Rosenthal On Zito, Padilla, LaRoche

If you haven’t been at FOX Sports lately, be sure to check out Ken Rosenthal’s column.  As always, it’s chock full of rumory goodness.  A quick summary:

The Rangers are talking to both Barry Zito and Vicente Padilla.  They could top the market by giving Zito six years and $102MM and would like to get Padilla on a three-year deal.  I know Padilla could get four somewhere if he forces the issue.  For CF, Texas could pursue Jeremy Reed or Kenny Lofton.  Mike Piazza remains an option at DH, which could make Jason Botts trade bait.  No talk of the Rangers going after Julio Lugo for CF.

The Braves can’t get Mike Gonzalez for Adam LaRoche, so the teams might not have a match on a trade.

The Fish would like to acquire Rocco Baldelli, one of the finest CF options on the market.  I imagine one of Olsen, Sanchez, or Johnson would have to go.

The Phils could move Jon Lieber and bring in another starter via free agency.  Not sure what that would accomplish.