Bob Smizik has good advice today for Littlefield. After Littlefield's experience dealing Jason Schmidt, I trust he has a better idea of how to make this kind of trade. Like Smizik, I'm not expecting a deal to be made before the deadline.
Randy Miller of phillyburbs.com reports Benson is "down on the list" for Ed Wade as he pursues other options.
Miller reports - I gather he has heard this from people with the Phillies - that Benson has "a reputation for lacking mental toughness."
As one of my favorite Americans said, "He that speaks ill of the Mare, will buy her."
Here's another timely proverb: "Necessity never made a good bargain."
Tim Kawakami of the San Fran Mercury News predicts (reg. req'd) that there will be no Ponson-style two-month rentals for the Giants this year.
Newsday staff writers Ken Davidoff and Jon Heyman appear to have taken the Waldstein N.Y. Confidential piece and written it like official news. It's spread all over a bunch of outlets. Here is one example. They also report that "the St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Anaheim Angels also are believed to be among the suitors for Benson."
T.R. Sullivan writes an overview of the trade outlook for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (reg. req'd) which mentions Benson.
Dan Graziano reports for the Star-Ledger that Steinbrenner still wants Benson but his people don't like him. What George wants, George often gets.
Jim Souhane of the Star Tribune reports that the Twins are looking at Toronto's poet/pitcher, Miguel Batista. He's signed for $9.5M over the next two years. That seems like an expensive gamble for a small-market club like the Twins to be making.
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