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Dream Trade Deadline scenarios for 10 GMs
- Updated: July 22, 2016
In a perfect world, what would your favorite team do? Forget fallback positions. Let’s go for something that might just be the final touch. Let’s attempt to put ourselves in the shoes of a dozen executives as the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline approaches.
One point to make: Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman might be the two most hotly pursued players in baseball. But the Yankees may not be selling, especially now that they’ve won three in a row and gotten to within 6 1/2 games of first in the American League East entering Thursday night.
Is a Yankees’ playoff push a long shot? Sure it is. But it simply is not in their makeup to cash in a season. While it would be tempting to put one or two players — Miller, Jay Bruce — on a half-dozen teams, that’s not what we’ve done here.
However, if the Cubs throw Kyle Schwarber into a deal for Miller …
Anyway, here goes:
1. Jon Daniels, RangersWhite Sox LHP Chris Sale and Rays RHP Jake Odorizzi Yes, both of them. Did I mention bullpen help? Daniels is looking for that, too, which emphasizes how fragile things are for a club that has spent virtually the entire season atop the American League West. The Rangers desperately need to shore up a starting rotation that has been the worst in baseball the past three weeks. Daniels is thinking big, too, gauging the price for three elite starters: Sale, Sonny Gray and Chris Archer. So far, the White Sox have said Sale is unavailable. But Daniels’ farm system is deep enough to make it tempting for the White Sox. That would mean giving up Joey Gallo or Jurickson Profar.
2. John Mozeliak, CardinalsPhillies RHP Jeanmar Gomez Mozeliak would surprise no one by doing something larger. His farm system isn’t as deep as it once was, but there’s still talent. More likely, though, Mozeliak will try to acquire a lockdown closer. Gomez has converted 25 of 28 save chances and has a 1.12 WHIP. His arrival would allow manager Mike Matheny to stabilize an entire group. Mozeliak might even elect to go for two arms, say, getting two from a very good Milwaukee bullpen, possibly Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith. But top prospect Alex Reyes could be that second arm after he’s summoned to the big leagues. The Cardinals are almost good enough to win a World Series. Mozeliak might be one move from positioning them to …
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