Baseball Tidbits

Several rumors up today with the trade deadline coming up. Let's go over what we've got.

WHITE SOX

-- Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star says the rangers have inquired about P Nick Masset. Not sure what the Rangers would be willing to part with, but it's an interesting inquiry.

-- ESPN's Jason Stark has said that the White Sox are willing to give up SS Orlando Cabrera for the right pitcher. With Toronto looking for a SS, maybe AJ Burnett fits in to Ozzie's plans? Just speculation...


CUBS

-- Jason Stark also says the Cubs and Ms are talking about a Raul Ibanez deal. The Ms are apparently asking for Felix Pie and another player. Depending on the player, I'm a huge fan of that deal! Put him in right field, Kosuke Fukudome in Center and Soriano in Left, giving rest to them with Jim Edmonds and Reed Johnson when its needed. I just don't see Felix Pie ever figuring it out to the point where he "reaches his potential"...

-- Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus says the Dodgers have had passing discussions on RP Scott Eyre and SS Ronny Cedeno. With Eyre being a lefty he'll probably command a bit more, and I don't see a deal getting done with the Dodgers.