MLB Trade Rumors: Adrian Beltre to Where?

by faketeams on Jul 14, 2008 12:30 PM EDT in Baseball

With All-Star game festivities and mid-season recaps to report upon, most trade rumors are muted today. However, there are a few hints within several local papers.

The biggest being the Minnesota Twins interest in Seattle Mariners' 3B Adrian Beltre. So much for the Mike Lamb signing. I would be shocked to see the Twins acquire a player with $18MM or so remaining on his contract, though.

Here is a list of some of them with links.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

"The Twins recently contacted Seattle to inquire about third baseman Adrian Beltre as they look for ways to boost their offense against lefthanded pitching, a club source said."

Arizona Republic:

"As trade talks continue, the Diamondbacks keep finding asking prices for veterans to be higher than they're willing to pay. As in, pitching prospects Max Scherzer and Jarrod Parker. Both are highly unlikely to be traded."

Boston Globe:

"Brandon Moss is one of the Sox' biggest chips in any deal for a top reliever. But the team wants no part of dealing him. Francona really likes the kid and though the Sox might be better off with a righthanded bat off the bench (the team recently released Bobby Kielty from Triple A), Moss keeps showing them why he's the guy who should stay."

Houston Chronicle:

"With the non-waiver trade deadline less than three weeks away, the Astros likely won't ship off any high-priced veterans, many of whom have no-trade clauses. Wade admits the shortcomings of the minor leagues but believes there is enough talent to make a trade to improve the club — this year or next."

Los Angeles Times:

"DeJesus said that, under orders from the Dodgers' front office, he has been playing two of every three games at second base in recent weeks for double-A Jacksonville, Fla. He said he has heard "some rumors" from the coaching staff as to why the Dodgers no longer want him playing exclusively at shortstop, but he would not say whether those rumors included the possibility of the Dodgers' promoting him to the major leagues as a utility infielder, promoting him to triple-A Las Vegas as a second baseman or showcasing him for a trade."

Newsday:

"An acquisition of Raul Ibañez would play well in the Mets' clubhouse. As Carlos Beltran told Newsday's Anthony Rieber, Beltran thinks highly of Ibañez from their days together in Kansas City. Johan Santana, who was Beltran's and Ibañez's American League Central rival in Minnesota, also is said to be high on Ibañez, whom the Mariners intend to trade."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

"The Arizona Diamondbacks have made preliminary contact with the Mariners hoping they can land Raul Ibanez to fill an opening in left field. However, the Mariners are feeling no urgency to deal, even with the trade deadline two weeks away, and the Diamondbacks are feeling the Mariners' reluctance."

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Who needs a young 2bman?

hmmmm…...maybe the Rockies?? lol….a package for Holliday would have to be huge.
maybe the A’s? DeJesus was rumored to be part of the Blanton deal last year….but LA doesn’t need pitching right now.
Braves? they’d have to move Kelly Johnson back to the OF, if they plan on moving Teix.
Pirates?? they’d have to move SancheZ back to 3b, or put DeJesus at SS in a Wilson deal. But why? DeJesus may be a better hitter than Wilson.
Maybe they will deal Kent, and make DeJesus the starting 2bman in LA…but they need a SS…..maybe they deal Kent for the SS?

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 14, 2008 12:54 PM EDT reply actions

2B

Well the Cardinals have a pretty weak MI situation. They should have keep Grudz a few years ago.
Pardon my Dodgers ignorance, but with Kent struggling and hurting of late…would LA want DeJesus to be ready to fill in his shoes?

by Recon on Jul 14, 2008 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Kent

yeah but he’s too stuboorn to sit, and Torre won’t sit him more than once a week. But, yes they should keep DeJesus, but maybe they think they can move Dewitt there next year.
I kinda hope LA goes after Beltre.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 14, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I see this happening

I can see Minnesota pulling the trigger on this deal. Although they haven’t made any big, blockbuster trades in recent history, there is a new GM in Bill Smith and we will see what his temperament is during this stressful time.

I can see the Twins trading Boof Bonser, Brian Duensing (minors), Philip Humber/Kevin Mulvey (minors), and one other minor league bat for Beltre.

Although he is highly over priced, I think the Twins might pull the trigger and trade for someone who might just provide the extra push needed to beat out the ChiSox in the Central.

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by Andersklasen on Jul 14, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

Beltre

Without an obvious propsect to play 3B in 2009, Beltre would make a lot of sense. he is a huge upgrade in offense, has a good glove and considerable on-base skills relative to many of the Twins’ regulars.

If the Twins dealt for Beltre, it would wither be the biggest surprise of the trade season or the sign of the apocalypse.

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by faketeams on Jul 14, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

Bowa offers some Dodgers rumors

Dodgers third base coach Larry Bowa expressed his thoughts on his team today in an interview with a Philadelphia radio station. Here’s some of what was said…
We have absolutely no offense. We’re last in home runs, last in doubles, last in walks. I’ve never gone this long…teams go in slumps – there’s no question – individuals go in slumps, but to see a team go into a slump from April until now….And I know a lot of that has to do with (Rafael) Furcal and (Juan) Pierre. I mean, those two guys sort of ignited us, and they’ve been out for a long time now, and (Brad) Penny’s been out. We’ve had our share of injuries, but you know, that’s still no excuse. You still have big league hitters, and we’re just not getting it done.

We definitely could use a bat, and that might be something that might be going on right now because we have some arms that I’m not saying we want to give away, but I know one guy is a free agent after this year, and I don’t think the Dodgers want to see him walk, and that’s Derek Lowe, and he’s been pitching as good as anybody in our rotation, so I’m sure there’s a lot of talk going on because there is a concern for our offense right now. It’s non-existent to this point.

We’re definitely looking for a bat. We’re looking for about three bats. We have some pitching to offer. I mean, we got this kid (Clayton) Kershaw who’s probably going to be called up after the break who’s 20 years old. He’s a pretty good pitcher. He’s going to be pretty good. Penny’s going to be coming back off the list. I don’t think you’re going to get (Chad) Billingsley. I don’t think you’re going to get (Hiroki) Kuroda. But you know, I think the mindset of a general manager or an organization is that if you know – and I don’t think it’s 100 percent that Derek Lowe’s going to go out and be a free agent and listen to everybody – is you’d much rather get a baseball player, a big league player back as opposed to getting draft picks, so I mean, I’m sure it’s an option the Dodgers are looking into.

from Diamond Leung at the PE. It appears Lowe may be offered, but for what bat? Who needs pitching-Phillies, Braves, Cards, Yankees maybe…..or Rays?

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 14, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions