Orioles shortstop Manny Machado seems like a good bet to end up on the move this year, though it’s not “anywhere close” to happening, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports. The Orioles aren’t “actively shopping” Machado right now, and they’re content to keep the soon-to-be free agent until closer to the July 31 non-waiver deadline, Kubatko writes. Kubatko goes on to list some potential Machado suitors, including the Phillies, who “left open the possibility of engaging in talks” with the Orioles when they were in Baltimore a couple weeks ago. Meanwhile, according to Kubatko, the Cubs reached out to Orioles general manager Dan Duquette to express interest in Machado, but Chicago – like Baltimore – isn’t prepared to make a major deal yet. Of course, Cubs president Theo Epstein addressed the Machado-Chicago speculation earlier this week, saying it’s “in fantasy land at this point.”
Here are more trade-related items:
- The Yankees, owners of arguably the majors’ premier offense and its second-best record (32-16), “need pitching more than anything else,” general manager Brian Cashman said Saturday (via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com). Cashman made that observation before right-hander Sonny Gray’s latest subpar start – a 3 2/3-frame, five-run performance in a loss to the Angels. Gray has now posted a 5.98 ERA/4.78 FIP with 7.97 K/9 and 5.07 BB/9 in 49 2/3 innings this year, which wasn’t the type of production the Yankees had in mind then they acquired him from the Athletics last July. His 2018 woes – not to mention a general lack of front-end starters behind ace Luis Severino – could force the World Series hopefuls to revisit the trade market for rotation help in the next couple months.
- Tampa Bay pulled off a surprise trade Friday when it sent reliever Alex Colome and outfielder Denard Span to Seattle, and that won’t be be the end of the Rays’ moves, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times suggests. With Colome and Span gone, Topkin names Chris Archer, Wilson Ramos, C.J. Cron, Carlos Gomez, Adeiny Hechavarria, Brad Miller, Sergio Romo, Matt Duffy, Chaz Roe, Nathan Eovaldi and Jonny Venters as candidates to wind up in other uniforms.
- Padres outfielder Travis Jankowski has drawn trade interest, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reported before the Mariners-Rays swap. It seems the Mariners tried for Jankowski prior to landing Span, but according to Divish, the Padres didn’t show much interest in the M’s low-ranked farm system. Known mostly for his speed and defense, the 26-year-old Jankowski has gotten off to a .313/.382/.400 start at the plate in 89 attempts this season. He’s controllable through the 2021 season.
- Thanks to their bullpen’s dreadful start to the season, the Indians have been inquiring about outside help, Paul Hoynes of cleveland.com relays. It doesn’t seem as if any trades are close to happening, however, as Hoynes points out that the deadline’s still more than two months away. Cleveland’s bullpen entered Saturday last in the majors in both ERA (6.23) and fWAR (minus-0.8), and it then lost integral lefty Andrew Miller to the disabled list for the second time this season.
Can’t wait till the yanks trade for Bumgarner! WS HERE WE COME!
Headass
Never happening
San Francisco will not trade Bumgarner for any reason, ever. Fact.
Not sure MadBum gets your team to the WS.
*Kershaw
Laughing
More likely would be Coles Hamel
Hahaha…your all-hype ny team will be lucky to GET a wild-card berth, not much less win it.
You should take the name of a Boston comedian if you’re gonna try and be remotely funny, which you’re light years from.
And its a trade that will include throw ins of Posy and Cueto for Bird, Gray and Ellsbury right?
Could see it happening, but would be extremely costly for the Yanks…
Something like Torres, Sheffield, Florial, and Adams to start the conversation. Don’t see Giants making a deal with any team unless they get at least a legitimate young player/prospect with start potential (i.e., Torres) and a couple of front-line pitching prospects to start.
Torres isn’t going anywhere…do you actually watch any games or read the papers?
The Yankees are not going to trade 4 for 1, …those days are long gone buddy….especially those 4…..get real!
