MLB rumors: Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts is potential trade target, time in Boston might be ‘limited’ Posted Aug 19, 2020 The Boston Red Sox might consider trade All-Star shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
While the 2020 MLB season is scheduled for only 60 games, that's still enough of an opportunity for players to make a name for themselves. Here's our prediction of each team's over/under entering the season. Sign up for the MLB newsletter! Might they deal Clevinger for some hitting help?His preference, of course, is to not be dealt at all," Polishuk wrote, "though the righty’s quality work and rental player status makes himGausman made his opinion clear on Thursday after a start against the Dodgers, saying: "It's no surprise that he's a hot commodity, then, with The Los Angeles Angels, who have already received numerous inquiries on starter Dylan Bundy, are open for business."
Always free!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google His game score was an incredible 99.Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. As the 2020 MLB season finally begins, here's a look at the starting rotations in the league from the top ranked to bottom ranked. @JShafer gives us eight trade ideas to make Monday's deadline much more interesting@JShafer gives us eight trade ideas to make Monday's deadline much more interestingOne name some teams have done homework on: Carter Kieboom. Mike Clevinger could be on the move before Monday, per The New York Yankees have been mentioned as a potential suitor, per Cleveland is likely headed to the playoffs at 19-12 and second in the American League Central, and Clevinger is under team control through 2022, per But the issue is Cleveland's bats, which have been ice cold. New York has dealt with a numerous amount of injuries this season.As of the start of the 2020 MLB season, a total of 27 active pitchers have multiple seasons with 200 or more strikeouts on their resumes. Trouvez des chroniques, opinions sur la Major League Baseball. Most insiders think that the DH is now here to stay in the National League, so with hitting pitchers about to go the way of the dinosaur, it's worth taking a look at those hurlers who raked (relatively speaking). MLB Trade Rumors; Tim Dierkes; Writing team; Advertise; Archives; Contact; Tools. 2020 trade deadline tracker, rumors, news, analysis and latest buzz The freshest intel, names to watch, reaction to deals and what to know for every team as Aug. 31 approaches. Wednesday's game between the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres at Petco Park became the second postponed MLB contest amid athlete protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake.
We rank each squad from one to 30. Every game takes on far more importance than during a typical 162-game season, so one bad start down the stretch could help sabotage a team's year.With that in mind, here's a look at a trio of pitchers who may be available as the deadline nears.Clevinger went 38-18 with a 2.96 ERA and a 10.3 K/9 rate from 2017-2019, encompassing his three full years as a starter. These 30 have a chance to take a huge leap forward in 2020. Major League Baseball has submitted a proposal to the MLB Players Association about potentially holding at least part of the 2020 playoffs inside a multi-city 'bubble' environment.Walker looked plenty healthy in his five starts to begin the season. Simmons is only recently back from a left ankle sprain that cost him over three weeks of the season, so the Blue Jays could very well want to see as much as they can of Simmons in action before deciding on a trade. The veteran shortstop does have at least one hit in four of his five games since returning from the injured list, but his overall slash line for 2020 is only .257/.297/.286 in 37 plate appearances.While obviously Toronto would like to get any extra hitting it could, Simmons’ biggest asset is his glove, as the four-time Gold Glove winner is widely considered one of the best defensive players in baseball history. Adding that type of glovework at shortstop would go a long towards helping a position that has been a minus for the Jays since If the Jays did swing a deal with the Angels, their ideal situation would be Simmons at shortstop and Bichette back and healthy in a regular second base role, as Bichette played second base in the minors. That shuffle would likely result in Beyond only his performance this season, Lynn is under contract for an $8MM salary in 2021, which stands as a more than reasonable price if he keeps pitching this well. As big a trade chip as Lynn is, however, his pluses also make him a valuable asset to the Rangers, who are It’s probably safe to assume that Ray is much more available, though the southpaw’s value has dramatically dropped off in the wake of a brutal start to the 2020 season. Control issues and the home run ball have plagued Ray, who has a 7.84 ERA and 31 walks over 31 innings, despite a 12.5 K/9. Despite Ray’s struggles, he has drawn interest from the Acquiring Ray would be a pure short-term rental move, since he is a free agent after the year. Prying Lynn away from Texas would cost the Sox quite a bit more in prospect capital, though it’s worth noting that the White Sox and Rangers have been rather Lux is making a quick return to the L.A. roster just two days It remains to be seen if this promotion will stick, or if Lux could be on something of a regular shuttle between the Dodgers’ active roster and taxi squad. Manager Should Turner require a stint on the injured list, the Dodgers could shuffle their infield by giving third-base at-bats to any of Lux is one of baseball’s top prospects, and a dominant performance in Triple-A last season led to his first MLB promotion, and a .240/.305/.400 slash line over 82 plate appearances in 2019. Lux has only played second base at the Major League level but he does a lot of minor league experience as a shortstop, so his arrival will give Los Angeles a bit of extra depth behind The Cardinals have made four call-ups from their alternate training site, as left-hander Ponce de Leon, Fernandez, Sanchez, and even Schrock (in mop-up duty) pitched in last night’s 14-2 loss to the Indians. Ponce de Leon started and lasted only