Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Giants Rumors: Carlos Beltran Trade Talks Continue

I'll continue to update this throughout the day as Carlos Beltran rumors heat up....

» Ken Rosenthal is currently tweeting that Francisco Peguero, Charlie Culberson could be part of a Carlos Beltran offer. As of half an hour ago, Rosenthal tweets that the Giants are front-runners in the Beltran trade talks.

» Jon Morosi tweets that the Giants are willing to include Gary Brown in a deal.

» Tim Brown of Yahoo tweets that it looks like Beltran is "indeed going to SF."

» Jon Heyman tweets that there are just minor details to work through on a Carlos Beltran trade.

» Joel Sherman tweets that the trade is "not completed," but everything is in the works to make it happen.

» Per Buster Olney, the deal is almost finished.

» The deal is now "very close."

» No done deal yet, tweets Jon Morosi.

» Mets are expected to get Gary Brown and two other players in return.

» Mets insisted on Zach Wheeler originally, but Brown seems like the compromise.

» Buster Olney tweets that Wheeler is expected to be the centerpiece.

» Wheeler's in the deal. Jonathan Sanchez and Gary Brown are not.

» Joel Sherman tweets that it could be Beltran and cash for Wheeler.