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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... he can play third), Melvin Mora , Edwin Encarnacion , Casey Blake , Joe Crede , Adrian Beltre , or Garrett Atkins . Beltre is the best target, given his defensive prowess. We'll see whether the new Mariners GM has a reasonable asking price for one year of Beltre (ie, no one from the current Twins' rotation). Shortstop is another need, and the Twins may be targeting free agent Orlando...
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Mets Today (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... address a hole AND net a potential first baseman. I’m thinking along the lines of a Chad Tracy or Garrett Atkins. Why consider trading Delgado at all? Because his value may be higher now than it will ever be again, and it might be high enough to bring back a sorely needed young starting pitcher or reliever / potential closer. There are a few teams out there who desperately need a...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Matt Holliday, above, and Garrett Atkins are the Rockies' most valuable trading chips going into the offseason. (Post file)ANAHEIM, Calif. — Holding down couch springs in Denver is the last thing the Rockies expected to be doing this month. The key to improvement, as identified by everyone from the front office to the players, is better starting pitching. With the Rockies' known reluctance...
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cbs4denver.com: Sports (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
... turned in another stellar season, hitting .321 with 25 homers and a career-high 28 stolen bases. Garrett Atkins could be used as possible trade bait to land another starter as well, especially with the emergence of Ian Stewart at third. After all, the Rockies definitely need help with pitching. They relied on youth in their rotation, only to have it backfire. Ubaldo Jimenez swayed...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
... aren’t going to do that), or they could hope for a young ace in a trade involving Matt Holliday or Garrett Atkins, but teams are generally loathe to part with young, inexpensive ace starting pitchers. They could also acquire a back-of-the-rotation fix to add to the mix along with de la Rosa, Morales, Hirsh, and others for the final two spots in the rotation; but that’s exactly what...
