero isn't a bad idea; he's another 32-year-old having a career year in what happens to be a contract year. And closers can always be found. But to rush to trade fantasy's best closer this year, especially with several teams needing a boost at that position, doesn't make much sense. Cordero could very well have gone for more come the trade deadline. The verdict: Poor timing, should have held out longer to see if there was more interest, or at the very least held out for someone better than Marshall.

Once again the Gun Show look towards the future, which is more than you can say for some other basement-dwelling teams. You have to admit, they're out-managing the likes of the T-Baggers. While AC & Briggs continue to rebuild, the T-Baggers sit with a roster full of guys like Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez, Todd Helton and Bob Wickman rotting their way into worthlessness.