Joakim Soria

Royals closer Joakim Soria apparently is on the trading block. The All-Star has 27 saves thus far and playing for KC he doesn't get too many opportunities so he has to cash in when he can.
The Yankees are rumored to be interested in trading for Soria. He would be a perfect bridge in the 8th inning to get to Mariano Rivera and, at 26 years old, could be the heir apparent to Rivera should The Sandman ever retire. There's a scary thought for Yankees fans.
Anyway, Soria has a no-trade clause in his contract for six teams, including the Yankees. I would hope that if Kansas City wanted to trade Soria to the Yankees that he would wave his no-trade clause. Of course, there would be sweeteners involved to help convince him to agree to such a deal. If the Royals wanted to trade Soria to the Yanks and he refused to waive his no-trade deal, that tells me he is a loser who doesn't want to win and is comfortable playing in obscurity for the Royals. I hope I'm wrong on that one.