Delmon Young Available?

Ol' Sid throws a lot of spaghetti against the wall, and most of it rarely sticks. If this rumor came from LaVelle E Neal or Joe Christenson from the same paper, I'd put more credence to it.

Lowrie for Delmon.

Delmon, Drew, & Cash for
Matt Holliday.

The Reds are definitely in the market for a RH OF bat. I'm wondering if the Reds could part with Edwin Encarnacion plus a pitching prospect for Young. The Reds could then acquire Beltre to plug the 3B hole for a year while a few of the Reds' many 3B prospects are allowed to develop for another year.

That would really help the Reds out, but I'm wondering if the Twins would even consider dealing Young for Encarnacion + 1. I guess it would depend upon who the "+ 1" is. Any opinions or is my idea completely outrageous?

"Lowrie would not get u Delmon"

It would be closer than you think.

All of Sid Hartman's inside sources died 20 years ago, I wouldn't exactly trust a word he said under most circumstances.

However, there have been a lot of rumblings about this elsewhere so it may be legit. However, if the only reason they are putting Delmon up is that "he doesn't play the Twins way," then they are stupid because he was a dang good player for us this season.

It would take atleast Yunel and a young righty reliever from the braves.... lillibridge i dont think fits the bill of a righty power bat to hit 5th

What do you think this says of the deal the Rays made this past fall? With the market for SS as it is and Bartlett being names the Ray's MVP and Garza being a key part of their starting rotation, I feel like this deal is why the Rays are going to end up going deep into the playoffs and the Twins are at home right now. Harris and Pridie were virtually worthless.

Wow why does every Boston and NY fan think anyone of their players would be such a blessing and we would trade any player just to have a small piece of a player that played in Boston or NY??!?!? And Paul AKA twinsfan, can i hear some sources or somethingthat makes you think the Twins would give up on a guy who is what,23? Delmon hit just fine down the stretch, So tired of reading these ignorant assumptions

how about Dan Uggla for Delmon Young

Minn moves their 2B to SS, puts Uggla in there at 2B or puts Uggla at 3rd base. It gives them a power bat under control for the next year 3 years as well. It fixes the issue for defense from the RF spot for the marlins (which is their major need and more likely then crawford).

This is a win win situation for both teams.

barracus,

I didnt say he was a power hitter but he has more power then lillbridge and for the twins 15-20 Hrs at SS or 3b is a power hitter.... Yunel plays the twins way

Honestly I see no need for the Twins to trade him they could sign a SS i.e. Furcal, Cabrerra. They would be better served trading one of thier backend staters for a guy like Jack Wilson or Lillibridge. If they did trade Young the only SS in the league that matchup in my opinion are Brignac and Lowrie or possibly Hu from LA but if they don't get Furcal back forget about that one.

The more I think about it, how about a 3 way trade with the Rockies, Twins and Red Soxs?

Rockies send Holliday to the Red Soxs and Atkins to the Twins

Twins send Young to the Rockies

Red Soxs send almost anything to the Rockies. I like Bay plus Buchholtz then the Sox sign someone like Lowe. However that bumps Hawpe out of the outfeild and are the Rockies really going to be that interested in a one year rental on Drew?

"are the Rockies really going to be that interested in a one year rental on Drew?"

Drew is signed for 3 more years, not that it matters, Bay + Buchholz for Holliday is ridiculous.

Are you people crazy? Delmon Young hasn't shown a lick of power in the majors in two years, yet people are saying they wouldn't trade him for guys like Lowrie? Or that the Rockies would take just him for Holliday? Good grief. The guy had a 115 isolated slugging percentage this year.

Like I said earlier.

Lowrie for Young.

Young, Drew, Cash/prospect(s) for Holliday.

thats the best that COL will ever get for him if they were to trade him. otherwise they can watch him leave in FA (bay/buchholz would never be involved)

A lot more possible than some would like to think. Delmon Young hasn't shown anything yet. He's known for having an attitude and taking aggressive swings with lack of power. Not so far fetched.

I'm not throwing out anything ridiculous here. The Rockies might not accept it thinking they could get more or can actually be competitive when neither will actually happen.

"Are you people crazy? Delmon Young hasn't shown a lick of power in the majors in two years, yet people are saying they wouldn't trade him for guys like Lowrie?"

