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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It also makes him less likely to be traded this offseason. First-year GM Chris Getz has suggested no one on the roster is truly untouchable, an understandable approach for a team that just lost 101 games. Neither owner Jerry Reinsdorf nor Getz has called this a rebuild, though. A...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates First-year GM Chris Getz has suggested no one on the roster is truly untouchable, an understandable approach for a team that just lost 101 games. Neither owner Jerry Reinsdorf nor Getz has called this a rebuild, though. Any slim hopes the White Sox may have of competing in 2024 wo...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Neither owner Jerry Reinsdorf nor Getz has called this a rebuild, though. Any slim hopes the White Sox may have of competing in 2024 would be dashed by trading Cease, the only above-average starting pitcher on the roster. 7. Alex Verdugo, RF, Red Sox Verdugo’s name has been floa...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 7. Alex Verdugo, RF, Red Sox Verdugo’s name has been floated in trade rumors for a few seasons. The Red Sox have held onto him thus far. They have a new baseball operations leader in Craig Breslow, who has acknowledged the team has gotten early calls on the left-handed hitting out...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The Red Sox have held onto him thus far. They have a new baseball operations leader in Craig Breslow, who has acknowledged the team has gotten early calls on the left-handed hitting outfielder. Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida also hit from the left side. Dealing Verdugo could fr...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They have a new baseball operations leader in Craig Breslow, who has acknowledged the team has gotten early calls on the left-handed hitting outfielder. Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida also hit from the left side. Dealing Verdugo could free some at-bats for a right-handed additi...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida also hit from the left side. Dealing Verdugo could free some at-bats for a right-handed addition while perhaps bringing in immediate help for the pitching staff or at second base. MLBTR projects Verdugo for a $9.2M salary in his final season of ar...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates MLBTR projects Verdugo for a $9.2M salary in his final season of arbitration. He’s coming off another league-average offensive showing, when he hit .264/.324/.421 with 13 home runs through 602 plate appearances. Verdugo hasn’t become the All-Star player the Sox envisioned when bui...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates MLBTR projects Verdugo for a $9.2M salary in his final season of arbitration. He’s coming off another league-average offensive showing, when he hit .264/.324/.421 with 13 home runs through 602 plate appearances. Verdugo hasn’t become the All-Star player the Sox envisioned when bui...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Verdugo hasn’t become the All-Star player the Sox envisioned when building the Mookie Betts return around him. He’s a solid regular, a high-contact hitter who rates as a decent defender in right field. 8. Trent Grisham, CF, Padres 9. Ha-Seong Kim, 2B, Padres If the Padres hold S...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’s a solid regular, a high-contact hitter who rates as a decent defender in right field. 8. Trent Grisham, CF, Padres 9. Ha-Seong Kim, 2B, Padres If the Padres hold Soto, dealing Grisham and/or Kim could be an alternative means of trimming payroll. While neither is going to ma...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 8. Trent Grisham, CF, Padres 9. Ha-Seong Kim, 2B, Padres If the Padres hold Soto, dealing Grisham and/or Kim could be an alternative means of trimming payroll. While neither is going to make anywhere near Soto money in 2024, they’re each on mid-level salaries of note. Grisham is...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Ha-Seong Kim, 2B, Padres If the Padres hold Soto, dealing Grisham and/or Kim could be an alternative means of trimming payroll. While neither is going to make anywhere near Soto money in 2024, they’re each on mid-level salaries of note. Grisham is projected for a $4.9M salary in ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates While neither is going to make anywhere near Soto money in 2024, they’re each on mid-level salaries of note. Grisham is projected for a $4.9M salary in his second-to-last season of arbitration. Kim is slated for an $8M salary and will be due a $2M buyout on a 2025 mutual option at...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates While neither is going to make anywhere near Soto money in 2024, they’re each on mid-level salaries of note. Grisham is projected for a $4.9M salary in his second-to-last season of arbitration. Kim is slated for an $8M salary and will be due a $2M buyout on a 2025 mutual option at...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Grisham is projected for a $4.9M salary in his second-to-last season of arbitration. Kim is slated for an $8M salary and will be due a $2M buyout on a 2025 mutual option at season’s end. He’ll be a free agent next winter. Grisham has the extra year of control but is the worse play...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Kim is slated for an $8M salary and will be due a $2M buyout on a 2025 mutual option at season’s end. He’ll be a free agent next winter. Grisham has the extra year of control but is the worse player. He draws plenty of walks but has hit below the Mendoza line in two straight seaso...