From the PiPress:

Word within baseball circles is that the Twins are trying to trade with the Florida Marlins for third baseman Mike Lowell.

The Twins, though, want the Marlins to pick up a good part of the $16 million that Lowell, 31, is guaranteed for the next two years. The Twins are expected to offer pitching (Kyle Lohse, J.C. Romero and/or Scott Baker) and could make a deal by the second week in December. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Lowell is the Marlins' highest-salaried player. Retaining Lohse would cost the Twins about $4 million for next season.

Former St. Paul Saints infielder Kevin Millar of the Red Sox is a free-agent possibility for the Twins. The Twins have cooled on free-agent Boston Red Sox third baseman Bill Mueller, in whom they had an interest.

Lowell is also supposed to be going to Texas with Josh Beckett, and I don't think the Rangers are going to need anyone to pick up part of his salary. Nor does it seem like the Marlins would want to; according to one paper they're one the verge of a fire sale.