There are talks going on between Kevin Youkilis and the Boston Red Sox on a long term contract. Kevin's agent has the right attitude:

Youkilis, Bick said, would be comfortable repeating what he did last offseason: avoid arbitration and sign a one-year contract. Youkilis, who will turn 30 in March, has a little more than four years of major league service time, meaning he will be able to file for free agency for the first time after the 2010 season.

"Kevin is perfectly content to do it one year at a time," Bick said. "There's no urgency whatsoever. If we are presented with a multiyear deal, he's fine with it either way. We're all pretty confident that Kevin is going to remain an outstanding player. He is not the kind of guy that is going to be antsy if he has to do a one-year contract."

Would the Red Sox pull an Arroyo and sign Kevin to a long term deal at a good price in order to trade him? Kevin doesn't have much service time, but that doesn't make him young. He's a better pickup for another team if his salary is fixed for a while.