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’ll be a free agent next winter. Grisham has the extra year of control but is the worse player. He draws plenty of walks but has hit below the Mendoza line in two straight seasons. He’s coming off a .198/.315/.352 line over 555 plate appearances. The appeal is on the other side ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’ll be a free agent next winter. Grisham has the extra year of control but is the worse player. He draws plenty of walks but has hit below the Mendoza line in two straight seasons. He’s coming off a .198/.315/.352 line over 555 plate appearances. The appeal is on the other side ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He draws plenty of walks but has hit below the Mendoza line in two straight seasons. He’s coming off a .198/.315/.352 line over 555 plate appearances. The appeal is on the other side of the ball. Grisham is an above-average defensive center fielder, keeping him as a low-end regula...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The appeal is on the other side of the ball. Grisham is an above-average defensive center fielder, keeping him as a low-end regular even if he’s best suited for the bottom of a lineup. San Diego could kick Fernando Tatis Jr. over to center field if they dealt Grisham, freeing righ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The appeal is on the other side of the ball. Grisham is an above-average defensive center fielder, keeping him as a low-end regular even if he’s best suited for the bottom of a lineup. San Diego could kick Fernando Tatis Jr. over to center field if they dealt Grisham, freeing righ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates San Diego could kick Fernando Tatis Jr. over to center field if they dealt Grisham, freeing right field for a bigger offensive threat than Grisham provides. It’s a similar story with Kim. Dealing him would free Jake Cronenworth to move back to second base, opening first base for a...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It’s a similar story with Kim. Dealing him would free Jake Cronenworth to move back to second base, opening first base for a better hitter. It’d be tough to replace Kim’s overall production, though. He’s a plus defender at multiple infield spots. He hit .260/.351/.398 with 17 home...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It’d be tough to replace Kim’s overall production, though. He’s a plus defender at multiple infield spots. He hit .260/.351/.398 with 17 home runs and stole 38 bases in 152 games. Trading Kim isn’t as damaging to the lineup as a Soto deal would be, but it’d be tougher than parting...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He hit .260/.351/.398 with 17 home runs and stole 38 bases in 152 games. Trading Kim isn’t as damaging to the lineup as a Soto deal would be, but it’d be tougher than parting with Grisham. 10. Gleyber Torres, 2B, Yankees Another player one year from free agency, Torres is project...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Trading Kim isn’t as damaging to the lineup as a Soto deal would be, but it’d be tougher than parting with Grisham. 10. Gleyber Torres, 2B, Yankees Another player one year from free agency, Torres is projected for a $15.3M salary in his last arbitration season. That’s below his m...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 10. Gleyber Torres, 2B, Yankees Another player one year from free agency, Torres is projected for a $15.3M salary in his last arbitration season. That’s below his market value but a notable figure for a bat-first second baseman — a general profile that the league has devalued in r...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates That’s below his market value but a notable figure for a bat-first second baseman — a general profile that the league has devalued in recent years. Torres was New York’s second-best offensive player in 2023, hitting .273/.347/.453 with 25 homers through 672 trips to the plate. Ev...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates That’s below his market value but a notable figure for a bat-first second baseman — a general profile that the league has devalued in recent years. Torres was New York’s second-best offensive player in 2023, hitting .273/.347/.453 with 25 homers through 672 trips to the plate. Ev...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Torres was New York’s second-best offensive player in 2023, hitting .273/.347/.453 with 25 homers through 672 trips to the plate. Even if they’re not interested in an extension, New York could hold Torres for his final season of club control. They’re already light on consistent hi...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Even if they’re not interested in an extension, New York could hold Torres for his final season of club control. They’re already light on consistent hitting beyond Aaron Judge. On the surface, trading their second-best hitter seems counterintuitive. The big question is whether the...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’re already light on consistent hitting beyond Aaron Judge. On the surface, trading their second-best hitter seems counterintuitive. The big question is whether the front office believes Oswald Peraza is capable of stepping into an everyday second base role in 2024. If they fe...