Foolish Notions & Trades That Might Fly for Giants

There isn't a Major League Baseball franchise with any interest in dealing talent in return for John Bowker, Travis Ishikawa and Nate Schierholtz. Here are some other thoughts as trade deadline talks begin...

Forget Oswalt

The Giants need a fifth starter, but adding a No. 1 starter such as Roy Oswalt is utterly nonsensical. He's being paid $10 million this year and is owed $16 million in 2011. Throw in his no-trade clause and a team option for $16 million (or a $2 million buyout) in 2012 and ... c'mon! Really? The Giants should have legitimate interest in filling Brad Wellemeyer's spot in the rotation at the cost of a bit over $20 million?

Lee in a package deal?

The soft spot for left-hander Cliff Lee grows and grows. He's ju...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - San Francisco Giants
Article is property of BleacherReport.com