Buzz: Astros will trade Lee and Valverde
According to Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe, the Astros want to ‘dump money,’ and are willing to trade SS Miguel Tejada, RHP Jose Valverde and OF Carlos Lee, assuming he will waive his no-trade clause.
Lee, 32, who will earn $74 million through 2012, hit .314 last season, with 28 HR, 100 RBI and a .368 OBP.
He has hit at least .300 each of the last three seasons, while playing for the Astros and Rangers.
…as a right-handed bat, with power, lee would great batting behind David Wright and Carlos Beltran, but he’s very 
expensive, and four years is a long time, not too mention the talent that may be needed to get him…but, he is intriguing…
Meanwhile, in his last 139 appearances, spanning two full seasons, the 29–year-old Valverde has 91 saves in 105 opportunities with a 3.04 ERA.
In Sunday’s New York Post, Joel Sherman wrote, “Valverde could be had, but he will be entering his walk year, and Mets officials say they will not give up a significant package for a player who can be a free agent in 12 months.”
