He will find out tonight, when he goes back to Tiger Stadium for the first time since the July 31 trade.

His last two starts before the July 12 trade from the Chicago Cubs resulted in two shutouts.

But after his July 31 trade to the Cardinals, he hit 24 homers, an average of one every 7.25 at-bats.

Wendell has battled a flat slider and mechanical problems since the July 27 trade.

He remained without a victory in three starts for Montreal, which acquired him in a July 15 trade with the Mets.

Some July trades have already been made this season.

"When we made the deal, it was for two reasons," Jocketty said of his July 31 trade with Oakland.

He has started only 13 of 27 games since the July 30 trade for Bobby Abreu, and pines to play more.

Torre, who admitted that he knew nothing about Chacon before the July 28 trade, has been impressed in other ways.

Even Lawton has struggled since his arrival from the Minnesota Twins in a July 30 trade.