Another close deal

[Spinach]

The Twins and Rays are close to a huge deal. I think the Twins should ask for another player who has proven himself though, otherwise i think this is a little bit too much to give up for Delmon Young.

Garza has proven himself and is a definite #2 pitcher in most rotations, Bartlett is not much of a loss in my opinion and Rincon is great out of the bullpen.

We would get Young and 2 others that have not proven themselves yet, I say we ask for a little more.

Here is the story........

The Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays are close to a multi-player deal that would send former No. 1 overall pick Delmon Young and two others to Minnesota in exchange for pitcher Matt Garza, shortstop Jason Bartlett and right-hander Juan Rincon, FOXSports.com has confirmed.

The deal, first reported by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, would give the Twins a major offensive replacement for Torii Hunter, who signed a five-year, $90-million free-agent contract with the Angels last Wednesday.
In addition to Young, the Twins would receive shortstop Brendan Harris and outfielder Jason Pridie. Harris would be a candidate to take over for Bartlett at shortstop, while Pridie could take over for Hunter in center.

The Twins have also been in talks with the Red Sox about Coco Crisp.

As a rookie last season, Young started all 162 games for the Rays, hitting .288 with 13 home runs, 93 RBIs and 10 steals. He finished second to Ichiro Suzuki in the American League with 645 at-bats.

Young, 22, was Tampa Bay's top choice in the 2003 amateur draft, and named Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year in 2005.

Garza, 24, the Twins' first pick in the 2005 draft (25th overall) is 8-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 26 games pitched (24 starts) between 2006 and 2007. In 83 innings in 2007, he compiled a 3.69 ERA for Minnesota.

Bartlett, 28, played in a career-high 140 games for the Twins in 2007, batting .265 with five home runs, 43 RBIs, 75 runs scored and 23 steals.

Even though Rays shortstop Reid Brignac is likely to open the season at Class AAA, the team preferred to acquire a player with low service time at short rather than sign a free agent such as Cesar Izturis.                             

[Outdoors Junkie]

Delmon Young would be a great young player to add!  I say give them Garza and Rincon for Delmon.

[JohnWester]

Delmon Young would be a great young player to add!  I say give them Garza and Rincon for Delmon.

oh hell ya... in a heart beat.

[Outdoors Junkie]

The trade is complete!

11/28/2007 10:35 PM ET
Twins pick up Young in six-player deal
Minnesota sends Garza, Bartlett, Morlan to Tampa Bay
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com 

Delmon Young played in all 162 games and drove in 93 runs as a rookie for the Rays. (Brad Mangin/Getty Images)

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins and Rays completed a blockbuster six-player deal Wednesday night that sent pitcher Matt Garza, shortstop Jason Bartlett and Minor League pitcher Eduardo Morlan to Tampa Bay in exchange for outfielder Delmon Young and two other players.
Young, 22, is considered to be one of the game's up-and-coming hitters. A first-round pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft, Young finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting behind Boston's Dustin Pedroia. He played in all 162 games for the Rays in 2007, hitting .288 with 13 home runs and 93 RBIs.

Along with Young, the Twins received shortstop Brendan Harris and outfielder Jason Pridie in the deal.

Harris, 27, hit .286 with 12 homers and 59 RBIs last season and is expected to be a candidate to take over Bartlett's spot at shortstop. Pridie, who can play center field, was a Rule 5 Draft pick for the Twins in December 2005 and spent the following Spring Training with the club. The Twins liked Pridie, but they didn't have enough room on the roster to keep him.

The deal had originally been thought to include right-hander Juan Rincon, but after some holdups in the negotiations, it was changed to include Morlan instead.

A first-round Draft pick by the Twins in 2005, Garza was 5-7 with a 3.69 ERA in 15 starts for Minnesota in 2007. The 24-year-old right-hander has an 8-13 career record with a 4.47 ERA in 26 appearances (24 starts) over the last two seasons.

Bartlett, 22, hit .265 last season with 20 doubles, seven triples and 43 RBIs in a career-high 140 games. Morlan, 21, struck out 92 batters over his 65 2/3 innings at Class A Fort Myers this past season.

This is the first big trade for new Twins general manager Bill Smith, but it's far from the only deal that Smith might be making in the coming weeks. It is expected to be a busy offseason for the rookie GM, who currently is talking to other teams about ace Johan Santana. There have also been rumors that closer Joe Nathan could be shopped this winter as well.

[Ryan]

I think this is a very good trade for the Twins.  It is about time we traded some of our young pitching for a little offense.

[Spinach]

Great trade! I like that we didn't give them Rincon.