Trade Market: Shortstops

Another entry in our Trade Market series: shortstops.  We covered free agents here.  As always, it's one of baseball's scarcest positions. J.J. Hardy, Brewers.  GM Doug Melvin admitted to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that it would be "very difficult" to keep both Hardy and Alcides Escobar on the roster.  Due to an August demotion, Hardy is under team control for two more years (he earned $4.65MM in '09).  He was very valuable in 2007-08, and the 27-year-old is easily the prize among all available shortstops (considering both trade targets and free agents).  Despite Hardy's off year, expect Melvin to demand a quality starting pitcher in return. Stephen Drew, Diamondbacks.  Drew popped up in one Tweet/rumor a month ago, but beat writer Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic heard a trade is very unlikely. Cristian Guzman, Nationals.  Guzman had shoulder surgery this month, and the Nats intend to shift him to second ...