Officials from several teams tell Joel Sherman of the New York Post that this year’s deadline market is lacking in top-tier starting pitching. Jose Quintana and Sonny Gray are the top names available, though both have their share of flaws; Quintana’s rather shaky performance this year and Gray’s long-term health are concerns. With the market thin on aces, Sherman wonder if the Cardinals and Tigers would consider shopping controllable young stars Carlos Martinez or Michael Fulmer, each of whom would score an enormous return at the deadline. The Cards and Tigers could get more than the prospect package the White Sox landed for Chris Sale last winter since so many teams would be vying for those stars. It should be noted, however, that “there is no indication whatsoever” that either St. Louis or Detroit would even consider moving either pitcher.
Here’s more from Sherman in the previously-linked article and in two other pieces (first link, second link)…
- Mets officials dismissed any notion of trading Steven Matz, in relation to Sherman’s consideration of teams trading controllable young arms. Elbow problems kept Matz from debuting until June, and he has a 2.12 ERA through five starts, though advanced metrics paint a much less impressive view of Matz’s performance. While the lefty would be a big trade chip if made available, it’s also certainly understandable why the Mets see him as a future building block, especially since Matz hasn’t even reached arbitration eligibility yet.
- The Padres have received interest in starters Trevor Cahill, Jhoulys Chacin and Clayton Richard, as well as relievers Craig Stammen and Jose Torres.
- The Yankees have already been linked to Padres reliever Brad Hand, but Sherman reports that closer Brandon Maurer’s name has also come up in talks between the two teams. Maurer has a 5.60 ERA over 35 1/3 IP for San Diego this year but he has been victimized by a inordinately low 52.9% strand rate. ERA indicators (2.95 FIP, 3.56 xFIP, 3.31 SIERA) and his peripheral numbers (8.92 K/9, 5.00 K/BB rate) paint a much more positive view of his 2017 performance. San Diego had interest in Gleyber Torres prior to his Tommy John surgery, though officials from the Padres and other teams believe that the Yankees’ farm system is deep enough that they’ll be able to make deals without moving any of their top prospects.
- Control may be more of a commodity than pure talent in the reliever market, according to one NL executive. “My sense is that if you have a reliever who is under control through at least next year, you can expect more interest and a greater return than for a slightly better reliever who is a free agent after this season,” the executive said.
- One team is looking to add controllable pieces both its bullpen and in general is the Rangers, in a return to their strategy from the 2015 deadline. One AL official feels Texas will add one or two relievers, and whomever the Rangers may add, “I would be shocked if that player did not have control through at least next season.”
- The Red Sox are still waiting to see if Carson Smith can be a bullpen asset for them this season before fully exploring the relief market. Smith is expected to start mound work this week as he continues his rehab from Tommy John surgery, though his process was already delayed when he was shut down from throwing for a spell last month. Given that it would surprising to see Smith even return to action before July 31, one would think Boston will end up looking at relief help and counting on Smith only as a potential bonus down the stretch.
- The Mariners are one of only a few teams open to adding payroll in deadline trades, which one official describes as not “as good as having prospects, but it is an asset.” The M’s began 2017 with a record payroll of more than $155.2MM, so with such a major financial investment already made, it makes sense that GM Jerry Dipoto and company are willing to spend a bit more to get the team over the hump. Dipoto recently stated that the team is still planning to add at the deadline, though Seattle ends the first half with a 43-47 record (albeit four games out of a wild card spot).
padresfan
Padres!
I Believe We Can Win
100% unlikely padres move jose torres if they trade Hand.
pplama
“100% unlikely”!?
HA!
So it is an absolute fact that it Might Not happen
padres_2020
Shame on a math teacher using such language!
I Believe We Can Win
Math teachers not allowed to use pop culture references?
I Believe We Can Win
Well since mlbtraderumor comments dont allow the red 100 with two lines undermeath emoji best I can do is put 100% to indicate how true it is that the padres will be unwilling to trade Torres IF they trade Hand.
pplama
It was the certainty of using “100%” and following it with the uncertainty of “unlikely” which I found amusing.
Guess silly trade talk season is too serious a time for me to be making light.
oztimes2
padresfan
Torres? They’d trade him if he got what he wanted.
