Is rich Harden with anyone yet? Big time arm that could be great trade bait at the deadline.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/rich-harden-to-miss-2012-season.html

Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season while he recovers from a shoulder operation.

You still have to get thru waivers and looks like Bowen is being offered out there for outfield help. If Clete Thomas had been waived after Ellsbury went down, Boston would've traded for him and the Twins wouldn't have gotten him, showing the timing in this process. And I vote for Liriano in the pen. If he doesn't like it, he pitches in a totally mop-up role. Right now, I see no one trading for him if they have to go to arbitration to even negotiate with him.

That's garbage. Pohlads will spend if the baseball staff says it's worth it.

Agree. Obviously, there are limits, but one thing the current payroll gives is flexibility.