We've seen this a couple of places this morning, but here's a link to the Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers' tawdrily-titled "Baseball Whispers" (which sounds like it should air on Showtime at 1:55am) from yesterday:
Shortstop Jed Lowrie has been a huge surprise for the Astros but could be dealt within the NL Central. The Pirates are a likely trading partner.
I guess Clint Barmes and his .536 OPS just isn't cutting it.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
