The Tigers have acquired C Gerald Laird from the Rangers for Double-A pitching prospect Guillermo Moscoso, reports Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com.
Last week in Newsday, Ken Davidoff reported the Mets contacted the Rangers earlier in the off season about Laird, but that there had been no talks of late.
Morosco had been considered Detroit’s fifth-best pitching prospect, according [...]

In today’s Newsday, Ken Davidoff reports the Mets contacted the Rangers earlier in the off season about C Gerald Laird.
“There hasn’t been much discussion there lately,” writes Davidoff, noting, instead, how the Mets have prioritized ‘the renovation of their pitching staff.’
In early November, at SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote:

“Some Mets people are concerned about their catching.  But some [...]

Last week, in a report on SI.com, Jon Heyman wrote that Omar Minaya’s top priority is to upgrade his team’s bullpen, followed by catcher, the rotation and possibly the outfield.
That said, the Rangers are willing to trade C Gerald Laird, according to one baseball source, reports the Boston Globe.
According to Evan Grant in the Dallas [...]