I think some baseball writers are looking at Ken Rosenthal in awe. That being said, I think some of them just decided to stir things up with rumors of their own which are not necessarily based on anything they heard; it’s more their way of throwing their hat into the Rumor Ring.

• The God of Trade Rumors, Ken Rosenthal, has his latest rumor roundup.

• Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports has some rumors up. He normally has great articles on baseball and his rumors seem genuine. But what is a genuine rumor? Ah!

• La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says:

Righthander Carlos Silva had drawn interest recently from Atlanta, Arizona and the Chicago Cubs. There were also some discussions with the Mets, who would have put him in the bullpen. But there might not be that strong a market for him. Silva, a free agent after the season, would like to re-sign with the Twins.