BELTRAN RUMORS
The big rumor going around in the CARLOS BELTRAN sweepstakes is this...

Padres get
CARLOS BELTRAN
JOE RANDA

Royals get:
SEAN BURROUGHS
XAVIER NADY

Some Padres fans are a little nervous of giving up on Sean Burroughs, but consider that...
1) Carlos Beltran is an absolute stud
2) Josh Barfield is a year or two away from the Bigs

When super-prospect Josh Barfield is ready to take over at 2B then the Padres can move Mark Loretta to third. XAVIER NADY is a guy who could be a productive Major Leaguer, but I don't see him getting that opportunity in SD. With Klesko, Giles, Payton, TLong, and the fact that the team is competing, there really isn't much time to let Nady get 400 at-bats and see if they have something to hold onto there.

With the Royals playing awfully, the Carols Beltran sweepstakes are officially underway.