Giants can certainly ask for such a package, but Torres isn’t getting traded. Period.
True and nither is mad bum
And why wouldn’t Torres be traded? If two months of a reliever is enough to get him, a season and a half of a proven postseason horse should have no problem getting him. Knowing the Giants they aren’t going to let him go for cheap. Bum means more to them than just what he does on the mound.
LOL… Torres, sheffield, florial and adams and thats just to start the package… First off Torres aint going anywhere, 2nd the white sox didn’t even get a package half that good for Chris Sale. 3rd, where do you people come up with this stupid stuff
Bumgarner is really good……..but the Giants aren’t getting BOTH Torres and Sheffield back for him…….(and I’m anything but a Yankees Fan….I AM a baseball fan however).
MadBum does have 18 months of control, so the package should be decent…..IF they even entertain trading him. If they do that……they’ll trade everyone, tear-it-down, and rebuild.
Hard to Compare packages but at the time, Moncada was listed #1 overall and Kopech I believe was a top five pitcher. Baumgartner has to first prove his health, then the teams might talk.
Walkin’ down the street,
You get the funniest looks from
Everyone you meet. Hey, hey you’re The Monkees…
Some these Rays candidates mentioned have little to no value. Either way this will flat out be a Triple-A team by September
I was wondering who was going to win the Johnny Venters sweepstakes.
Archer and Ramos are probably the only two that would return anything. Eovaldi hasn’t thrown a MLB pitch in 2 years, so I’d be shocked if there’s any contender out there looking to trade for him, and the rest of those guys are just bad (except maybe Cron)
Let’s have some real big boy baseball talk here….I think the best fit for Machado (and Baltimore prospects wise) is Philly after seeing DeRosa’s segment two days ago
What would it take for the Phillies to get Machado? I’m thinking something like one of Scott Kingery or JP Crawford, Sixto Sanchez and Kyle Young
Too much for a rental, even though Manny is a superstar. That’s 17-18 total years of team control of those players for 2-4 months of Machado at $5.3 million – $10.6 million
Sorry to break the news to you, but Scott Kingery, Sixto and JP are untouchable. If phils try to make something happen, it would prob include Kilome, Dylan Cozens, or maybe Zach Green, if y’all don’t know who Zach Green, remember the name. The kid is a damn good hitter and will be impact bat.
Based on what? His .257 career minors BA?
That was Zachs dad
That was hilarious!
At least you took the time to look him up, compare his AA numbers to Rhys Hoskins AA numbers
I’d do Crawford and Young. Not giving Kingery or Sixto for a rental.
And what’s the Phils solution for SS next year if they can’t resign Machado in that trade? No way do they offer up any of their top 8-10 guys. JD Martinez was had for 3 mid tier prospects, the package for Machado will be better, but not by much.
Exactly this
“I’m thinking something like one of Scott Kingery or JP Crawford, Sixto Sanchez and Kyle Young”
Crawford.
That’s it. The Phillies will – better – wait until five minutes before the deadline.
It’s the Dodgers who have the screaming now need for Machado. Either way Machado is a Phillie next year as will Harper.
The Phillies are a joke up against the Red Sox or Yankees now, but with Harper and Machado they can roll with them.
The Phillies are not landing both Machado AND Harper. C’mun, don’t be ridiculous.
” landing both Machado AND Harper”
The Phillies aren’t going to “land” anyone, but they are going to __pay__ Harper and Machado.
The Phillies have the payroll room for them.
After two more seasons Santana, Arrieta, and $16 million for those two relievers disappears.
Do the math.
The Phillies aren’t dropping 600 million plus in the offseason.
“Phillies aren’t dropping 600”
$850 million.
That’s cumulative. Per year it’s no problem for the Phillies.
The Phillies have the same money as the Yankees and Dodgers.
I don’t typically agree with Casey……but he is correct about the math / numbers. Phillies have the payroll flexibility to sign both of them.
