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Rosenthal On Beltran, Pirates, Pujols, Braves

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2011 Mets from Francisco Rodriguez to Omar Minaya to Jerry Manuel. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says Minaya or his replacement,  “would be wise to explore trades for [Jose] Reyes and [David] Wright” this offseason. Here are the rest of the rumors:

• Carlos Beltran, a player who could become a trade chip this winter, told Rosenthal that he would like to remain on the Mets.
• Pirates president Frank Coonelly is the team's “de facto GM”, according to some rival executives.
• Not surprisingly, the Cardinals’ top offseason priority will be extending Albert Pujols, who will hit the open market after 2011 unless the Cards lock him up. It took Joe Mauer and the Twins a while to work out their $184MM extension, so we could be in for a winter’s worth of Pujols rumors.
• As Rosenthal points out, the Braves could use a big bat to play left field and they'll likely be on the lookout for one this offseason.

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