This time, let's look at the outfielders that are probably available:

Corey Patterson, Baltimore
Jermaine Dye, Chicago
Reggie Sanders, Kansas City
Shannon Stewart, Oakland
Kenny Lofton, Texas
Adam Dunn, Cincinnati

That's pretty much it, a very thin and, for the most part, unsatisfying cadre of outfielders. Because the Indians are essentially looking for a left fielder, let's concentrate on offense. Here are the 6 ranked by Runs Created:

(1) Dunn - 66
(2) Stewart - 55
(3) Lofton - 51
(4) Patterson - 36
(5) Dye - 31
(6) Sanders - 13

Sanders has spent much of the season on the Disabled List.

We can very quickly remove Patterson from this list, as he is hitting a svelte .233/.277/.338 this season against right-handed pitching. The Indians, in a perfect world, would like an outfielder to platoon with Jason Michaels, so a left-handed outfield with a reverse platoon split is the last thing they'll be looking for.

Since that leaves just five, some quick thoughts on each:

Adam Dunn. By far the best outfielder, but the most expensive to obtain. Dunn has a "poison pill" clause in his contract that nulls his 2008 if option if traded before the end of the 2007 season. Which, from any acquiring teams' point of view, makes Dunn a very expensive rental.  

Shannon Stewart. Having a good season with Oakland, he's a left fielder by trade, though has he regressed defensively. He'd be an improvement over Trot Nixon, but then again, every outfielder on this list is. Should be at most a fallback option.  

Kenny Lofton. As mentioned many times before here and other places, Lofton seems the best fit: a left-handed hitter that can still steal a base and would improve the outfield defense. This is one of the few instances where bringing back a Glory Days player actually makes sense.  

Jermaine Dye. Wouldn't be a bad buy-low deal, and he's hitting well recently (.302/.373/.679 since the All-Star Break), but there's probably a reluctance from both sides to trade within the division. If Mark Teixeira stays in Texas, Dye seems to me the best player available on the trade market.

Reggie Sanders. The same intra-divisional principles that applied to Dye apply to Sanders, although that hasn't stopped supposed negotiations for the services of Octavio Dotel. Sanders would probably come relatively cheap.

My priorities would be Lofton or Dye, then Dunn if he's not too expensive, and finally Sanders or Stewart.