"Time is fast disappearing for teams to make trades that will not only help them down the stretch, but help them if they make the playoffs.

For a player to be eligible for the postseason, he must be on that team's roster by Sept. 1, little more than a week away.

One of the names floating out there is Reds pitcher Aaron Harang and he is ready either way, stay or go.

Even though Harang has suffered from acute run-support deficiency for two years, he doesn't want to vacate the premises for that reason.

Yes, he'd like to pitch in the postseason, or pitch for a winner, which he never has done in Cincinnati, but he is happy in Cincinnati.

"Everybody wants a shot to win, but I'm comfortable here, the familiarity of being here," Harang said. "It's a comfort zone, knowing the staff, the clubhouse people, the security guys and I have a house in Cincinnati and I know my neighbors.

"I'll never go in and beg for them to trade me, because I like it here - a good place for me and my family.

"But, you always want to win," he added. "If it happens, it happens. Or I'll finish my contract here and see how it goes from there.""