Preller has been willing to trade anything not named Myers from the 25 man. I’m sure Margot is on that list.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Only untouchables are Margot, Myers, Renfroe and Hedges.
padreforlife
Myers untouchable because he stinks on 83 mil contract
saavedra
he doesn’t stink. his numbers are just painfully average.
padreforlife
Dude strikes out ridiculous amount of time now he’s Ben Rivere batting leadoff with no Rbis this month
padreforlife
42 home games 16 Rbis and 47 strike outs for 83 mil he stinks
saavedra
That’s cherry picking. He’s having a decent year. He’s just not as elite as advertised, too inconsistent, too many K’s.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
I agree with saavedra. Myers is a good-not-great player who they want to make into the “face of the franchise” in an attempt to make the trade that sent him to San Diego not look bad.
padresfan
They have more lefties and buddy baumann is due back soon
bleacherbum
And Erlin, Friedrich will be back for the start of 18′
padresfan
Don’t hold your breathe on erlin and friedrich
Erlin is a good innings eater but who knows
I Believe We Can Win
Thats a reason to trade buchter whos 30. Not Torres whos 23.
padresfan
Bc Torres is the last man standing from the street deal?
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Torres wasn’t in the Street deal. The only guys left from that trade are Jose Rondon and, indirectly, Pedro Avila.
padresfan
Ahhh yes Rondon
Torres came form Oakland in the Hahn deal I believe
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Nope. Yonder Alonso trade.
padresfan
Dang I was off by an off season
padresfan
I’m surprised the padres don’t try to pry one of oaklands short stops from the farm they got 2 or 3 ready or near ready
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
I agree. Padres have a good track record trading with Oakland.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Neither move has any bearing on the other.
Hand is the most likely trade candidate in baseball this year who isn’t a pending FA. Torres is controlled through 2022 so there’s no urgency to trade him but a reliever on a rebuilding team is never “untouchable.”
I Believe We Can Win
Untouchable no. Unlikely yes. He’s 23 and has a lot to work on. Doubt the Padres trade him considering if he develops right he could be worth a lot more than he currently is. He has the fastball to be dominant, but needs to work on his curve and change up. 79% fastball usage, he needs to use his change more.
Bert Guymer
Please don’t mention Gleyber Torres and Brandon Maurer in the same breath again lol
jdgoat
Yankees and Padres should trade Gleybar Maurer for Brandon Torres
bastros88
oh no way the Yankees trade Brandon Torres, and Gleybar Maurer just signed a massive extension with the Padres lol
padresfan
No he didn’t
RonDarlingShouldntBeInTheHallOfFame
Because he doesn’t exist
goldenspikes19
Padres should go all in on the tank
Myers, Hand, Maurer, Solarte to Yanks, Torres, Andujar, Adams, Sheffied, Bird and Wade to Padres
pinballwizard1969
Hold the thought before it dies of loneliness. Never going to happen. The Yankees aren’t going to give up 4 of their Top 10 prospects for that package of Padres players.
nadsmasher
Where do these people come up with the stupid ideas
Brianjd10
You forgot about Frazier
driftcat28 2
Why stop there? Add Judge and Sanchez and Rutherford, etc.
/s
bastros88
I swear I thought Padres fans were smart, then I looked at this trade proposal, now I don’t know what to think
bleacherbum
Most Padre fans on here are pretty logical. The whole Hand for Torres non-sense is just that, it’s not going to happen.
But I do think Andujar, Mateo or Chance Adams are all in the discussion to be the headliner piece in a Hand deal.
Could see something like Mateo, Clarkin and Dermis Garcia for Brad Hand.
pinballwizard1969
Mateo possibly. I doubt Andujar or Adams are going to be made available for a relief pitcher even a good one. As for Mateo, Clarkin and Garcia for Hand I doubt the Yankees are going to trade 18 years of team control for those 3 combined players for a little over 2 years of team control of Hand.
bleacherbum
True, but as much as NYY uses the “chill, we are in rebuild mode” excuse as to why they won’t trade some of the pipeline talent, they will.
It’s Brian Cashman, who is anybody fooling? He is used to dealing with a big wallet, freedom to acquire veteran players and the ability to keep the can’t miss prospects that he has acquired but in that same breathe trading the depth ones behind them in the pipeline.
It shall be interesting to see what finally happens to with Hand to put all of this debate to bed.
I Believe We Can Win
Yankees arent a good trade partner. Weve seen this with cashman before, low balling Preller in the Kimbrel deal. They could easily fall out of contention before the deadline.
Plenty of other suitors each who have a need for Hand and prospects to deal from.