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates On the surface, trading their second-best hitter seems counterintuitive. The big question is whether the front office believes Oswald Peraza is capable of stepping into an everyday second base role in 2024. If they feel the 23-year-old is ready, trading Torres to clear spending ro...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates If they feel the 23-year-old is ready, trading Torres to clear spending room while bringing back outfield or pitching help makes sense. 11. Jonathan India, 2B, Reds The Reds’ infield surplus has fueled trade speculation on India back to the deadline. Cincinnati didn’t seem inclin...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 11. Jonathan India, 2B, Reds The Reds’ infield surplus has fueled trade speculation on India back to the deadline. Cincinnati didn’t seem inclined to make that move midseason, pointing to India’s role as a clubhouse leader. While that’s certainly still a factor, he didn’t hit well...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Cincinnati didn’t seem inclined to make that move midseason, pointing to India’s role as a clubhouse leader. While that’s certainly still a factor, he didn’t hit well down the stretch and finished the year with a middling .244/.338/.407 batting line. He’s a well below-average keyst...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates While that’s certainly still a factor, he didn’t hit well down the stretch and finished the year with a middling .244/.338/.407 batting line. He’s a well below-average keystone defender. There’s an argument the Reds are better off relying on an up-the-middle tandem of Matt McLain ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’s a well below-average keystone defender. There’s an argument the Reds are better off relying on an up-the-middle tandem of Matt McLain and either Noelvi Marte or Elly De La Cruz. Perhaps the offseason is a better time to consider moving India for a back-end starter. The forme...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Perhaps the offseason is a better time to consider moving India for a back-end starter. The former Rookie of the Year is projected for a $3.7M salary and has three seasons of remaining arbitration control. 12. Eloy Jiménez, DH, White Sox Jiménez no longer looks like a core piece...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The former Rookie of the Year is projected for a $3.7M salary and has three seasons of remaining arbitration control. 12. Eloy Jiménez, DH, White Sox Jiménez no longer looks like a core piece for the White Sox. Various injuries have kept him off the field throughout his big leagu...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 12. Eloy Jiménez, DH, White Sox Jiménez no longer looks like a core piece for the White Sox. Various injuries have kept him off the field throughout his big league tenure. He only has two seasons of 100+ games and hasn’t gotten to 500 plate appearances since his 2019 rookie year. ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Various injuries have kept him off the field throughout his big league tenure. He only has two seasons of 100+ games and hasn’t gotten to 500 plate appearances since his 2019 rookie year. Jiménez was still an excellent hitter when healthy as recently as 2022, when he ran a .295/.3...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Jiménez was still an excellent hitter when healthy as recently as 2022, when he ran a .295/.358/.500 line over 84 games. His production fell this year, as he posted a .272/.317/.441 slash with 18 homers over 489 trips to the dish. That’s not especially imposing for a player who’s ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Jiménez was still an excellent hitter when healthy as recently as 2022, when he ran a .295/.358/.500 line over 84 games. His production fell this year, as he posted a .272/.317/.441 slash with 18 homers over 489 trips to the dish. That’s not especially imposing for a player who’s ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates His production fell this year, as he posted a .272/.317/.441 slash with 18 homers over 489 trips to the dish. That’s not especially imposing for a player who’s best suited at DH. Yet Jiménez has shown greater offensive upside that isn’t matched by many in this winter’s free agent ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates That’s not especially imposing for a player who’s best suited at DH. Yet Jiménez has shown greater offensive upside that isn’t matched by many in this winter’s free agent class. If the Sox are prepared to move on, another team could look to buy low. He’ll make a $13M salary next y...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates If the Sox are prepared to move on, another team could look to buy low. He’ll make a $13M salary next year, the final guaranteed season of his contract. He’s guaranteed a $3M buyout on a $16.5M club option for 2025 and the deal contains an $18.5M team option for the ’26 campaign. ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates If the Sox are prepared to move on, another team could look to buy low. He’ll make a $13M salary next year, the final guaranteed season of his contract. He’s guaranteed a $3M buyout on a $16.5M club option for 2025 and the deal contains an $18.5M team option for the ’26 campaign. ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 13. Max Kepler, RF, Twins 14. Jorge Polanco , 2B, Twins Minnesota president of baseball operations Derek Falvey has confirmed the team is paring back payroll. The Athletic’s Dan Hayes reported the organization could end in the $125M-140M range. At the moment, they have around $12...