...has anyone seen my gun?

I also see no point in trading for another starter if they are going to trade one, because Hennessey is being absolutely wasted right now in the bullpen.  Something changed in him over the winter and I hate that he isn't consistantly pitching.  He has been stellar when he has pitched, and is just waiting for the chance to be in the rotation.  I'd take Hennessey over Weaver at any point in Weaver's career.

Take a look at Weaver's stats.  Then take a look at Tomko's stats.  I'll bet you could scrabble them all up and they will still look the same.  Weaver is just Tomko with with double the salary and hype/reputation but with the same stats.

The only way I would take Jeff Weaver is if the Angels threw in one of the highly rated middle infielders, like Howie Kendrick or Brandon Wood (highly unlikely, Ponson would sooner go on a diet or walk past the next judge without taking a swing at him).

Jered Weaver would be another story except who would they accept in return that would be equal value?

The more likely scenario I see is there is something more wrong with Lowry than it currently seems, funny how the news about his reduced velocity came out right when the Weaver rumor came out.  The Giants would take Weaver and pay for some (half?) of his remaining salary for a minor prospect (Buscher, Bowker, Threets), then place Lowry on the DL and replace him with Weaver.

No one will give up a great young hitter for Lowry when his velocity is mysteriously down, the release of that info kills any trade value for him.