Report: Twins to send Garza, Bartlett to Rays

Here's the early reports on the deal, from the Strib's LaVelle E. Neal III.

Tampa gets: P Matt Garza, SS Jason Bartlett, RP Juan Rincon

Twins get: OF Delmon Young, SS Brendan Harris, OF Jason Pridie

Garza, 24, is the logical candidate to be the Twins No. 1 starter assuming Johan Santana is traded.
He was pretty good last year after starting the year in AAA, going 5-7 with a 3.69 ERA in 15 starts.
In 83 IP, he allowed 96 hits while striking out 67 and walking 32. He allowed only 8 homeruns.

Bartlett, 28, rebounded from a slow start last year, finishing the season with a .265/.339/.361 line, after hitting .309/.367/.393 in 99 games in '06.
Bartlett stole 23 bases in 26 attempts, and seemed to be a good candidate to bat leadoff next year. However, in 140 games, he had only 20 doubles and five homers.

Juan Rincon was arguably the most dominant setup man in team history from 2003-2006, posting ERA's of 2.63, 2.45 and 2.91 while shouldering an enormous workload and always being asked to pitch in tough jams against the best hitters. You could argue he was the most vaulable pitcher on the roster at times.
But steroids may have been a factor, and last year he fell off a cliff, posting a 5.13 ERA.
You wouldn't think he'd be missed, but with Joe Nathan possibly on his way out, and Jesse Crain coming back from a major injury, he'll need to be replaced.

Young, 22, is one of the top hitting prospects in the game. He hit .288/.316/.408 last year, with 13 homers, 38 doubles, 10 steals and 93 RBI while playing in all 162 games. Those numbers are good, not great, but he was only 21. He has a huge upside, and could actually be a better offensive player than Torii Hunter. He played mostly RF for Tampa, but will almost certainly be the Twins CF (assuming this deal goes through).

Harris, 27, went from a middling prospect to a solid everyday SS last year. After hitting .294/.365/.458 in 2,544 career minor league ABs, he hit .286/.343/.434 in 137 games for the Rays last year. He has a lot more pop than Bartlett, but not as much speed, and is probably a slight downgrade defensively.

Pridie, 24, would be an upgrade on Lew Ford/Jason Tyner as a backup OF. He hit .318/.375/.539 in 63 games at Triple-A last year.