Found December 11, 2008 on Bleeding Blue and Teal:
La Velle E. Neal III (aka LEN3):

and, suddenly, Twins people are telling me there are no-trade problems with Adrian Beltre. He does have a limited no-trade but there were no indications during the season that the Twins were on it.

Adrian Beltre didn't want to be traded during the season, but he ...
1 Comment:
  • It's more of a leverage thing, since the Twins have actual interest in him. This is from Rotoworld:

    "It's probably not anything against Minnesota in particular, but like most players with limited no-trade clauses, Beltre can pick a new set of teams at the end of every year. In this case, he would have added Minnesota because he knew it was one of the teams most likely to pull off a deal for him. That gives him control over the situation and potentially allows him to demand an extension if talks do progress."
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