High up-side.

And people want a piece of the upside. Can't see how that's crazy.

The "show me" attitude is OK too, don't get me wrong. But Delmon Young has a great deal of potential, and that is very valuable.

"Guillen is getting traded, he offered to forfiet most of his salary to make it happen."

I would like to see where you're getting that info from. Nothing of the kind is even being hinted at here.

Supposedly Guillen said as much at the trading deadline but he denied it. If there's one thing I know about Guillen...if he said he wanted a trade he would admit to it - he doesn't mince words.

Tony, Punto can't hit. Lowrie can. Young is a corner outfielder and hasn't shown any offense in the majors. This isn't an east coast bias thing. Lowrie is one of the best prospects in the game and fills a positional need for the Twins.

Punto hit .286 this year and Lowrie at .258. I know that Lowrie is young and all that good stuff but he looks like a young Punto to me. Not a great hitter but can hold a job with great defense. The twins need an impact bat not a step back thats why it makes no sense.

"What do you think this says of the deal the Rays made this past fall? With the market for SS as it is and Bartlett being names the Ray's MVP and Garza being a key part of their starting rotation, I feel like this deal is why the Rays are going to end up going deep into the playoffs and the Twins are at home right now. Harris and Pridie were virtually worthless. "

I remember when that deal was made. Like 90 percent of the commenters thought the Rays had been fleeced. Hah.

aap, I'm certainly not implying Young will hit 30 HR a year, but RH power hitting is what the Twins will be looking for and they're not going to trade a 23 yo .290 hitter with considerable potential (not to mention minimum wage outlay) unless they get an offer that provides that RH power hitter at a comparable price.

Why would they trade Young for someone older, more expensive, who produces 15-20 HR a year, probably hits less than .290 and may have topped out in terms of potential... when it's not at all unreasonable to expect Young to produce 15-20 HR power by the time they open the new stadium and will still be under indentured servitude for years to come?

An outfield of Milledge/Dukes/Young would be unreal though. Elijah Dukes probably has more upside of any player in baseball right now. The guy has every tool possible you want in a superstar. He is big, strong, good plate discipline, good speed, good fielder, rocket launcher arm, immense power, etc. Millegde and Young still both have good upside as well, especially Young, but Milledge made some improvements in his first full year also. Milledge is just a few adjustments from being a much better player. With all 3, the tools are obviously there.

On a side note though, I think Elijah Dukes is probably the scariest man in the world.

It's too early to say who truly got the best of the trade w TB. Garza didn't have the mindset of Twins pitchers and didn't agree with management. He's done pretty well with TB this year, but he probably wouldn't have done as well if he was still in Minny. Bartlett is a fairly solid shortstop, and if the Twins regretted part of the trade (which I don't think they do), he would have been that part. The biggest problem was that he couldn't handle high pressure situations well (at least when he was with the Twins).

Harris played well this year for the Twins, so he was a valuable part of the team. Pridie hasn't done anything (but did anyone expect him to?) Young has a lot of potential, and played fairly well this year. His power was down, but I think it was lower because of the Twins coaching and their hitting philosophies. Look at Ortiz's numbers when he was with the Twins compared to his numbers with the Sox. The same thing is happening with Delmon.

Right now after one year, TB is on top, but the Twins didn't make the trade to impact just one year. It will have to be re-examined in a few years and see what happens with both teams and players.

i don't see them trading delmon, unless they get a lot for him. he has so much upside and is very cheap for an outfielder, not to mention he's under control for 4 more years. he hits bombs in batting practice, so he has power, he just needs to learn to recognize pitches and learn the strike zone. if there's any organization that can do that, it's minnesota.

i think in the end, the twins will get beltre from the M's for pitching prospects, and keep nick punto for short.

Jason Donald for Young? Maybe the Phils could throw in someone else to sweeten the deal. Dont know who though.

Twins get a good defensive SS, who seems perfectly capable of putting up a .800+ OPS every season, and who will be very cheap for the next few years.

Phillies get a much cheaper replacement for Pat Burrell. One who is much younger and has alot of upside. Citizens Bank Park could also help his home run numbers. Then the Phillies could use all the money they would save on Burrell to make a nice offer to Matt Holliday when he hits FA.