I do think they will need to give up more than just Crawford to get Machado at the deadline however. They’ll need to throw in a young SP or two, since Crawford hasn’t really shown he’s going to flourish in MLB.
The real question is……
“Will Machado and/or Harper WANT to play for Philly”
They both have made statements that don’t support that idea, but if the $$$ Haul is large enough……they could be swayed….I guess
What the Phillies have to put into a trade depends totally upon what else is out there plus what the Orioles will accept over the draft pick.
The Phillies don’t need Machado this year but they will need those pitching assets in the coming years.
The Phillies are not winning the WS this year. Next year, yes.
So if the Phils are going to sign MM for that kind of money in FA, why would they give up that kind of talent for him now for just 2 months? It’s not good sense !
Your right about Crawford but idk about both Harper and machado
Maybe one of those pieces + latto tickets
“Maybe one of those pieces + latto tickets”
Doooooo……the…….MATH
Maybe one of those names
“Maybe one of those names”
Google: Mathematics
Just because it can happen does not mean that it will happen. With other big market teams in the hunt for those two it’s going to require the highest bid to get one or both of them to choose Philly and commit to playing 8-12 years in front of those vindictive fans.
” it’s going to require the highest bid”
For whomever signs them.
The Phillies have the payroll space for both.
“The Phillies have the payroll space for both” I hate to break it to you but so do a lot of teams, that doesn’t mean they’ll both sign with one team. When has either one been quoted, linked in anyway to the Phillies. Harper has been linked to the Cubs and Yankees and they’re way closer to a title then the Phillies, doesn’t mean those two will sign him. I’ve never seen Machado rumored to want to go to anywhere but the Yanks, and again it’s not a given he goes there.
“When has either one been linked in anyway to the Phillies”
I’ve been linking them both to the Phillies for two years.
““The Phillies have the payroll space for both” I hate to break it to you but so do a lot of teams”
NO…..they……don’t.
Mathematics. Show me these teams you claim have the payroll space.
Lmao at quoting everyones comment .. but hey Dodgers will have room for both if they wanted. Once they reset the tax this year they going spending again next year.
You know it’s bad when Sonny Gray’s personal catcher has a higher WAR than him, in only 53 plate-appearances.
Sonny’s having some issues adjusting to the Yankees’ no fastball approach. Patience is needed.
Or a change of approach is needed. Probably not a great idea to trade for a guy and make him do the exact opposite of what made him successful in the first place.
Yeah I can see that. I think Gray can adjust, but if not, then I’d imagine NYY would let him revert back to his old arsenal. Or at least I’d hope so.
Yankees fan are delusional if they think they are winning a chip with that rotation. Best part is the whole yankees roster are strike out prone and come the playoffs teams like the astros will pose a huge problem for them.
Isn’t that why they’d be looking for pitching?
That’s the point of adding a starter…….
Eovaldi back to the Bronx? At least there won’t be a need to part with real talent. LOL. Seriously, It appears that Cashman took a beating with the Grey trade. All I can say as a Sox fan is it’s about time. The team likely will make a move because Grey has shown nothing to warrant being handed the playoff ball. Still time to turn it around but Grey really has about six weeks to reverse himself.
So far the trade was a wash for Cash. NY traded excess positional players for a cost controlled 2-3 starter. At least Yankees didn’t sign Darvish or gave up too much for G Cole. Gut feeling Yankes will either trade for Hamels or Harvey. German will improve while Monty will be back in full swing by August.
Cole went for less than gray did
True but the package pirates wanted was an overpay for the Yankees.
No way it can be considered as of now as a HUGE loss although one big playoff win and all is forgotten. Problem is unless he turns it around, he won’t get the chance. The team traded three top prospects. Regardless of they had more and better, the point is they could have used them for someone else. In time, the Grey trade could end up as bad as the Sox Shaw trade to Milwaukee. Shaw though was never considered a top Sox prospect. Says a lot about rating rookies.
They should’ve got Cole from the Bucs! The Astros are looking like they might repeat .
