The First Baseman Market

yankees trade giambi to mets for delgado. maybe a change of address, change of leagues, sparks a fire for both of them which would be great for NYY and NYM. something needs to be done. Both should probably be released anyway so why not take a flyer. Yanks would have to make up difference in salary. why not?

i was going to say duncan as well. listing him as an outfielder is generous, haha. perhaps an anthony reyes/chris duncan package would get stl a decent middle infield prospect. hard to say w/ both of their values being down.

I would add Kendry Morales to the list as well.

As long as Kotchman continues to play well and the Angels sport a 15 man outfield/DH rotation Morales will struggle for playing time.

He is young, cheap, and has performed very well in Cuba and in the minors. Now he just needs his shot in the bigs. Going to the Mets make a ton of sense to me.

"yankees trade giambi to mets for delgado. maybe a change of address, change of leagues, sparks a fire for both of them which would be great for NYY and NYM."

I actually also love this idea. Giambi still has some pop in his bat, and can atleast hit a pitch out that is there for him on a tee. He would do fine batting 7th for the Mets. But like Hyro said, I dont see why the Yankees do it. All I want from Delgado is to hit the mistakes hard, and I dont care if he strikes out every other atbat. But he cant even do that. Also, he doesnt even try to field the ball, he wont even dive to the ground to stop it.

I'd love to see Scott Hatteberg get traded to a team where he can start.

You might add Hank Blalock and Frank Catalanotto from the Rangers. If they think Chris Davis is ready by the trade deadline they might deal one or both.

I would add Adam Dunn to this list come July. He could would be a better fit at first for a contending team. Lyle Overbay could possibly be on this list.

Here's a longshot- Prince Fielder?

He's a not a proven, impact player, but Justin Huber could do well, given some consistency at 1B.

If the whitesox do what they should and give crede an extension, then they could put josh fields on the market as a 1B if they are looking for a 2B to bat leadoff...

Crede hasn't exactly been a scrub, he's picked up where he left off in 06 and then some. He gives the White Sox a much better chance to win right now than Josh Fields, and the White Sox are winning so I don't see why they would trade Crede at all. He's a much more capable third baseman than Fields regardless, despite his careless errors this year. But I don't think they'll extend him.

nrmax - not sure what the Angels would want in return for Morales.

I will say this though - they are set at almost every position for years to come. I would think bullpen help and low minor league talent would be enough. That might be a nice match because it allows the Mets to stay competitive now by not trading away any pieces on their ML club.

I'd think Huff would also be on the block along with Millar. Huff seems to be a much better hitter once the weather gets warm. So he might be a nice pick up mid season for a lot of teams.

I was thinking Teixeira too. But two things would have to happen: first, Atlanta would have to fall out of the race, and second, Tex would have to start hitting. I don't see that $20 mil per year deal coming the way he's going right now. Not bad, just not $20 mil worth.

Teixeira is on a 12/22 7 R 6 RBI streak. Now he needs some homeruns.

Another longshot: Ryan Howard. Blogs popping up all over Philly have him as the #1 guy to trade out of the city. He's a stud, and his numbers are starting to come around (finally), and it's no secret the Phils are looking for relative cheap, quality arms in their rotation. Package Howard and that waste Adam Eaton for some good young arms.
I know I'm going to catch some flack for this, but it needs to be done. I love the big guy, but there is no way the Phillies are going to sign this guy long term. They have said they're going to let him go to arbitration every year until he's a free agent and he walks. Why not trade him to a team with the means to sign him to a multi-year deal with a decent farm system? Philly has an explosive offense with or without him, but they lack the rotation depth to go anywhere in the playoffs. If there is no chance to keep him in red pinstripes for the rest of his career, at least get something for him before his big body wears down and he's worthless.

Hatteberg is a 38 year old hitting .170 right now. Maybe he's a fan fave, but other than that, not seeing what the attraction is.

Would the Padres dare to dangle Adrian Gonzalez? Don't get me wrong--I don't want to see him go--but San Diego doesn't have much to trade and they need to rebuild.