Hand to the Astros for Whitley, Moran or Davis, and Rodgers is a better deal for the Padres or to the Nats for Fedde Kieboom Watson or Hand to the Dodgers for Calhoun, Oaks, and May.
All this scouting is just to pressure other clubs into thinking a deal may be imminent and discussing Torres is just a way to drive up other teams offers.
Red Sox, Astros, Nationals, Dodgers most likely trade targets.
anoff
I like Hand for Jurickson Profar, straight up. Seems like good value for both teams Profar is a bit of a wild card with all the injuries, but the bar is pretty low – he just has to be better than the uninspiring list of Erick Aybar, Jose Rondon and Rudy Giron. Guerra has started to hit again, and Tatis is tearing it up in the low minors (to say nothing of Almanzar, Barley and Justin Lopez), but those guys are far enough away that acquiring Profar shouldn’t really change anything in regards to them. If anything, Profar gives the perfect 2-3 year stop-gap before those guys arrive.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Uh dude, Hand is better than Profar and they are both free agents after 2019. Why the HELL would Preller even CONSIDER making that trade!?
Also, people on this site seriously need to stop trying to push Profar to the Padres. If we want him we’ll just sign him after the 2019 season and give the Rangers nothing.
billysbballz
You could see that for Hand?
Lmao
I can’t see one of those names for Hand! Not one!
I wouldn’t deal Adams who is s future mid rotation arm or Mateo who could be leadoff hitter in few years. Dermis Garcia is possibility. But please stop with silly trade proposals for Hand. Keep him. Cash is in on everyone to drive the price up.
pplama
BBum- Don’t know how much his AA hot streak has rekindled the Yankees love for Mateo, but this is certainly in the ballpark. Well done.
bleacherbum
Hand for Profar? Lol, cmon man. Add Yohander Mendez to Profar and that will start to sound a little more realistic.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Fine. We’ll trade him to one of your division rivals and you can face him down the stretch and in the playoffs.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
Hand is going to be leaving soon. It might be to the Yankees (but not for Torres), or it might be to another team. Personally, I feel a team like the Nationals or Astros would be better trade partners. One thing is for sure though, Hand’s days as a Padre are numbered.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
@bleacherbum we’re better off just waiting two years and signing Profar away from the Rangers
bleacherbum
Yeah we are better off waiting to sign him. I was just responding to the ridiculousness of the commenter that thought he could fetch hand in a 1 for 1 deal. I also am sick and tired of people trying to peg Profar to the Padres all the time, it’s worse than when everyone wanted Preller trade for Kung Fat Panda last year.
If I’m Preller and NYY won’t part with one of either Mateo, Adams or Andujar as the headliner for Hand then I’d turn my attention to MIL, HOU and MIN in that order.
Either way, the Padres will have a couple more prospects added to their top 30 here in a few weeks.
anoff
Where are you getting your value for Brad Hand? People act like he’s Kimbrel or Miller, and he’s no where near that good. He’s a swing man middle reliever with less than 2 years of positive results (and a long track record of failure before that), that’s been successful in far-from-contention San Diego. He’s hard to square up, but he’s also one of those ‘effectively wild’ guys that can really struggle to find the zone at times. I’m not sure he’s worth a single top 100 prospect, one for one. I peg it his value at an org top 10 player + org top 20 player. This is before considering the market conditions, where he is neither the best player available, nor the cheapest, and on top of that, it’s a marketplace with substantially fewer buyers than sellers.
In that scenario, I’d rather have a ready-right-now, high floor SS. Plus, because Profar’s arb numbers will be so low due to injury/lack of stats, the team will have reasonable leverage on him to sign an extension if he plays well. It fills a position that’s been in dire need for a long time with someone we can reasonably expect to hold it down for multiple seasons, and could even be a future deadline asset that’s worth more than Hand is now (if the rebuild goes slower than expected). I’m not crazy about Profar, I haven’t been beating the drum to acquire him, I just think he’s worth more than the return (2 B quality prospects) we would otherwise get for Hand.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
No, he’s not Kimbrel or Miller. But he is easily the best at what he does who is available this offseason. The best comparable is probably Will Smith. Last year, the Brewers traded him for a top 50 prospect and a top organizational prospect who was blocked at his position. Hand is controllable for just as long as Profar and has produced more WAR than Profar since the Padres claimed him and ended the experiment with him as a starter. There’s no way Profar has more value. And Profar’s value will only decline as he moves towards free agency.