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Jorge Polanco , 2B, Twins Minnesota president of baseball operations Derek Falvey has confirmed the team is paring back payroll. The Athletic’s Dan Hayes reported the organization could end in the $125M-140M range. At the moment, they have around $120M in projected spending. The ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The Athletic’s Dan Hayes reported the organization could end in the $125M-140M range. At the moment, they have around $120M in projected spending. The Twins have a few ways to clear room. Trading either Kepler or Polanco would accomplish that. The former is making $10M, while the ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates At the moment, they have around $120M in projected spending. The Twins have a few ways to clear room. Trading either Kepler or Polanco would accomplish that. The former is making $10M, while the latter is playing on a $10.5M deal. Kepler will be a free agent after next season; Pol...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The former is making $10M, while the latter is playing on a $10.5M deal. Kepler will be a free agent after next season; Polanco’s contract has a $12.5M team option for 2025 that comes with a $750K buyout. They’re each good players. Kepler is a plus defender in right field who hit ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Kepler will be a free agent after next season; Polanco’s contract has a $12.5M team option for 2025 that comes with a $750K buyout. They’re each good players. Kepler is a plus defender in right field who hit .260/.332/.484 with 24 homers this year. Polanco was limited to 80 games ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’re each good players. Kepler is a plus defender in right field who hit .260/.332/.484 with 24 homers this year. Polanco was limited to 80 games but ran a .255/.335/.454 showing. He’s one of the sport’s better offensive second basemen and saw some third base action for Minnesot...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Polanco was limited to 80 games but ran a .255/.335/.454 showing. He’s one of the sport’s better offensive second basemen and saw some third base action for Minnesota late in the year. The Twins have Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach as left-handed hitting corner outfield options. T...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’s one of the sport’s better offensive second basemen and saw some third base action for Minnesota late in the year. The Twins have Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach as left-handed hitting corner outfield options. They’re deeper on the infield, where Willi Castro and Kyle Farmer (...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The Twins have Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach as left-handed hitting corner outfield options. They’re deeper on the infield, where Willi Castro and Kyle Farmer (another trade candidate) are possibilities at second/third base behind starters Edouard Julien and Royce Lewis. Top pro...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’re deeper on the infield, where Willi Castro and Kyle Farmer (another trade candidate) are possibilities at second/third base behind starters Edouard Julien and Royce Lewis. Top prospect Brooks Lee, the No. 8 overall pick in 2022, isn’t far from MLB readiness. The Twins could...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Top prospect Brooks Lee, the No. 8 overall pick in 2022, isn’t far from MLB readiness. The Twins could look to move Kepler or Polanco for rotation depth or to bring in a righty bat to balance the lineup. 15. Randy Arozarena, LF, Rays Arozarena hasn’t been the subject of the same ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The Twins could look to move Kepler or Polanco for rotation depth or to bring in a righty bat to balance the lineup. 15. Randy Arozarena, LF, Rays Arozarena hasn’t been the subject of the same level of trade speculation as Glasnow has. There’s an argument the Rays should be more ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 15. Randy Arozarena, LF, Rays Arozarena hasn’t been the subject of the same level of trade speculation as Glasnow has. There’s an argument the Rays should be more willing to move the All-Star outfielder if they’re looking to create payroll room. Tampa Bay has greater depth in the...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 15. Randy Arozarena, LF, Rays Arozarena hasn’t been the subject of the same level of trade speculation as Glasnow has. There’s an argument the Rays should be more willing to move the All-Star outfielder if they’re looking to create payroll room. Tampa Bay has greater depth in the...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates There’s an argument the Rays should be more willing to move the All-Star outfielder if they’re looking to create payroll room. Tampa Bay has greater depth in the outfield than they do on their injury-riddled pitching staff. Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, Harold Ramírez, Luke Raley and Manu...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Tampa Bay has greater depth in the outfield than they do on their injury-riddled pitching staff. Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, Harold Ramírez, Luke Raley and Manuel Margot are all on hand. (Margot has come up in trade rumors as well.) None of those players is as good as Arozarena. Trading...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, Harold Ramírez, Luke Raley and Manuel Margot are all on hand. (Margot has come up in trade rumors as well.) None of those players is as good as Arozarena. Trading star players for younger talent is familiar territory for the Tampa Bay front office though. Aro...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates (Margot has come up in trade rumors as well.) None of those players is as good as Arozarena. Trading star players for younger talent is familiar territory for the Tampa Bay front office though. Arozarena is projected for a $9M arbitration salary and controllable for three seasons....
