'Very Good Chance' Ellis Becomes a Giant

Mark Ellis is the longest-tenured member of the Oakland Athletics, but soon he might find himself the newest member of the San Francisco Giants.At least, that's the "widespread belief" of many folks in the Bay Area, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser."I think there's a very good chance," an industry insider told Slusser Wednesday.The legs of this rumor began over the weekend, as the Chron's Henry Schulman reported that the Giants "asked questions" about Ellis over the weekend.The logic behind the possible trade is pretty simple: the Giants lack any sort of offense, they need help in the infield thanks to injuries, and Ellis, a 34-year-old, might suddenly be expendable.That's thanks to Jemile Weeks, the youngster Oakland picked up early in the 2008 MLB Draft, who happens to be hitting .362 since being called up after Ellis hurt his hamstring.In that time fortunately, Ellis is taking it pretty well."I told [M...