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Twins Inquire On Adrian Beltre
Published 7/14/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... has graduated from internal to external, according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.  Neal is not sure how far the two teams got in their trade discussion. Beltre, 29, is hitting .259/.330/.440 in 388 plate appearances this year.  He's earning $12MM this year and the same in '09.  His limited no-trade clause allows him to block deals to eight clubs.  Complications: he's playing through a painful wrist injury, but also being called out by anonymous team coaches for not taking extra batting practice. On the ...

Twins Inquire About Adrian Beltre
Published 7/14/2008 by Jesse at Twinkie Town: Front Page Posts
... From LEN III at the Strib Online: "The Twins recently contacted Seattle to inquire about third baseman Adrian Beltre as they look for ways to boost their offense against lefthanded pitching, a club source said. It's unclear how deep the discussions got, but the Twins decided to act on the internal discussions they had about the Mariners slugger." In addition: It appears "he's playing through a painful wrist injury, but also being called out by anonymous team coaches for not taking extra batting practice." ...