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates None of those players is as good as Arozarena. Trading star players for younger talent is familiar territory for the Tampa Bay front office though. Arozarena is projected for a $9M arbitration salary and controllable for three seasons. He’d have significant trade value if the Rays ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Arozarena is projected for a $9M arbitration salary and controllable for three seasons. He’d have significant trade value if the Rays were to consider moving him. 16. Mariners SP We initially had Bryan Woo in this spot. It could just as easily have been Bryce Miller or Emerson Ha...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’d have significant trade value if the Rays were to consider moving him. 16. Mariners SP We initially had Bryan Woo in this spot. It could just as easily have been Bryce Miller or Emerson Hancock, so we’ll cheat and just mention the Seattle rotation in general. They’re almost ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It could just as easily have been Bryce Miller or Emerson Hancock, so we’ll cheat and just mention the Seattle rotation in general. They’re almost certainly not going to trade George Kirby. It’d take a lot to pry away Logan Gilbert. Moving any of Woo, Miller or Hancock could be mo...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’re almost certainly not going to trade George Kirby. It’d take a lot to pry away Logan Gilbert. Moving any of Woo, Miller or Hancock could be more appealing for a front office that is looking for ways to add long-term offensive upside. None of that trio has even reached one y...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It’d take a lot to pry away Logan Gilbert. Moving any of Woo, Miller or Hancock could be more appealing for a front office that is looking for ways to add long-term offensive upside. None of that trio has even reached one year of major league service. Hancock only has three big le...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Moving any of Woo, Miller or Hancock could be more appealing for a front office that is looking for ways to add long-term offensive upside. None of that trio has even reached one year of major league service. Hancock only has three big league starts under his belt. Miller and Woo ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates None of that trio has even reached one year of major league service. Hancock only has three big league starts under his belt. Miller and Woo spent more time in the rotation this year, starting 25 and 18 games respectively. They both turned in mid-rotation results. Other clubs prob...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Hancock only has three big league starts under his belt. Miller and Woo spent more time in the rotation this year, starting 25 and 18 games respectively. They both turned in mid-rotation results. Other clubs probably have differing opinions on which right-hander they prefer. (The ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Miller and Woo spent more time in the rotation this year, starting 25 and 18 games respectively. They both turned in mid-rotation results. Other clubs probably have differing opinions on which right-hander they prefer. (The Mariners likely have their own slight preferences.) They’...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Other clubs probably have differing opinions on which right-hander they prefer. (The Mariners likely have their own slight preferences.) They’d all have significant value if president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto decided to move one for a bat. 17. Dylan Carlson, CF, Cardina...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’d all have significant value if president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto decided to move one for a bat. 17. Dylan Carlson, CF, Cardinals It was a bit of a surprise that Carlson didn’t change hands over the summer. Various reports suggested the Cards were making him avai...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 17. Dylan Carlson, CF, Cardinals It was a bit of a surprise that Carlson didn’t change hands over the summer. Various reports suggested the Cards were making him available as they looked for ways to add a controllable starter. It didn’t happen, but the same logic applies this wint...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 17. Dylan Carlson, CF, Cardinals It was a bit of a surprise that Carlson didn’t change hands over the summer. Various reports suggested the Cards were making him available as they looked for ways to add a controllable starter. It didn’t happen, but the same logic applies this wint...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Various reports suggested the Cards were making him available as they looked for ways to add a controllable starter. It didn’t happen, but the same logic applies this winter. Carlson has been surpassed by Lars Nootbaar as the starting center fielder. St. Louis needs multiple start...