J.J. Hardy: Traded to Minnesota

Update: Hardy has been traded to the Twins for Carlos Gomez(notes), the Brewer’s official web site reports.

Recommendation: Hardy should take over at shortstop for Minnesota, although there’s a chance he could be moved to third base if Orlando Cabrera(notes) is re-signed. Still, this likely means the Twins won’t re-sign Cabrera. This has been a much rumored deal and it’s odd the Twins didn’t have to include pitching prospects to obtain him.