How about a homerun hitting third baseman, is that something you might be interested in?

Back in 2004, we were spending a lot of our time in Las Vegas and Adrian Beltre was hitting homeruns like Nick Punto hits lazy pop flies to the shortstop. Now it is 2008. We haven’t been to Vegas in years, Punto is still popping out weakly (and daily) to short, and Adrian Beltre can’t allegedly take steroids anymore, so he’s not hitting homeruns at such a torrid clip. But, he’s still hitting homeruns. And, compared to the rest of the Twins regulars, he’s hitting homeruns like it is still the steroid era, banging out 26 last year and 25 in 2006.

The Twins might end up with Beltre playing third base sooner than you think. According to the Star Tribune, the Twins contacted the Mariners to see if Beltre is available. The Mariners said “of course” and now it looks like the Twins might make a deal for the decent hitting, great fielding third baseman.

We could use him on this team. We most definitely need help against left-handed pitchers and more power is always a good thing. So he doesn't hit for average and he strikes out a lot, big deal. We need more power. Get this deal done over the break. Please.