Braves1976 (07-07-2019)
If they still had their old front office, I guarantee you they'd be doing everything they could to win this year and wouldn't even entertain the notion of trading off Bum or their relievers. Their FO is much smarter now so I think they'll be selling by mid-late July.
The NL is incredibly weird this year, though. There is only one team that is obviously 100% out of contention and they really don't have any assets that would carry much value on the market. Well, they have a couple but they are all very controllable and young so they won't be trading them. The Giants will probably sell, but I can't say that with 100% certainty. I'm not sure what the Mets are gonna do. As for the rest, I don't see any of them going into sell mode.
The AL is the opposite. There are 5 teams that are definite sellers and two more that probably should be.
And here we go: "The Astros, Twins, Braves and Brewers are among the clubs interested in Bumgarner, according to major-league sources."
Please don't.
i think it's fine to gauge the cost for MadBum...i just think it will cost more than he's worth.
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jpx7 (07-08-2019)
I was told by a brilliant baseball mind that the Braves could go out and get Smith whenever they wanted because the Giants were selling right now. Turns out maybe they wanted to wait a bit and make sure, just like every single team in every single season in MLB history...
The Giants will likely sell in the 2nd half of July. Any notion they would do so earlier just because the Braves needed a BP arm was pure ignorance.
Yankees and Twins pursuing package deal for Stroman.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/...blue-jays.html
thethethe rumor seems to have inflated his value
Last edited by nsacpi; 07-08-2019 at 02:38 PM.
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Greene would certainly be good enough to help, but he's not exactly dominant.