Lance Berkman will accept a trade to a contender:

Berkman added that he ideally would retire as an Astro but would accept a trade. “I would say yeah,” Berkman told the Houston Chronicle. “I think it would benefit the organization, and in the end, it would be a benefit for whoever it is — whether it’s me, or Roy (Oswalt) or Carlos (Lee). I’m not saying we’re at the point where they should start pulling the plug on us, but they need to start thinking forward. If this thing keeps going like this, they’ve gotta do something.”

The Giants are the one team in contention right now who could really use a first baseman. Might they pull the trigger on a deal? He also would make a good DH for the Red Sox if they decide they need to replace David Ortiz.