Furthermore, people like you need to stop pushing Profar to the Padres. It’s almost as annoying as last year when people kept pushing Pablo Sandoval to the Padres. I honestly don’t know what people see in Profar. He just isn’t that good! He has no floor (missed 2 straight seasons with injuries), we have no leverage towards signing him to an extension (teams don’t get to force players to sign extensions) and would not fill the shortstop position for any time while the Padres are good. If Preller still wants him, he’ll be a free agent right around the time the Padres start contending. That is the only way the Padres should get him.
bleacherbum
^ bingo.
padresfan
If the doyuers trade with the padres it will cost them more
That’s how division rival trades work
rmullig2
Hand is similar to Pomeranz last year. The Red Sox overpaid and now the Padres want somebody to overpay for Hand. Just takes one idiot for them to get the return they seek.
saavedra
Yeah. The Rdo Sox sure got fleeced. A good accomplished pitcher for a prospect that one day might be as good as the one they gave up, and has been injured all year.
saavedra
Only Mateo is a decent prospect of these 2. Clarkin is ok-ish, but not good enough. Dermis Garcia is a 3B who K’s a ton and can’t field. Padres have Myers at 1B and Josh Naylor waiting in the wings.
padresfan
No one thinks Torres for hand would happen unless the padres chipped in something else on top
pplama
Something on top-Like Morejon and Tatis Jr?
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
When did Bigpapi4ever get unbanned and become a Yankees fan?
padresfan
Lol
That’s too much
More like Hansel
padreforlife
Padre fans are clueless for most part
darthpaul
You are on crack…at best it would take something like Myers, Hand, Solarte, and Margot just for Gleyber.
biasisrelitive
that’s too much the other way now
padresfan
Margot ? Get out of here
pinballwizard1969
The Yankees don’t need another outfielder (Margot). Forget about Gleyber being traded it ain’t gonna happen.
jdgoat
Oh the irony
RonDarlingShouldntBeInTheHallOfFame
Wow! Darth must be a Yankee fan. Top prospects don’t fetch anywhere near that kind of value..I could see Hand, Solarte (fills a need at 3B and spot starts at 1B for the Yankees), Cahill, and Schimpf for Torres, Headley’s contract (who the Padres would cut and eat it), and a low level guy at least causing Cashman to consider it.
RonDarlingShouldntBeInTheHallOfFame
AJ is known for getting steals in prospect for major leaguer trades..
Bruin1012
Now we have a Yankee delusional post.
goldenspikes19
the only reason I proposed this is cause of what Myers has done with nothing around him, hes a 30/20 800+ OPS proven 1B/OF, one that was traded for Turner and Ross+ others (equivalent of Torres and Adams)
Now if you look at what Miller/Chapman received as 3 month rentals, cut that in half for Hand, so Basically Andujar and Bird (who they dont need with Myers)
Solarte for Wade makes sense to me straight up
Maurer for Sheffield is the type of deal we see pretty often
When you break it down, its really not as far off as you guys think
pplama
Miller not a rental
driftcat28 2
Torres will not be traded, period.
padresfan
U do realize they have another top short stop behind Torres right?
pplama
You do realize that means they’d trade the kid behind Torres, right?
padresfan
Did I say trade for Torres?
I’m looking at the other 7 behind the 2 broken players
RonDarlingShouldntBeInTheHallOfFame
Margot was supposedly untouchable 2 years ago. Will Myers was the top prospect in baseball when he got traded. Anderson Espinoza was by far Boston’s top pitching prospect when the Padres got him for Pomeranz…I’m just saying..nobody..especially prospects, is untouchable during a pennant race.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
Exactly. If someone really gets that desperate, they’re going to pull the trigger, regardless of the ammo they have to use.
I’m not saying Hand by himself is going to bring back a guy like Torres for the Yankees (because he won’t). But he’s going to be brining back, at the very least, one top 100 prospect.
slider32
I think the Mets should consider moving Matz with all of his injury history, they have Syndergaard and de Grom for their 1 and 2. Harvey will be in the last year of his contract. That’s 3 power pitchers. I would try and sign a pitcher like Cobb or Estrada. Moving Matz could get the Mets a good position player. A team like the Cubs might be a good fit, Baez for Matz.
Caseys Partner
The Mets should move deGrom before he ends up on the DL again.
dodgerfan711
The Yankees did not trade chapman for torres just to flip torres for brad hand. That trade will never happen.
saavedra
They traded 2 months of Chapman. They would be receiving 2+ years of Hand. Don’t compare apples with oranges.
bleacherbum
Brandon Maurer to Kansas City makes some sense because he is cheap and controllable, Kansas City wants to make one more run with that core and he could fit in the back end of the bullpen. His peripheral numbers don’t paint the picture that his era does, would be a nice addition to the Royals.
