One of the great things about teaching 8th graders is that when they are supposed to be doing homework they are actually reading "mlbtraderumors.com" and can fill me in on rumors I might have missed. Here's a nugget that has some intrigue for me...
- The Rays are willing to eat some of James Loney‘s $8MM salary to help facilitate a trade, which Topkin believes could help them swing a deal in a thin first base market. Topkin also suggests that if the Rays dealt a pitcher, they could insist on adding Loney as part of the trade package.