MLB Trade Rumors

20 Jul 2018 15:29:58
Nationals get J.T. Realmuto
Marlins get Yasel Antuna (SS) and Anderson Franco (1B/3B)

20 Jul 2018 16:31:23
Way, way, way more would be needed. Since 2016, Realmuto has the highest WAR of any catcher and still has 2 more years of control.

For Washington, it's going to come at the cost of a package surrounding Victor Robles.

17 Jul 2018 21:36:22
Philadelphia: Cole Hamels, Jurickson Profar and Jake Diekman

Texas: Franklyn Kilome, Roman Quinn, Francisco Morales, Jhordany Mezquita, and Luis Garcia

Too much or too little?

15 Jul 2018 00:15:48
Yankees Receive:
-RHP Michael Fulmer
-RHP Shane Greene

Tigers Receive:
-OF Clint Frazier
-LHP Justus Sheffield
-INF Tyler Wade
-INF Brandon Drury

Yankees get a controllable, quality starting pitcher and add to what is likely the most dominant bullpen in baseball.

Detroit adds an impact bat in Frazier, Drury to hold down 2B, Wade to take SS if/when Iglesias is dealt or hits free agency, and a top tier pithing prospect in Sheffiled.

15 Jul 2018 00:41:39
Can we all stop pretending Brandon Drury is good?

He currently has a wRC+ of 51. If he was a qualified hitter, he's be ranked the third worst hitter in baseball. His value may never be lower, and there's no team that is taking him on as a piece for their controllable pitching unless he's just a throw in.

15 Jul 2018 01:17:22
And while we're talking about putrid hitters, let's talk Tyler Wade. A career wRC+ of 32 (51 in 51 PAs this year) . That's all while being a below-average defender at the various positions he's played.

He holds little, if any, value as a big league hitter. Even as a minor-leaguer, he didn't hit this year (101 wRC+) . The Tigers "interest" in him likely extends to "he's a warm body at a position of weakness". He's organizational filler who they might want to see what he does. But I keep seeing him and Drury floating around from Yankee fans as though they are hot commodities. They aren't.

17 Jul 2018 00:02:14
For further context of how bad Tyler Wade has been, of ALL current MLB hitters with at least 100 career plate appearances, no hitter has a worse wRC+ than Wade. No one. Not even Yadiel Rivera (career 36 wRC+) or Ryan LaMarre (37). He’s currently the absolute worst hitter in baseball.

13 Jul 2018 19:36:22
Yankees get: Manny Machado, Zach Britton
Orioles get: Estevan Florial, Brandon Drury, Domingo German, Domingo Acevedo, Albert Abreu, Thairo Estrada


Yankees get: Michael Fulmer, Francisco Liriano
Tigers get: Justus Sheffield, Miguel Andujar, Nolan Martinez


Dodgers get: Brian Dozier
Twins get: Starling Heredia, Dustin May,Drew Jackson


Astros get: Jeurys Familia
Mets get: Cionel Perez, Jorge Alcala, Ronnie Dawson


Indians get: Kyle Barraclough
Marlins get: Triston Mackenzie, Shane Bieber



Red Sox get: Joakim Soria
White Sox get: Bobby Poyner, Joan Martinez


D-backs get: Edurado Escobar
Twins get: Matt Tabor, Jack Reinheimer, PTBNL

13 Jul 2018 20:00:30
The price on Barraclough seems more than fair. I don’t know if the Indians would do it.

The Fulmer trade is too light, but other than that, I think these seem reasonable.

13 Jul 2018 22:39:23
Upon further investigation: the Machado trade is a massive overpay. The Yankees (or whoever gets Machado) will have to give up a good prospect or two, but it's not going to be that much.

14 Jul 2018 15:43:38
I think Baltimore would ask more from the Yankees because they are in the same division.

14 Jul 2018 17:18:48
They possibly would as for more for that reason, but not that much think quality over quantity.

14 Jul 2018 17:22:48
They can ask. But nobody should give that for two rentals.

16 Jul 2018 13:21:14
Not both McKenzie and Bieber but a deal could happen between the Tribe and Marlins.

12 Jul 2018 17:19:13
Nats Deadline

It's possible if WSH falls to about 10 games back (currently 6) by the deadline, they could move expiring players and look towards next year.


WSH- Alex Verdugo, Dennis Santana, Dustin May
LAD- Bryce Harper

WSH- Logan Shore, Yerdel Varges
OAK- Gio Gonzalez

WSH- Cionel Perez, Jairo Solis
HOU- Kelvin Herrera

WSH- Junior Fernandez
STL- Daniel Murphy

12 Jul 2018 17:56:43
If Harper goes on the market (he won't), think of whatever the price is for Machado, and likely add.

Now, before anyone jumps on me, I don't think he's worth more than Machado, and I don't think he's as good, but the Nationals will.

12 Jul 2018 18:03:36
Also, the Nationals aren't going to get way more for Herrera than what they paid for him.

12 Jul 2018 19:41:57
Harper would bring a lot more in highly unlikely chance the Nationals trade him.