Possibly Jake Junis and Martin Gasparini back to SD.
I Believe We Can Win
Rather just hold onto Maurer and hope he has a great 2nd half and trade him during the off season or starts the year off right next year. 2 more years of control. His peripherals are encouraging.
pplama
Those RHB/LHB splits and road stats are insane.
I Believe We Can Win
Unfortunately, Padres tried Maurer out as a starter last year and he hasn’t been the same as what he showed he was capable of in 2015. More inconsistent. But he’s kimbrel 2.0 in a padres uniform. Save situation lights out. Going out there to pitch to stay fresh gets drilled.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
I’m surprised managers still ever use their closers in non-save situations.
pplama
Kimbrel 2.0?
Priggs89
They need to stay fresh and get some work in… For a rebuilding team, they could go weeks without pitching if they only come in during save situations…
I Believe We Can Win
Some of Kimbrels worst outings as a padre were in non save situations. Same as Maurer. His worst outings come in non save situations.
pplama
Thanks for clarifying. I thought you were claiming he’s as good as Kimbrel.
padresfan
They tried it in spring training this year and it didn’t work
bleacherbum
Maurer must have a mental block or something. When he comes in, in a save situation he is money. But when he comes in, in a a tie game or to just get work, he gets absolutely rocked.
It’s weird.
bleacherbum
I wish Andy Green would just stop putting him in when the game is tied. I don’t know how many times it needs to fail for him to understand that he just doesn’t go good in those situations.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Not just him. All closers.
Breezy
Bring on all the stay-at-home GM’s. All at once now!
bleacherbum
I mean isn’t that why we are all on here? There is a discussion board/interactive comment forum for a reason. We would all just read this online or in the paper if we didn’t feel like putting our two cents in and dishing out potential offers that we individually feel like make sense.
Breezy
Wrong. There’s having a discussion on a open board, and then there’s people that want to say X player will get traded to X team, for X prospects, even when the logistics of it make no sense, and are typically heavily lopsided.
thegreatcerealfamine
Can’t wait for the trade deadline is over so these delusional Padres fans can disappear. Not all mind you,just seems like there’s too many crazy ones compared to rational ones. Yankees aren’t into expending prospects for these unnecessary trades anymore.
bleacherbum
In defense of Padre fans, the Yankees opened Pandora’s box on this one.
If it weren’t for the Chapman and Miller hauls they received this time last year, people’s expectations wouldn’t be so unrealistic. Granted those are two of the most elite left-handed relievers we have seen in the last 5-7 years but they set the market high and people don’t want to come down from that.
Just like how the Shelby Miller deal caused Brave fans to go crazy for about a year on here on what they could get for Teheran and over-valuing him. It just sets a bad trend of unrealism. The Hand situation is eerily similar.
thegreatcerealfamine
Pleeeeease don’t include Hands worth with what Yanks got for those two.
I Believe We Can Win
Well if the Padres don’t trade Hand you’ll get more of it during the offseason when there is nothing else to talk about because the season is over.
padresfan
I think a contender would give up more now. This is when you can handcuff them. Especially after last years deadline
bleacherbum
Especially teams who thought they wouldn’t be in it at this point. The Yankees, Twins and Brewers have fantastic farm systems, are in the thick of the playoff race. They are more inclined to trade prospects now than they would have in the offseason obviously because they are still in a technical “rebuild” phase. The Padres should use them being competitive as an advantage for San Diego to pry quality prospects away as they contend way earlier than expected.
padresfan
Yessir
thegreatcerealfamine
Lol..dream on..Lol
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Preller has the right to hold onto Hand and trade him later on (ala Craig Kimbrel) if he wants to, but I don’t see him getting a better offer later that he will right now. And there’s always the risk that Hand gets injured or regresses if we don’t trade him now.
pplama
You guys don’t want to be holding on to the next Nate Jones.
padresfan
Exactly
Look at Pom. He was my favorite padres pitcher last year. He hit innings he never saw before and got rocked in the al east
LA Sam
Preller will only deal Hand, Maurer, any of his Ps if…..they come down w/arm ailment that he n trainers can hide till after deal, he’s very shrewd that way, good luck Padres n fans, ur gonna need it w/GM Turd
bleacherbum
Yeah we don’t want a Tyson Ross 2.0
That would be brutal to see. Each day that passes and Hand remains a Padre, the value decreases just because of the intangibles.. Injury being the number one possibility.
