Found June 20, 2007 on Hot Stove New York: Yardbarker Blogger Network
FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Texas Rangers have been scouting Yankee prospects in expectation that the Bombers will make a run at acquiring first baseman Mark Teixeira. The Rangers are reportedly seeking rookie pitcher Phil Hughes in return. The Yanks consider Hughes "untouchable" and the Rangers are dreaming if they think he can be had for Teixeira alone. However the conversation starts to get a lot more interesting for both teams when you begin to toss in names like Eric Gagne and Akinori Otsuka. According to Rosenthal, the Yanks have been scouting both players.

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  • That does get significantly more interesting if Otsuka and Gagne are involved. I would love to have those guys in the pen.
  • cincysportsart
    yeah, but at what cost?...joba chamberlain, ian kennedy, jose tabata, dellin betances, etc.?

    so, you'd be acquiring a top 5 1b in teixeira, a premier bullpen guy in otsuka, and a possibly washed up, but dominant when healthy gagne...if the rangers would take anything involving those 3 guys and not demand hughes in return, they could be legally considered retarded in my book. personally if the yanks would want all 3, i would demand tabata, and at least hughes...maybe even betances in there too.

    funny thing is, even if the yankees traded for all 3 of those guys, they still wouldn't win the world series this year. deplete your farm system again...that's fine with me, and i'm sure fine with the rest of the AL East too.
  • ursportspro
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    Ken Rosenthal's main point: "Hughes is not untouchable, but Teixeira could be traded to the Yankees without him involved. Maybe Jon Daniels surrenders two of his major trading chips in a single blockbuster, giving up Otsuka or Gagne plus Teixeira just to get Hughes. One would be hard-pressed to say that deal does not make the Yankees significantly better in 2007."

    Whats wrong with the Yankees right now, do they even need Teixeira, Gagne, or Otsuka????
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