Bob Nightingale of USA Today reported that the Twins and Padres have discussed a trade that would send Glen Perkins to San Diego in exchange for Kevin Kouzmanoff. In the same report, Nightingale said that the Twins would need to include more to complete a deal. How much more remains to be seen.
Perkins is believed to be expendable with Carl Pavano returning to the rotation and, given that the organization and Perkins haven't exactly seen eye-to-eye in recent months, it makes sense that the Twins would look into trading him.
As for Kouzmanoff, the Padres are looking to trim payroll any way that they can. Kouzmanoff plays a good third base, but Chase Headley is still believed to be the third baseman of the future and is much cheaper. Kouzmanoff is heading into his first year of arb ...
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What Else Could the Minnesota Twins Possibly Have Up Their Sleeves?
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Josh Johnson in MLBComments Off on What Else Could the Minnesota Twins Possibly Have Up Their Sleeves?