He absolutely, 100% without a doubt needs to be traded at or before the deadline. Holding on to him is way to risky.
We could have had Javier Baez for Tyson Ross if we would have pulled the trigger when Tyson was at the top of his game and healthy like Hand seems to be at this very moment.
Don’t repeat the same mistake twice AJ!
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
More like 95%. Everything you said about Hand was true for Kimbrel 2 years ago. He didn’t get traded cuz other GM’s were lowballing Preller and it paid off. But usually, if a reliever won’t get you what you want at the deadline, it’s not going to happen. It only happened with Kimbrel because the Red Sox hired Dealin’ Dave that offseason and he was pretty lavish with their prospects.
SD Speak For Myself
Pom stats this year…take a look.
padreforlife
Now it’s Kimbrel jeez myopic much?
saavedra
I’ll be honest here. If I’m the Padres I’d rather have Pomeranz than Espinoza. He would be an amazing trade chip right now, and in the NL, his era would probably be 0.50 lower.
Espinoza has done nothing so far, literally.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Jeez brain dead much?
jdgoat
For every Padres fan asking for criminally high packages for hand, there’s just as many criminally low ones coming from Yankees fans
LA Sam
I love watching the yanks operate as a mid-major, a middle of the pack franchise w/financial constraints, their fade as already started, surprised everybody early, that’s it, shot their wad pre all-star gm, league will figure out Judge too, just like Sanchez’s success last yr, how’d Carter/Bird thing work-out…? Tanaka s dangling elbow…? Dellin can’t throw a strike…? If Clippard were pitching 4 a “good” tm he’d been DFA’d months ago….it’s ok…Jets start camp soon…..King George is spinning, I like the new Yankees!
pplama
They weren’t supposed to contend this year.
thegreatcerealfamine
You a Dodgers fan skippy..if so how’s that 29 year drought working out for you? Let alone your horrible post season pitcher who is the best when it doesn’t count. If you’re a Angels fan then that’s even more pathetic..GO NATS!!!
rivera42
Financial constraints? Oh please. Yankees have wisely not spended foolishly in over the hill veterans lately. They’re still paying for that idiotic Ellsbury deal. Fade? They weren’t even supposed to do anything, dude. Don’t worry about the Yankees, though. Their future looks arguably the brightest in MLB. Young talent in the majors, a crapload of prospects in the farm, and a ton of money coming off the books.
League will figure out Judge? Yeah, keep waiting on that. Like Sanchez? Well, Sanchez is a catcher hitting like a first baseman, so the league hasn’t figured anything out yet. Carter was a one year, stopgap signing and Bird has been hurt. Your point?
If you knew anything, you’d know that most Yankees fans are Giants fans. Step up your sports knowledge, kid–you’re seriously lacking.
giants51
There’s never enough pitching
saavedra
Is Brad Hand for Justus Sheffield, Chance Adams and Miguel Andujar realistic or wishful thinking? Seems fair to me.
El Duderino
I’d say Adams and Andujar makes better sense. I don’t know that the Yankees pull the trigger on that, but some team will definitely give up a top 100 guy or two for him.
saavedra
That’s what I thought as well, two top 100 and another high upside guy should be enough. Justus and Chance are both top 100, while Andujar is not, that’s why i think it’s a good deal. no top 50 probably, unless is a 1 for 1 or 2 for 3 swap.
Chance and Andujar for Hand is not enough IMO.
rivera42
Are you sure you don’t want the Yanks to throw in Judge as well? Yankees are definitely NOT giving up such a package for Hand. Pads’ best bet for an overpay is the desperate Nats.
padreforlife
Myers is proven what? That he can strike out 200 times in season and hit weak pitching?
bharris1755
I Solved the problem for us Padres fans hopefully AJP looks at this. 3 team trade between the padres,phillies and nationals. Nationals get Brandon Maurer, Brad Hand, Pat Neshek, and Trevor Cahill, Padres get Juan Soto,Carter Kieboom, Enny Romero, and Joe Ross. While the Phillies Get Michael Gettys, Jose Torres,and Hansel Rodriguez.
bharris1755
or swap gettys with logan allen
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
LOL Padres can get more than that for just Hand. Get out of here with your bogus trade proposals!