Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com reports that the Mariners want to add a hitter and are "focused" on Josh Willingham and Allen Craig. The M's obviously aren't going to the playoffs this season, but Willingham is under contract through 2014, and Craig is under team control through 2016. A deal for either doesn't seem likely, though, as the Twins want to hang on to Willingham, and the Cards don't seem likely to give up Craig unless maybe the M's made Felix Hernandez available.

CBS Sports' Jon Heyman was told by a Twins source Thursday that Josh Willingham will not be traded. "What are we, someone's farm club?" asked the source. Willingham has been extremely productive this year and is making just $7 million in each of the next two seasons. The Twins have no motivation to move him.

Josh Willingham launched a solo home run in Wednesday night's loss to the Orioles. He finished 2-for-3, hitting his solo shot off Tommy Hunter in the fourth inning. Willingham continues to mash the baseball, now batting .276 with 23 homers and 66 RBI on the year. He seems to have found a nice home in Minnesota, and has publicly stated that he would like to remain there when his current contract runs out.

The Twins are not actively shopping Josh Willingham and the slugger wants to stay in Minnesota once his three-year contract runs out, according to Phil Mackey and Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN. Although a "high-ranking American League front office executive" said Willingham is "definitely" Minnesota's most valuable trade chip, the Twins are extremely reluctant to move a productive player earning a club-friendly salary over the next two-plus years. The Hammer is batting .268/.381/.563 while launching 22 homers and driving home 65 runs this season in cavernous Target Field. While a contender could make the Twins an "offer they can't refuse," expect Willingham to be in the Twin Cities in August.

Josh Willingham smashed a pair of home runs as the Twins fell to the Athletics on Friday. Willingham finished the night 2-for-3 and drove home all three of the Twins runs in the game. Both long balls were served up by A's starter A.J. Griffin, a solo shot in the second and a two-run bomb in the fourth. Willingham continues to display his impressive power, launching 21 homers and driving home 63 runs on the season.

Josh Willingham launched his 19th homer of the season in a losing effort against the Rangers on Saturday. He finished the night 1-for-4 with the solo blast off Derek Holland in the sixth inning. He's been an integral part of the Twins offensive production over the first half of the season, compiling a team high 19 home runs and 60 RBI while hitting .261.

Josh Willingham is out of the Twins' lineup Thursday. It's merely a maintenance day for Willingham. He's batting .269/.380/.545 with 18 home runs and 59 RBI.

Josh Willingham launched his 18th home run of the season Tuesday and drove in three, powering the Twins to an 8-6 victory over the Tigers in Detroit. Willingham finished 2-for-3. He got the Twins on the board early with a first-inning sacrifice fly, then added a two-run blast off Duane Below in the third to put the Twins on top. "Hammer" has provided tremendous run production in the middle of the Twins lineup this season, batting .272/.383/.551 with 18 homers and 59 RBI in 77 games.

Josh Willingham launched a mammoth two-run blast off Reds closer Aroldis Chapman is Sunday's comeback win over the Reds. Willingham's 438-foot blast was preceded by a Joe Mauer double. He also doubled earlier in the game. The 32-year-old has been a great free agent buy for the Twins, going deep 15 times while driving in 49 runs.

According to ESPN's Buster Olney, teams that have checked in on Josh Willingham are being told that he's not available. However, teams believe that the Twins could be swayed before next month's trade deadline. Willingham, 33, signed a three-year, $21 million contract with Minnesota over the winter and is hitting .290/.405/.575 with 13 home runs, 44 RBI and a .980 OPS through 247 plate appearances this season.