We touched on the main news from Ken Rosenthal today – that being the Joe Nathan rumors. But Rosenthal also had some other good tidbits. Let’s take a look.
- According to Rosenthal, “Matt Garza remains the young pitcher the Twins are most likely to move.” Rosenthal mentions the Mariners as a potential partner with centerfield stud prospect Adam Jones as a return package. I think that would be an absolute fleece for Minnesota, given their pitching depth (even after a Santana deal) and need for a center fielder. Adam Jones is a future star. And that’s no disrespect towards Matt Garza, who looks poised to be at least a future #2 starter.
- The New York Mets made a “strong run” at Erik Bedard in last months GM meetings, but Baltimore president Andy McPhail wasn’t quite ready to deal the young ace then. One would think the Mets would have to include Carlos Gomez and Lastings Milledge in a deal, among others. Bedard is exactly what the Mets need in my opinion, and Baltimore is a team that Minaya has fleeced before (John Maine and Jorge Julio for Kris Benson).
- Rosenthal speculates that the Pirates will try to hold on to Jason Bay until next winter to see if he can increase his trade value this season. But if they get the right offer at next weeks winter meetings, they’ll pull the trigger. Pittsburgh is looking at building around top prospects Andrew McCutcheon (CF) and Neil Walker (C), both 21 years old. So look for Pitt to get younger for a potential run around 2010.
- The Yankees will not be fleeced when signing middle relievers this year. They apparently have a budget (yea, right) and will not overpay for the likes of Ron Mahay. I say, FALSE.
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