What about Archer to the Yankees? Maybe Clint Frazier and Brandon Drury?
Archer is very overrated, he’d become Gray 2.0 in New York. I hope given the opportunity, that Cashman stays away
driftcat he’s trolling…
Archer is a 2-pitch pitcher whose arm is having troubles after leaning on the slider so much over the years. The Rays need to move him before his first DL stint, before he loses all his trade value…
Archer has been overrated for quite some time….not a NY type of temperament and he would be eaten alive by the press!
It would cost way more to get him from the rays and I don’t think it would be worth it for the yanks.
Man, both Gray and Quintana have been horrible after getting traded
“Sonny Gray can’t handle New York.”
What’s Quintana’s excuse?
You do realize he hasn’t been with the Yanks for a full season.
Lol. Excuses. But I WANT the Yankees To be good!!!!
Only bright spot of Gray is having Austin Romine in the lineup. Gray shows flashes of potential against bad teams like Royals, then crashes back to earth, against good teams, like the Angels. It hasn’t looked good so far, but think people who try label him small market guy, who can’t handle pressure of playing in NY, are talk-show radio idiots.
I don’t know if Quintana is as bad but the joke is he went Chicago to Chicago.
Some people on here not long ago wanted to dump Romine. I think they will straighten Gray out, not to a #1 starter but to around a high 3 ERA. That’s not great but is certainly better then what he is now. The BP hasn’t done them any favors lately either.
I mentioned this in a comment above. He’s having a hard time adjusting to the Yankees’ no fastball approach
You should comment on why Quintana is so bad after all the hype that he’s be such a great fit on the Cubs rather than sounding like some type of pitching expert about NY pitching.
Have you ever seen Severino pitch…..fastball after high 90’s fastball……the myth of the Yankees making Gray throw his secondary pitches is just that….a myth.
You have to believe the Yankees think Gray can be effective trusting his stuff….in Oakland who cared if he threw his fastball with the dimensions of that part….definitely a pitchers park.
With the short porch in right, he needs to either generate a high 90’s fastball which he hasn’t shown, or pitch to the larger proportions of the park to be successful. Gray is consistently wild high, and his command has been dreadful…especially when he has to try and put somebody away after getting ahead in the count.
I’d say it’s not a myth, the stats back exactly what he was saying. Sonny gray is throwing his secondary pitches at career high rates, and his fastball/sinker usage is at career lows, an it changed when he jumped to the Yankees. You can say that isn’t the reason he’s pitching poorly, but at this point the numbers show that it isn’t a myth by any means
I think calling Quintana horrible after getting traded is a little harsh—-he was arguably the Cubs best pitcher the second half of last season (7-3) when he came over. This year has been a wildly odd year. In half of his starts he has given up 4 or more earned runs and in the others he has given up one or fewer, including three outings of shutout ball, one of one run and one of three unearned runs. Total feast of famine this year. If you told me a pitcher was going to give up zero or one run in half his starts, you’d think you’d be talking about a Cy Young candidate. However, when the other half is not giving your team a chance to win——geez. Wildly inconsistent this year, yes. Not quite horrible since getting traded.
Not to mention in most of Sonny’s starts last year he’d hold a team to 2-3 runs but get nothing in terms of run support.
Quintana was solid last season after coming over. He’s had success in hitter’s parks, he’ll figure it out. Gray was mainly a product of Oakland Coliseum. His less than overpowering stuff could play with deep dimensions and tons of foul ground providing extra outs. He can’t get away with that inside the AL East.
My Prediction for mid season trades:
Major Starting Pitchers: Cole Hamels, Chris Archer, J.A. Happ, Brandon McCarthy
Major Relief Pitchers: Kelvin Herrera, Shane Green, Brad Brach
Major Catchers: J.T. Realmuto
Major Infielders: Manny Machado, Starlin Castro, Josh Donaldson
Major Outfielders: Nicholas Castellanos, Billy Hamilton, Shin-Soo Choo
Where are they getting traded to?
