As great as Roberto Alomar was, back in the day, he is no longer great. At best, he is a nice fill in until we can develop someone. I don't know if Robbie would give us much more production than Aaron Miles.
I, also, believe we should replace Jose Valentin as shortstop. I never did like the idea of signing Castillo and playing him at short. Why not get a shortstop to play shortstop?
Regarding the rumors, any or all of them could be true.