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Twins, Athletics, Orioles May Have Interest In Inge

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | April 27, 2012 at 6:05pm CDT

6:05pm: The Athletics have legitimate interest in Inge, according to Joe Stiglich of the Bay Area News Group.  General Manager Billy Beane would not comment on Inge specifically, saying only that he is looking to "upgrade at third base, as well as all other positions." 

10:23am: Brandon Inge might not be on the free agent market for long despite his struggles at the plate. The Twins, Athletics, Orioles and Diamondbacks are among the teams that may have interest in the recently-released ACES client.

There are indications that the Twins will at least have a discussion about Inge, La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Minnesota could demote Danny Valencia to Triple-A and rely on Inge and Sean Burroughs at the hot corner.

The Athletics are expected to have some interest in Inge, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle tweets. However, the 34-year-old must clear release waivers before becoming eligible to sign with a new team. Joe Stiglich of the Bay Area News Group noted yesterday that he expects the Athletics to consider Inge.

The Orioles have some interest in Inge, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com wouldn’t be surprised if the Diamondbacks take a look at the veteran third baseman (Twitter link).

Inge has just two hits in 20 trips to the plate so far this season and he posted a .548 OPS last year. The Tigers are responsible for his $5.5MM salary, so any team that signs him would only owe him a pro-rated portion of the MLB minimum for the remainder of the season.

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  1. Shawn Bronald

    13 years ago

    Yeah…. that’ll help the D’Backs.  /end_sarcasm

    Reply
  2. nglaer

    13 years ago

    Why not the Giants? They could have three guys named Brandon in the lineup at the same time. 

    Reply
    • rainyperez

      13 years ago

      Yeah the “Killer B’s!” You know without the hitting for average, getting on base, or power skills 😀 

      Reply
      • brian310

        13 years ago

        you got Buster as well haha

        Reply
  3. Christopher Loesch

    13 years ago

    I don’t know why the Twins would be interested, there huge problem now is starting pitching.   Ryan is wasting his time on Inge.

    Reply
    • NickinIthaca

      13 years ago

       I really don’t think it’s possible to waste your time when discussing an essentially free player – regardless of his current talent level.

      Reply
      • Twinkilling61

        13 years ago

        Opportunity cost is too high. They could be spending their time on discussing better players instead.

        Reply
  4. john

    13 years ago

    Why the O’s want him when they have another Inge in Reynolds who plays good D but can’t hit above 250.

    Reply
    • Rabbitov

      13 years ago

      “Reynolds who plays good D”

      Reply
      • OrangeCards

        13 years ago

         Yikes. And I actually like Reynolds.

        Reply
    • Alan K.

      13 years ago

      A .940 career fielding percentage is “good D” from a 3B? Only in the context of Ryan Braun at 3B, maybe.

      Reply
  5. rockfordone

    13 years ago

    His only value is if he puts on the tools of of ingorance.

    Reply
  6. mwagner26

    13 years ago

    Here comes Billy Bean and Jonah Hill.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman surely won’t play him.

    Reply
  7. Alan K.

    13 years ago

    The Orioles would benefit from having a third player with catching experience on their roster, it would lessen the risk of using Wieters as a DH more often. Inge would be a potential candidate to replace 0-26 Nick Johnson on the roster. But the Orioles just signed Bill Hall to fill the same 3B depth/defense need that Inge would fill, so who knows.

    Reply
  8. brian

    13 years ago

    Why bother finding out if the kid at AA can play in the bigs, when you can sign someone you KNOW can’t.

    Reply
  9. Tom Laverty

    13 years ago

    Curious. What exactly would a team have to pay to get Inge. I realize the Tigers are responsible for the $5.5MM, but what about the prorated league minimum? Could someone clarify this for me?

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