Saturday Morning Baseball News

Both the Cubs and the White Sox are in the news this morning. ESPN Radio's Bruce Levine (via MLBTR) says the White Sox are looking for a top of the order hitter, and reportedly eyeing Texas Rangers SS Michael Young. Young isn't cheap (roughly $60M owed over the next 5 years) but is worth it offensively. He has a career batting average of .300 with a career OBP of .346. That's not great for a leadoff man, but he is speedy enough to get the job done at the top of the lineup. What scares some teams is Young's defense. He has the range, but is wild with his throws from time to time. The Rangers reportedly asked for Jermaine Dye and SP Aaron Poreda, but the Sox balked at Poreda. The Rangers still like Dye, so maybe a deal can be worked out.

The Cubs reportedly have been checking out Mariners RP Aaron Heilman (previously the Mets closer). I'm not a big fan of his, personally, but he was very good in 2007. His struggles are well documented in 2008. MLBTR suspects that Ronny Cedeno would be a good fit for him. Personally I wonder if the Mariners would rather have Mike Fontenot.