…it’s 6:30 PM on a saturday, so it’s a little difficult to get information…however, i talked with a team source out of the american league, a chatty agent and two bloggers and a crafty beat writer who are all pretty cozy with their team’s management…and this is the best i can come up with…

A’s GM Billy Beane [...]

According to Jon Heyman at Newsday, the Mets have agreed to trade RHP Kris Benson to the Orioles for RHP Jorge Julio and RHP prospect John Maine…
Heyman suggests that the move is designed to allow RHP Aaron Heilman a shift to the starting rotation…
…which is shocking, in that most every one i have ever talked with is [...]

…it was only a matter of time before we heard this…take this it for what it’s worth, though…
David Lennon and Jon Heyman of Newsday are reporting that talks have heated up between the Orioles and Mets in a deal that would send RHP Kris Benson to the O’s ”most likely” in exchange for RHP Jorge Julio [...]