The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired outfielders Delmon Young and Jason Pridie along with infielder Brendan Harris from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitchers Matt Garza, Eduardo Morlan and infielder Jason Bartlett.

Notes gathered via the Twins conference call with GM Bill Smith:

- Twins have done a lot of homework on Delmon Young. He's a good player with a good attitude. He's competitive...first to the park, does extra running, takes extra BP, etc.

- Twins didn't get Young to play CF

- Harris, Nick Punto, Alexi Casilla, and other options from within will be considered for shortstop

- Pridie can play CF, but the the organization will keep looking

- Tampa Bay insisted on Bartlett and Garza in the deal

- "Nothing is wrong with Juan Rincon"...according to Bill Smith

- Minnesota's priorities going forward...continue to try to upgrade the offense...need a 3B, a CF

- Michael Cuddyer has not been discussed as an option for third base

- The Twins will continue to talk to Craig Monroe despite adding another outfielder

Notes from Delmon Young via conference call

- Delmon is excited about the young nucleus on the Twins and their playoff history

- He's not concerned with playing left or center field

- He feels like he's matured over the years

I have to say that Delmon seemed pretty pumped up about this deal. In fact he almost seemed like a different player from the one I spoke with a few years ago. This is an interesting deal for both sides and really could turn into one of those moves that helps both clubs.