Kevin Kouzmanoff Rumors

Odds & Ends: Jaramillo, Varitek, D'Backs

Links for Wednesday... Longtime Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo turned down a one-year offer from the team and will explore free agency, according to Evan Grant. Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune thinks Jaramillo would be a perfect addition to the Cubs. According to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star, the Royals re-signed three players eligible for minor league free agency: Scott Thorman, Kelvin Villa, and Carlos Rivas. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs says this year's free agent class is pretty darn interesting, even if it lacks top-level talent. Sean McAdam of the Boston Herald considers free agent alternatives should...   Continue Reading

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Padres Rumors: GM, Cameron, Correia

FRIDAY, 5:53pm: Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports writes that the Padres and Diamondbacks could work out a compensation package for Arizona VP of player personnel Jerry DiPoto. San Diego CEO Jeff Moorad has what he characterized as a "gentleman's agreement" not to raid his former club for candidates, but Morosi says that the stipulation could be waived for the right price. Moorad is said to have a "very high opinion" of DiPoto. In addition to labeling Red Sox assistant GM Jed Hoyer as a "strong candidate" (per industry sources), Morosi writes that some in the industry expect Dodgers assistant...   Continue Reading

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Padres Rumors: Kouzmanoff, Durango, Correia

A few Padres rumors from Tom Krasovic: The Marlins, who are eyeing Heath Bell, are a bit more open to trading Rick VandenHurk than guys like Sean West and Andrew Miller. All quiet on the Kevin Kouzmanoff front, not that the Pads haven't tried to gauge his value the last few years. The 28 year-old third baseman is hitting .248/.282/.417 in 401 plate appearances this year and is under team control through 2012. Krasovic says speedy minor league outfielder Luis Durango is drawing interest, and he could potentially be packaged with starter Kevin Correia. Yesterday we saw the Brewers linked...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Cubs, Kouzmanoff, Marlins

A tasty handful of Monday evening links... Chris DeLuca of the Chicago Sun-Times gathered a quote from Cubs GM Jim Hendry on the possibility of his club making a move: "We have a pretty good team,and if our guys all play like their capable ... you don’t have to do a whole lot." MLB.com's Corey Brock reports the Padres aren't "getting many hits" from other teams on Kevin Kouzmanoff, but believes that might change soon. According to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon, the Reds have signed four Venezuelan amateurs. Baseball America's Matt Eddy has a rundown of team-by-team minor league transactions from...   Continue Reading

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Trade Candidates: Corner Infielders

We’ve heard about Garrett Atkins and Aubrey Huff all year, but plenty of other corner infielders could be trade bait, too. Here’s the list of corner infield trade candidates, ranked from highest 2009 salary to lowest: Troy Glaus - The priciest trade candidate on this list has yet to play in 2009. There have been suggestions that the Cards could move Glaus if he can't play third upon his return. Melvin Mora - With a $9MM salary and a no-trade clause, Mora will be tough to move. Aubrey Huff - He's not hitting as well as he did last year,...   Continue Reading

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Mariners Explore Deal For Kouzmanoff; Not Ready To Trade Yet

Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that the Mariners are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to trades and "will probably wait about two weeks before moving definitively on the trade market." Morosi adds that the Mariners and Padres have "engaged in preliminary discussions with the Padres about third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff, according to one source with knowledge of the talks." With Adrian Beltre on the DL, a deal for a third baseman would make sense for the Mariners. Earlier today, we discussed an alternative for the Mariners at third, as well as the chances that they will trade pitchers Erik Bedard...   Continue Reading

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Padres Willing To Trade Kouzmanoff?

According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Padres "have shown a willingness to move" third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff. Wittenmyer adds that "the Cubs acknowledge a potential fit, although they say they think [Mike] Fontenot, in particular, can adequately fill the interim need at third [while Aramis Ramirez is injured]." The article has the flavor of a trade rumor, but Wittenmyer does not say the Cubs actually inquired on Kouzmanoff. Kouzmanoff, 28 in July, is hitting an ugly .236/.285/.366 in 172 plate appearances on the season, even worse than his subpar 2008. To his credit, he did hit .292/.329/.473...   Continue Reading

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Twins Rumors: Kouzmanoff, Wigginton, Cantu

6:38pm: Phil Miller says the Twins' young pitching is quite popular at the Meetings. 12:04pm: The latest from La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The Twins have discussed Kevin Kouzmanoff, Ty Wigginton, and Jorge Cantu internally. It's not known whether they've actually inquired. Jack Wilson is still on the Twins' radar. Several teams have asked about Boof Bonser.   Continue Reading

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Twins Rumors: Padres, Blake, Reyes

Joe Christensen brings us the latest on the Twins, but unfortunately there's not much going on. Christensen learned from a Padres official that there's been very little dialogue with the Twins. Some have suggested Kevin Kouzmanoff and Khalil Greene would be fits for Minnesota. Hopefully they're setting their sights higher. On the Casey Blake front: slight progress. The Twins have an arbitration decision to make by Monday's deadline with Dennys Reyes, who is a Type B. The Twins won't get burned badly if Reyes accepts, so I imagine they'll offer. He probably wants two years somewhere instead.   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Tazawa, Young, Kouzmanoff

Links for Friday. As always, I'll update this post with more stuff so refresh later if you're interested. Nick Piecoro suggests catcher Miguel Montero could be the D'Backs' best trade chip. Their needs will be second base and perhaps starting pitching. The Marlins' top priority is improving their defense. Dave Cameron takes apart Scott Boras' claim about Oliver Perez. If more of these client books leak out, Boras is going to have to hire Cameron to keep him quiet. White Sox GM Ken Williams talked about adding speed from within, though Williams is notoriously unpredictable. Two 19 year-old Indian men...   Continue Reading

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