The Trade Winds: Joe Kennedy

Who would want Joe Kennedy? The guy had gotten bumped from the starting rotation of a third place baseball team, in favor of Lenny DiNardo and Dallas Braden. If the A's don't think he' s a better option than those guys, what contender would want to stick him in their rotation?

Well, Jayson Stark at ESPN.com seems to think the A's can get something for him.

Really, I had Jason Kendall on my "untradeable" list, and look what Billy Beane was able to do with that! With such a thin market for starting pitching between now and July 31, maybe getting something for Kennedy is not too much to hope for.

He's only 28, he's left handed, and a free agent after this season. His best season as a starter came in the launching pad that is Colorado, and he actually put together a respectable season as LOOGY last year, at least when he wasn't hurt.

OK, I'm definitely going out on a limb here, finding positive things to say. But I can dream, right?