December 09, 2005
Rangers Still Looking to Deal
The Rangers gained outfield depth with their trade of Alfonso Soriano, and want to use that depth to bring in pitching:
"We're not evaluating this deal on what we got back," Daniels said. "We're not evaluating it in a vacuum. We're evaluating it on what this allows us to do."
At least five clubs have contacted the Rangers about such a deal: Toronto, San Diego, Baltimore, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.
The Rangers had previous talks with Toronto about Mench and catcher Gerald Laird, but those bogged down over the Blue Jays' reluctance to meet the Rangers' pitching demands. Toronto has long coveted Wilkerson, so it could make a deal involving some combination of pitchers Brandon League, Ted Lilly and Miguel Batista and perhaps second baseman Orlando Hudson.
It's a good deal for Texas even if they don't move any other players. If they land a good starter, so much the better.
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How about Kip Wells for Kevin Mench? Pirates get a good corner outfielder and the Rangers get a decent pitcher in return.