All of them to the Bronx obviously. Lol
Another day and yet another _____
I’m never right but, here goes:
I think the Yankee acquire Chris Archer, the Mariners Cole Hamels, the Brewers JA Happ, the Phillies Kelvin Herrera, the Indians Brad Bach, the Nats Shane Green, the Diamondbacks Starlin Castro, the Twins Shin-Soo Choo and Brandon McCarthy, the Braves Josh Donaldson, the Giants Billy Hamilton, the Cardinals Nicholas Castellanos, the Astros JT Realmuto, the Dodgers Manny Machado.
If all of those players got traded, then July will be the most exciting month in baseball that we’ve ever had. No way this happens.
I think it will be an unusually active trade deadline. There are a lot of rebuilding teams that have desireable free agents Along with Players on team friendly deals. My team, the Royals, have at least six players that could be moved between now and the end of July.
I suppose, at least in the NL, the list of non-contenders is shorter than the list of contenders. Could be a big seller’s market… I’ll bite, I’m cautiously optimistic for a lot of transactions this summer.
So I guess you’re forgetting any west coast teams? Brad Hand will likely be a coveted reliever for multiple teams.
But…….will teams pay the asking price?
You know it will be Sky-High with his team friendly contract and his track record as a reliever.
Since the Friars kept Brad Hand last season, I assume they will this year too.
Who would want Choo?
MIN,STL,ARI… Its a down year for OF offense.
St. Louis already has plenty of outfield talent much better than Choo!
The Yankees have Cole Hamels uniform hanging in a locker.
Yanks on his 20-team no trade list. They speculate he’d want $20M 2019 team option ($6M buyout) exercised, as his leverage, to approve hypothetical trades to NYY.
That was nixed by Hamels himself in quotes on this site a couple of days back.
Thank goodness for Harper’s batting average which improves the chances (key word being just improves) of the Nats retaining him
With Robles and Soto coming fast I’m not sure the Nats should spend that money on Harper.
Padres will send out Tyson Ross. Maybe Brad Hand….Preller will want a king’s ransom. Ross will be moved. Trading history with Yankees. Spangenburg and excess OF. I wish Myers was healthy….he has to go. Stupid contract.
For Tyson and Hand? Yanks will need to fork over Drury, Sheffield, Florial, and Wade.
That’s nuts. They don’t need another reliever and Ross would be a huge bust. There’s no way in hell those two are worth those prospects, especially Sheffield and Florial.
Yeah, no.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s insane for those 2!
Ross has to get traded, so I feel he’s almost a definite lock to go if he can keep up what he’s been doing so far. They could package him with someone like Jankowski or Spangenberg.
I think it’s highly likely that Hand gets traded too, just for the fact that relievers like him are getting so valuable nowadays and he has a team-friendly contract. I think more than a few contending teams will be willing to give up a good prospect or two for him by the time the deadline rolls around.
Michael Fulmer is the most attractive starter available—elite pitcher, controllable and low salary. If the Tigers can get two very good position prospects, they will be inclined to move him, especially after they draft Casey Mize.
Michael Fulmer is definitely not an “elite” pitcher.
Although the Tigers are rebuilding, they still need starters who can go long into the game. I don’t see the Tigers giving up Michael Fulmer unless they are overwhelmed with a return. He’s not a superstar but, he is more use to the Tigers than what he can get for them in a trade.
NY has a top rotation. Name a better rotation in the AL East??
Weak sauce!
Boston.
Oh yeah Priggs89! Chris Sale and then………….
Eve if it were just Chris sale (it’s not) sale is still better than severino.. So..
2-4 on the Sox staff is better. Who are you actually a fan of? Cause from your posts it doesn’t seem to be the Yankees.
Rays have talent. Just a shame they can’t put it all together.
I wonder whose gonna close since Colome got traded.
I would love to see him in a fill his uniform,,,We have the young pieces and the cash
We have the young pieces and the $ Would love to see him in a Phillies uniform