- Asdrubal Cabrera
- Justin Upton
- Wil Myers
- R.A. Dickey
- Curtis Granderson
- James Shields
And if teams aren't looking for a blockbuster deal they're looking to sign Josh Hamilton or Zack Greinke.
However, it's not all rumors as one interesting move has been made.
The Phillies, who have been linked with both Michael Bourn and Curtis Granderson have finally found their center fielder in Ben Revere who was traded from the Twins in exchange for Trevor May and Vance Worley. Trevor May is a solid starting pitching prospect and although he struggled in AA this year (4.87 ERA in 159.2 innings) he comes with some nice pedigree, ranking #69 by Baseball America before last season. Additionally, Vance Worley is an above average starter who should provide some useful innings for the Twins, something they really need. Worley's inability to miss bats (career 5.5% SwStr%) might be a cause for concern for some teams but with the Twins aversion to the stirkeout, they'll gladly take him.
May and Worley is a bit much for a player who might not hit a ball over the fence all year in Ben Revere but he's a terrific CF and is a better play than $75 million for Michael Bourn or whatever his price will end up being. The Phillies didn't break the farm and they now have a cheap starting CF for a few years.
After trading Denard Span and now Ben Revere, the Twins out field is barren and borderline non-existent. I suppose Josh Willingham can "play" left field, but whether or not he's considered an outfielder is another story. Either way, the Twins traded two outfielders this offseason who weren't stars, have prospect Aaron Hicks likely ready to play CF at some point in 2013 and received three starting pitchers in return. Not bad.
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