I like the name, I just dont think the mariners would give that any thought at all.

Meh. We can do better things with our trading chips than accquire him.

for millwood: you are talking about an overpaid, mid-30s, 5+ ERA, and extremely injury prone for a gold-glove, 20 HRs, 35 Doubles, 30 year old
for padilla: same except hes a little younger and a little less injury prone

and second, im not sure i want the Rangers to be adding hitters

I wouldn’t give up Padilla for Beltre and if I’m dealing Millwood it’s to dump his salary.

It would be nice to have Beltre’s defense at 3rd, but I can’t see the M’s doing either deal anyway.

of the D-Backs…He’s a high strikeout guy, but a righty with power that hits lefties and would fit nicely in the 6 or 7 hole behind our lefties. A lot of errors this year, but he has put up decent defensive numbers previously, and is only 25. I think he’s signed a one-year contract at the beginning of the season. The D-backs might be shuffling some offensive pieces this offseason.

a) even if it made some semblance of sense, its hard (for the Ms) to sell that kind of move to fans without looking like youre already folding the tent for 09. i think fans can accept rebuilding efforts, but only when theyre predicated on exciting young players, not logistical veteran swaps.

b) i dont have the exact facts in front of me, but my guess is beltre has a strong shot to be a type A, if not a lock while milwood/padilla would seem be type Bs at best. So if they are going to trade beltre, either in the winter or in july, they would want to acquire young talent comparable to 1st round picks.

c) both players have limited no trade clauses. im not sure if either team is on the other’s block list, but if it is it seems like a trade that would be vetoed.

I do like Beltre though and Ive been saying for a while now he’d be a nice acquisition to fill our void at 3rd for the short term. But I think this will be a big trade for the Ms, if they do it, and perhaps the first major move for their new GM and I dont think they will settle for less than quality young ML or near ML ready talent.

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at 3rd base? He seems to have been doing well over there. Couldn’t he grow into it? The Rangers have the 3rd base defensive guru in Washington… has there been a gold glover since he left? I would rather have a great young 3rd base masher than at 1 base. Plus if Blalock moves over to 1B, there is your one year gap fill. At worst, then you shift everyone in 2010. My thoughts on the trade. The Rangers need those arms more than they need a stop gap fill in at 3rd. This team goes through WAY to many pitchers each summer than to decrease their pool for this reason.

What happens if in 60 spring training at bats Elvis Andrus hits around .350 and steals some bases while playing an amazing short stop?