Rosenthal's Latest: Mariners, Young, Shouse

Hahaha Rosenthal. The Mariners could very, very easily move Adrian Beltre. He's much, much better and healthier than Crede and it isn't like there's a lot of 3Bs available. Twins and Giants look like good fits, especially the Giants who could use a power bat. Although Washburn/Silva/Batista are unmovable.

I could see a deal involving Young and Carlos Triunfel, with other pieces coming into play. I really don't think the Twins should trade Delmon though; its called selling really low.

"I think the Yanks should go after Cruz and maybe shouldn't trade Nady or Swisher at this point - lets see how they play in 09 and if they still want to trade them, their performance could lead to getting some really good players in return. "

Nady would be a free agent after the 2009 season, so he wouldn't be traded then.

IMO, the Yanks shouldn't trade Nady or Swisher unless its a precursor to a Manny or other big OF FA signing. THey look like they have OF depth, but does anyone REALLY think Matsui and Damon will play 162 games? No. Nady and Swisher will be major cogs to that club.

Triunfel? We already have a light hitting SS ...

Melonis,

Agree fully. Plus I'd still like to see Swisher in CF, at least some of the time.

Yanks have 3 big time strikeout pitchers and 1 ground ball machine.

I might be willing to sacrifice a bit of OF defense to upgrade from Melky to Swisher offensively.

Colton,

Why would the Yanks want Washburn? He could not come close to cracking the rotation.

Triunfel? We already have a light hitting SS ...

Posted by: twinsfan | January 31, 2009 at 09:36 AM

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Triunfel hit 6 homeruns in August last year as an 18 year old in high A and is ranked 22nd in Keith Laws top 100. 2nd highest ranked SS in baseball behind Tim Beckham.

You can't google his name without getting comps to Miguel Tejada and every scout out there thinks his power will develop... And there is no way in hell I would like to see the Mariners deal him, especially for a guy like Young who has trouble keeping his SLG over .400 and lost all his power after he turned 20.

Can the Mets maybe make a play at Delmon Young involving some combination of Bobby Parnell, Michael Antonini,Jenrry Mejia, Josh Thole and Nick Evans.

I hate Bob Castellini right now.

Reds should be trying to get Delmon Young, Nady, and Abreu.

But were not, were ccontent with Harriston and Gomes in LF...we will NOT compete unless we get a real player to play LF

Let's make a rule on all Delmon Young trade proposals.

If it doesn't help fill the Twins' left side of IF hole long term, it probably ain't happening.

Although I do think that Z does not hold on to Beltre to collect the draft picks unless he is serious on the team extending Beltre. Either Beltre is extended or he's traded for below value at the deadline. Or the M's eat all his salary so they can get better prospects. That's always a possibility. Either extend or trade IMO.

Can the Mets maybe make a play at Delmon Young involving some combination of Bobby Parnell, Michael Antonini,Jenrry Mejia, Josh Thole and Nick Evans.

Posted by: Superman | January 31, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha ... That deal is garbage. If they were going to trade him to the Mets it'd likely have to include Danny Murphy.

Oops nevermind. Read it wrong, it's for salary reasons not dealing one of them for a pen arm. That is also hard for me to believe though. You could get a guy like Cruz for 3 million probably.

Yah I be cool with that i think, because Murphy can go back to 3b and the Mets get a LF for the future. Murphy and an arm do the trick or no enough?

There's nothing else the Twins might want from the Mets, anything that's attainable anyways.

Didnt the Yanks have a Molina as a backup catcher or is he gone ?

i think the yanks are pretty well set for the upcoming season

they have one more bullpen spot left, but that should go to phil coke. he has great stuff and is a second left handed arm in the yanks pen.

if they get rid of anymore players it should be swisher. nady was great after being aquired last year and deserves to be back in new york.

No, Molina is still there.

Yankees fans: What's Jesus Montero's ETA?

Yanks shouldn't pay the differnce for Washburn. The M's had the opportunity ti dump him last year and they didn't b/c of their silly demands, now they want the Yanks to take him jajaja. Guess what? The Yanks are not in the same position from last year, so you can keep him.

Can young play CF?

"Can young play CF?"

No.

Delmon Young should not be playing CF on an MLB team. Think Adam Dunn in CF.

I agree with you DominicanYanks. Washburn does not fit into the Yankees rotation and he is only 3 million less than Matsui. Matsui brings in more than the 3 million with japanese advertising and sales. What I did really like was the rumored trade a few months ago of Matsui for Rowland-Smith. Unfortunately that trade proposal is long gone. It's hard to imagine that the Mariners were even serious about it in the first place.

Oh, good God - not another Delmon Young trade rumor. You guys just won't quit. Delmon Young isn't going anywhere. This is pure bad speculation by the reporter and not coming from any kind of reputable source.

If the Twins were really interested in trading Young, he would be gone by now. And if a trade did happen with the Mariners, it wouldn't be some kind of Young for Wasburn deal. The Twins are well stocked through out their organization with pitchers, why would they want a has been like Wasburn for? Even less why would they give up a player like Young to get him?

Washburn was a possible option last year when the team was looking to bolster their bullpen. Bring in Washburn, move Perkins or Blackburn to the bullpen. Seattle wanted too much and the deal fell through.

Let me assure you, Washburn is SO not on the Twins radar.

The only player in Seattle they would want is Beltre. And since it would be a one year rental and they would be taking on a huge salary, a couple of prospects is about all Seattle would be likely to get. Humber plus one.

Does anybody see Seattle jumping on that? Neither do I. Now quite with the Young nonsense.

I guess I'm not down with OBP.

The Reds have a very nice nucleus that should produce a fair amount of wins over the next 10 years. They actually have the makings of a power rotation, and have some pretty nice position prospects on their way. This team is not the Pirates, or Nationals, or Royals. So, no need to be nasty IMO.

On the trade front, there's no way I'd trade Chris Valaika, Roenicke or Stubbs for anyone with only one year left on their contract. I would love nothing more than to see Beltre playing in Cincy, and E5 anywhere else, but it's not going to happen.

Todd Frazier, Alonso and Valaika should be everyday players by 2010 and one of them will be at 3B. Stubbs may very well be ready too, although I still question his bat. Dickerson may be a useful player and Roenicke looks like a solid bullpen contributor. I would not trade unless it's for an affordable multi-year contract. Swisher was the only one that made any sense, and I'm sure Cashman's asking for top tier guys in return. No thanks.

Instead of the Yankees going after Dunn or even Manny this off season, why not wait for Damon and Matsui to get off the payroll next off season. Then they can go after Matt Holiday. I would much perfer Holiday over Manny, he's younger and a very talented player.

"I think Murphy for Young makes a lot of sense. The Twins get their young 3rd baseman and the mets get the RH LFer...

And twinsfan, you seem to have an off center idea of what Young is worth. He has a history of being a problem child and had a horrible year last year. Combine those with the plethora of OFers on the market and you can see his value is much lower than it was last year. Not saying he doesnt have value, but Murphy and a mid level pitching prospect should do it"

Young DID NOT have a bad year last year. He is still 23 and who knows, he could be the next David Ortiz. Ya thats what the Twinkees need to do is trade away another one of those! I don't want to hear any more Young rumors PLEASE!!!

Montero and Romaine could be ready mid 2010, but yes they have to find a true position for Montero, he will not stay a catcher he's to big. They will probably convert him to LF with Tex. blocking him at 1b.