Aaron Hicks Rumors

Odds & Ends: Yankees, Mets, Red Sox

Thursday linkage... La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says the Pirates wanted Aaron Hicks or Danny Valencia from the Twins for Freddy Sanchez. LEN3 has a few other hot stove tidbits as well. ESPN's Keith Law finds the Giants' trade of Tim Alderson for Sanchez reasonable, due to "slippage in Alderson's stuff." Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe talks about how major additions such as Halladay, Adrian Gonzalez, or Victor Martinez would help the Red Sox. Via Twitter, ESPN's Amy K. Nelson heard from a source guessing that Gonzalez has a ten percent chance of being moved....   Continue Reading

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Twins To Sign Aaron Hicks

LEN3 says the Twins are set to sign first-rounder Aaron Hicks for around $1.7MM. Hicks, a high school center fielder, was chosen 14th overall. Jonathan Mayo sums up the first-round signings and near-signings so far over at his blog.   Continue Reading

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Considerations For A's With 12th Pick

As you know, the A's have the 12th overall pick in the June draft. Jim Callis' always-informative Ask BA segment in the latest Baseball America print magazine (issue 0809) discusses some possibilities. Callis suggests shortstop Gordon Beckham would make sense if available - he's likely to wind up somewhere in the infield long-term. Callis also rattles off a couple of catchers (Kyle Skipworth and Buster Posey), pitcher Christian Friedrich, and outfielder Aaron Hicks. Friedrich may be a consideration for the Giants at #5, however.   Continue Reading

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