Whatever you look for in a competitor (say, Marvin Benard or Bill Mueller), it is absent in Powell . Mueller's name keeps surfacing in trade rumors, and one can only hope it's a ruse . Strong moves: signing Ellis Burks and letting Jose "Ball Four" Mesa try his hand elsewhere . Next step: getting another outfielder to make sure Stan Javier is on the bench (where he's invaluable) and not in the starting lineup . The Orioles must be kidding, thinking Mike Timlin will be their closer in the AL East pressure cooker. He thrived in Seattle because the Mariners were hopelessly beaten and anyone would have looked good after Heathcliff Slocumb . The Braves are dangerously close to getting into the World Series right now, before a pitch is thrown. They just got a powerhitting, Gold Glove second baseman in Bret Boone; if they sign pitcher Kevin Brown and outfielder Brian Jordan (both of whom live in Georgia), it's all over.Elvis Dumervil, DE, Broncos: He's not supposed to, but this