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates It didn’t happen, but the same logic applies this winter. Carlson has been surpassed by Lars Nootbaar as the starting center fielder. St. Louis needs multiple starting pitchers and will likely bring in at least one via trade. Carlson probably has less value than he did before the ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Carlson has been surpassed by Lars Nootbaar as the starting center fielder. St. Louis needs multiple starting pitchers and will likely bring in at least one via trade. Carlson probably has less value than he did before the deadline. Not only did he finish with a mediocre .219/.318/...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Carlson probably has less value than he did before the deadline. Not only did he finish with a mediocre .219/.318/.333 batting line, he underwent season-ending surgery on his left ankle in September. There’d nevertheless be teams willing to take a shot on a former top prospect who...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Not only did he finish with a mediocre .219/.318/.333 batting line, he underwent season-ending surgery on his left ankle in September. There’d nevertheless be teams willing to take a shot on a former top prospect who looked like an average or better center fielder 12 months ago. C...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates There’d nevertheless be teams willing to take a shot on a former top prospect who looked like an average or better center fielder 12 months ago. Carlson is projected for a modest $1.8M salary and has three years of arbitration control. 18. Paul Blackburn, SP, A’s Blackburn is arg...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates There’d nevertheless be teams willing to take a shot on a former top prospect who looked like an average or better center fielder 12 months ago. Carlson is projected for a modest $1.8M salary and has three years of arbitration control. 18. Paul Blackburn, SP, A’s Blackburn is arg...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Carlson is projected for a modest $1.8M salary and has three years of arbitration control. 18. Paul Blackburn, SP, A’s Blackburn is arguably the most desirable realistic trade candidate on the Oakland roster. The A’s have torn things to the studs. They’re unlikely to compete with...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 18. Paul Blackburn, SP, A’s Blackburn is arguably the most desirable realistic trade candidate on the Oakland roster. The A’s have torn things to the studs. They’re unlikely to compete within the two remaining years of Blackburn’s arbitration window. The right-hander (30 next mont...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The A’s have torn things to the studs. They’re unlikely to compete within the two remaining years of Blackburn’s arbitration window. The right-hander (30 next month) worked to a 4.43 ERA with a decent 22.4% strikeout rate over 103 2/3 innings this past season. He’s projected for a...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates They’re unlikely to compete within the two remaining years of Blackburn’s arbitration window. The right-hander (30 next month) worked to a 4.43 ERA with a decent 22.4% strikeout rate over 103 2/3 innings this past season. He’s projected for a $3.2M salary. A Blackburn trade isn’t ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The right-hander (30 next month) worked to a 4.43 ERA with a decent 22.4% strikeout rate over 103 2/3 innings this past season. He’s projected for a $3.2M salary. A Blackburn trade isn’t going to be an offseason defining move, but he has a good chance to be flipped to a contender ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He’s projected for a $3.2M salary. A Blackburn trade isn’t going to be an offseason defining move, but he has a good chance to be flipped to a contender seeking affordable back-end starting pitching. 19. Alek Manoah, SP, Blue Jays Perhaps no player had a more disappointing 2023 p...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates 19. Alek Manoah, SP, Blue Jays Perhaps no player had a more disappointing 2023 performance than Manoah. Within one season, he went from Cy Young finalist to essentially unplayable. The right-hander pitched to a 5.87 ERA over 19 big league outings. His walks more than doubled while...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates Alek Manoah, SP, Blue Jays Perhaps no player had a more disappointing 2023 performance than Manoah. Within one season, he went from Cy Young finalist to essentially unplayable. The right-hander pitched to a 5.87 ERA over 19 big league outings. His walks more than doubled while his...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates The right-hander pitched to a 5.87 ERA over 19 big league outings. His walks more than doubled while his strikeouts fell from 22.9% to a modest 19% clip. He lost his spot in the Toronto rotation and was eventually demoted to the minors. Manoah never pitched in Triple-A and receive...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates His walks more than doubled while his strikeouts fell from 22.9% to a modest 19% clip. He lost his spot in the Toronto rotation and was eventually demoted to the minors. Manoah never pitched in Triple-A and received an injection in his throwing shoulder at the end of the season. ...
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Top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates He lost his spot in the Toronto rotation and was eventually demoted to the minors. Manoah never pitched in Triple-A and received an injection in his throwing shoulder at the end of the season. How will the Jays proceed after that disastrous year? General manager Ross Atkins said l...