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08-19-20 12:59 PM #1
2020 Trade Deadline Thread
The trade deadline is 4pm ET on Aug. 31. Waiver trades after that date are NOT allowed.
Dylan Bundy, RHP, Angels
The move from Baltimore to Anaheim has suited Dylan Bundy well. He has a 2.48 ERA and 0.80 WHIP for an Angels team that has been … not quite as fantastic while struggling to maintain stability in the rotation. Bundy, 27, is making only about $1.85 million this year and has one more arbitration year before free agency. So even if the Angels don’t achieve traction in the next couple of weeks, they could move forward with him. But because of that extra year of contractual control and the aforementioned environment, Bundy is precisely the kind of piece who could fetch a strong return.
Trevor Bauer, RHP, Reds
It will probably take a lot to get the Reds to pull the plug on this season of high hopes. But it’s off to an erratic start, and Trevor Bauer, a pending free agent, has been one of the best starters in baseball, with a 0.93 ERA, 0.57 WHIP and 46.4% strikeout rate. The guy who has said repeatedly that big leaps in spin rate can’t be achieved without the use of sticky substances has seen big leaps in his spin rate. But Bauer’s stuff has always rated strongly, and he’s been at his best in 2020. Rotation mate Anthony DeSclafani is also a pending free agent and attractive starting trade chip if the Reds punt.
Mike Clevinger, RHP, Indians
He broke team protocol. He lied to his teammates about it. Mike Clevinger and rotation mate Zach Plesac were basically voted off the island (“The Tribe has spoken…”) and are now biding their time at the alternate training site in Eastlake, Ohio. So you’ll hear Clevinger’s name mentioned plenty in this market (and probably Plesac’s, too), and the Indians might be in a similar spot to the one they were in with Bauer a year ago, when they were pretty much fed up with him and dealt him to Cincinnati. But the difficulty, in this environment, of executing a blockbuster for a high-caliber arm with two full seasons of control remaining can’t be overstated.Calmer than you are
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08-19-20 01:11 PM #2
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Get Bauer. If he keeps his head on straight, resign him.
A fool and his money can throw one heck of a party!
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08-19-20 01:42 PM #3
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Clevinger is a no brainer if the price is not outrageous. Cleveland wants to cut his salary and now they have a perfect excuse to do so even while competing. And Yankees match up well as a team that can give them ML quality OF help. Frazier is an obvious key piece and with the the way he is playing is more painful to trade as we now see the potential and have playing time for him, but Clevinger will make a bigger difference in the postseason this year and next so worth it to put him in a package with some like Garcia.
I think they should go after relievers too. Keone Kela is a guy that should be available and hopefully not for much given he's a pending FA but depends how much competition there is. Ken Giles is another one, but I don't think the Blue Jays are going to be an active seller its probably worth it for them to hang in there and hope to sneak into the playoffs with a young team that could surprise in this playoff format.
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08-19-20 02:48 PM #4
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08-19-20 03:30 PM #5
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08-19-20 04:33 PM #6
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Clevinger would be nice.
David Ortiz tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003.
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08-19-20 04:51 PM #7
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Baseball is life;
the rest is just details.
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08-19-20 05:01 PM #8
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Meh. We had Gary Sheffield patrolling the OF for a bit and he was kind of a d-bag. Sabathia is outspoken. Coney is as well. We dealt with Arod and he was a publicity nightmare. As long as he produces things will be peachy. It's not really a big deal.
I would definitely be good with this as well.
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08-19-20 05:10 PM #9
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08-19-20 05:12 PM #10
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I can't see Cleveland dealing Clevinger to an AL team with the prospect of facing that team in the post season and future post seasons.
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08-19-20 05:53 PM #11
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08-19-20 05:58 PM #12
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08-19-20 06:17 PM #13
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I want Alex Cobb. Do YOU want Alex Cobb?
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08-19-20 06:27 PM #14
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08-19-20 06:28 PM #15
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08-19-20 06:33 PM #16
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08-19-20 07:00 PM #17
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08-19-20 07:06 PM #18
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08-19-20 08:47 PM #19
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08-20-20 09:23 AM #20
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I don't think the reds trade Bauer. They can make a serious run in the playoffs with Sonny, Bauer, and Castillo. Not to mention their lineup has some breakout hitters in Castellanos and Winker. I think if anything they will trade to acquire bullpen help.
Bundy is really interesting-he has broken out and the team is awful, but he is kind of the definition of a "buy high." Also, the Angels may be reluctant to rebuild as long as they have Trout.
I agree that Cleveland would probably not want to trade Clev to the Yankees, and unfortunately they already have young players in the corner outfield so they probably don't want Frazier back.
What about Lance Lynn? The Rangers aren't going to compete any time soon, and he has been lights out with team control through 2021.
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08-20-20 10:51 AM #21
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Sadly Lynn is probably the most realistic option. He's actually been very good for the Rangers.
David Ortiz tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003.
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08-20-20 11:43 AM #22
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08-20-20 12:25 PM #23
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08-20-20 03:02 PM #24
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Speaking of Reds starting pitchers and former Yankees pitchers succeeding, anyone seen what Sonny Gray is up to?
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08-20-20 04:47 PM #25
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