Jayson Stark, of ESPN.com, reports the Minnesota Twins have been talking with the San Francisco Giants about possibly acquiring 1B Rich Aurilia in exchange for a mid-tier prospect.

The Twins have discussed Rich Aurilia with the Giants, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark. Minnesota has looked at regular third basemen like Adrian Beltre and Hank Blalock, but if the club picked up Aurilia, it'd likely be to start him only against lefties, with Brian Buscher playing against righties. Stark also reports that the Twins are dangling Boof Bonser as they look for an upgrade, but doesn't say he's part of the talks with the Giants. Bonser was drafted by the Giants before being included in the A.J. Pierzynski deal.Source: ESPN.com Related: Boof Bonser, Brian Buscher, Twins

ESPN reports that the Twins have inquired about Rich Aurilia of the Giants.The Twins are dangling Boof Bonser in exchange for Aurilia. The Twins like Aurilia because they covet a right-handed bat and middle infield depth.

Maybe this can turn things around for Aurilia, who entered the contest hitting just .178 (8-for-45) over 14 July games. Wednesday's double marked Aurilia's 16th of the year and his third for the month.

Rich Aurilia went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning as the Giants beat the Nationals 6-4 on Wednesday. Aurilia was hitting .178 in July, but he's still been surprisingly effective since the beginning of June. Because he's in the final year of his contract, it's possible that some team will want him as a part-timer. The Giants wouldn't ask for much in return.

This was the first start of the second half for Aurilia, who continues losing playing time to John Bowker. There's a decent chance Aurilia will be traded before the July 31 deadline with the Giants' playoff hopes all but squashed.

Aurilia appears off bench

Giants' Aurilia out with illness

Rich Aurilia collected the 1,500th hit of his career on Sunday. It came on his eighth home run of the season. He was 2-for-4 in the game.Congrats to Rich. He still holds some fantasy value because he is eligible at nearly every infield position. He hit .359 in June.

Aurilia blasts homer for career hit No. 1500

Aurilia blasts homer for hit No. 1500

Rich Aurilia hit a pinch hit three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Giants salvaged a four-game split with an 8-3 win over the Cubs on Thursday night.It was the veteran infielders seventh home run of the season, and his third career pinch-hit homer.