Some under-the-radar help around the edges upgrades that might come relatively inexpensively in terms of prospects...
RP -
1.) Jose Cisnero, DET (2.83 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 49 Ks in 41.1 IP, 3.05 FIP, .65 HR/9) - Detroit's not going anywhere, so they'd probably be open to moving him. Making $970K, controllable through 2023.
2.) Ryan Tepera, CHC (3.02 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 48 Ks in 41.2 IP, 2.88 FIP, 2.59 BB/9, .65 HR/9) - Obviously the Cubs are sellers, he's a free-agent this winter but only making $800K this year, and most teams will probably be focused on Kimbrel and Chafin.
SP -
1.) Michael Pineda, MIN (3.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 58 Ks in 66.1 IP, 4.30 FIP, 2.70 BB/9) - HR rate's a little high, but he doesn't walk anybody. The Twins would probably love to ditch his money and he's a pure rental - would certainly provide you a much better option than Wilson or Wright the rest of the way, and would free Ynoa up to be used in the pen as a long guy (meaning you could ditch Tomlin). There was an MLBTR blurb earlier that mentioned AA might be considering Cruz as a potential LF option since the prospect cost isn't assumed to be high (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/nelson-cruz-trade-rumors-twins-national-league.html) - if he has enough room to add what's due Cruz AND Pineda the rest of the way, Cruz/Pineda/Ynoa would be three pretty significant upgrades without giving away many prospects. The problem there is you may be looking at even worse defense than Ozuna in LF.
RP -
1.) Jose Cisnero, DET (2.83 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 49 Ks in 41.1 IP, 3.05 FIP, .65 HR/9) - Detroit's not going anywhere, so they'd probably be open to moving him. Making $970K, controllable through 2023.
2.) Ryan Tepera, CHC (3.02 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 48 Ks in 41.2 IP, 2.88 FIP, 2.59 BB/9, .65 HR/9) - Obviously the Cubs are sellers, he's a free-agent this winter but only making $800K this year, and most teams will probably be focused on Kimbrel and Chafin.
SP -
1.) Michael Pineda, MIN (3.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 58 Ks in 66.1 IP, 4.30 FIP, 2.70 BB/9) - HR rate's a little high, but he doesn't walk anybody. The Twins would probably love to ditch his money and he's a pure rental - would certainly provide you a much better option than Wilson or Wright the rest of the way, and would free Ynoa up to be used in the pen as a long guy (meaning you could ditch Tomlin). There was an MLBTR blurb earlier that mentioned AA might be considering Cruz as a potential LF option since the prospect cost isn't assumed to be high (https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/nelson-cruz-trade-rumors-twins-national-league.html) - if he has enough room to add what's due Cruz AND Pineda the rest of the way, Cruz/Pineda/Ynoa would be three pretty significant upgrades without giving away many prospects. The problem there is you may be looking at even worse defense than Ozuna in LF.
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