Marc Topkin Rumors

Topkin On Percival

I recently named the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin as Rumor Royalty for the Rays. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site. MLBTR: Who gets more saves in '08, Troy Percival or Al Reyes? Is there any chance the Rays shop Reyes now? Topkin: Percival will get most of the save opportunities, probably all except when he needs a day off. Reyes could be traded, but I think Wheeler is more likely to go. (Unless one of them learns how to pitch lefthanded!   Continue Reading

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Topkin On Rocco Baldelli

I recently named the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin as Rumor Royalty for the Rays. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site. MLBTR: Do you expect Rocco Baldelli to be with the Rays on Opening Day? What kind of trade value does he have right now? Topkin: I definitely expect him to be there, as much because the Rays need him badly the way the team is presently constructed as because his trade value is so low because of his lack of playing time due to a series of injuries. I can't imagine the Rays...   Continue Reading

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Topkin On The Delmon/Garza Trade

I recently named the St. Petersburg Times' Marc Topkin as Rumor Royalty for the Rays. He was kind enough to answer a few questions for the site. MLBTR: In your opinion, which club got the better end of the Delmon for Garza swap? Topkin: My immediate reaction is that the Twins did because Delmon established himself as a potential impact player for a long time, a guy who could be a ten-season All-Star and hit in the middle of a lineup for fifteen years, while Garza still has to make that leap and Bartlett has to become more than a..   Continue Reading

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Rumor Royalty: Marc Topkin (Rays)

As originally described here, Rumor Royalty is an MLBTR series where I name the one journalist for each team who has done the most for us hot stove junkies. If the writer is up for it, I ask that person three questions for publication on the site. You can see all of the entries in the series here. Please join me in honoring Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times as the top rumormongering talent for the Rays. Topkin contributes to a blog for the paper called The Heater. I asked him three questions, which will be posted separately over..   Continue Reading

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