two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on four walks and two hits.This demotion won’t last long, as Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sanchez’s ominous-sounding injury continues what has already been a difficult year for the 23-year-old, as he missed two weeks in July recovering from a COVID-19 diagnosis. The southpaw did make his big league debut this season, posting a 6.75 ERA over 5 1/3 IP (three games).LeMahieu hit the IL due to a sprained left thumb back on August 16, and while his IL stint didn’t last much beyond the 10-day minimum, the absence was surely noted by a Yankees team that is in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. With Andujar’s latest call-up resulted in a 2-for-10 showing over 10 plate appearances in four games. The young slugger has only a .285 OPS in 32 Major League PA this season, though his attempts to get on track haven’t been helped by either the lack of consistent playing time available in the Yankee lineup.With a pitching staff ravaged by injuries, it isn’t any surprise that the Astros are exploring adding some hurlers at the deadline. Ray has been a popular figure in trade rumors for a couple of years, and Barnes has also had a tough go of it this season, and for some of the same reasons as Ray. Barnes has a 6.00 ERA over 12 IP out of Boston’s pen, with a 2.3 HR/9 and a career-worst 6.8 BB/9. As per Fangraphs, only 3.2% of Barnes’ offerings have resulted in soft contact this season, as he has a 45.2% hard-hit ball rate and 51.6% medium-hit rate.The common element between the two pitchers is a lot of missed bats. Ray has a 12.5 K/9 this season and a 12.1 K/9 since the start of the 2017 season; in that same timeframe, Barnes has a 13.2 K/9, which includes an 11.3 K/9 in 2020. After ranking at or near the top of the league in strikeouts from 2017-19, Astros pitchers have combined for an 8.64 K/9 this season, ranked 21st of 30 teams.Ray is a free agent after the season, while Barnes has one more year of arbitration eligibility before hitting the open market himself in the 2021-22 offseason. This extra year of control might mean Barnes could actually have a higher trade value than Ray at this point, despite Ray’s ability to start games. Astros GM James Click knows Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom well from their time together in the Rays front office, while Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen swung a very notable deal (the The Reds have won three straight games to improve to a 14-17 record, putting them one game out of second place (and an automatic playoff berth) in the NL Central and one game out of the NL wild card race. With the postseason still within reach, Cincinnati isn’t planning to sell any meaningful pieces by Monday’s trade deadline, and if anything will be deadline buyers, according to Bauer will be a free agent after the season, though moving him would subtract from a rotation that has thus far been the Reds’ biggest strength. As for the rest of the team, as Heyman puts it, the “Adding a new arm to the relief corps seems like a logical move, though upgrading the lineup may be slightly more difficult, as so many of their struggling stars are entrenched in their positions (though longtime franchise icon Votto Now a veteran of 14 MLB seasons with eight different teams, Maybin signed a one-year, $1.5MM deal with the Tigers last winter in the wake of one of his most productive years at the plate. Maybin his .285/.364/.494 with a career-best 11 home runs over 269 plate appearances with the Yankees in 2019, becoming one of several unheralded bench players to step up big for the injury-riddled Bronx Bombers roster.Thus far in 2020, Maybin has hit .256/.310/.436 over just 42 PA, as he missed two weeks of action due to a quad injury. Albeit in a very small sample size, This might be all the Cubs would be looking for in a depth piece, as Chicago’s outfield corps has been thinned by injuries to Looking to upgrade behind the plate in both 2020 and beyond, the Rays have shown interest in Red Sox catcher With the Rays holding World Series aspirations, the Red Sox in seller mode, and former Rays VP of baseball operations Chaim Bloom now running Boston’s front office, the two AL East rivals make a lot of sense on paper as natural trade partners. Vazquez in particular would fill a major need for Tampa Bay, given that catcher has been a longstanding problem position for the team.After hitting .276/.320/.477 with 23 homers last season, Vazquez’s production has taken a step backwards. The catcher’s 27.5% strikeout rate and 4.6% walk rate are both career lows, his hard-hit ball rate is down considerably from 2019, and his .253 xwOBA is in the bottom fifth percentile of any player in baseball. Now in his sixth MLB season, Vazquez’s offensive numbers have been somewhat all over the board, as he preceded his career-best 2019 with a dreadful 2018 campaign. Evaluating Vazquez’s bat through only 112 PA, of course, is a difficult task — in a normal season, Vazquez could just be off to a slow start.As with any Rays trade target, money is a factor, though Vazquez’s contract is reasonable for even a low-spending team like Tampa Bay. He is owed approximately $780K for the remainder of this season, $6.25MM in 2021, and there is a $7MM club option his services for 2022 that can be bought out for $250K. Since the Rays were willing to commit $4.5MM to Zunino this season, it stands to reason that they would be open to spending a bit more in 2021 for what they hope would be considerably better production both offensively and defensively.Vazquez’s modest contract and extra year (or years) of control make him a particularly interesting trade chip for a Red Sox team that seems to be more or less open to moving almost anyone prior to Monday’s trade deadline. While the Rays can technically only trade players currently on their 60-man player pool, they could work around that restriction simply by making a handshake deal to trade any prospect now and then reveal that prospect as a “player to be named later” within a few months’ time. Bloom’s familiarity with Tampa Bay’s highly-rated farm system could put any number of minor league arms in play for a potential deal.Many of you have already shown your support for MLB Trade Rumors by Reds mainly need to get hitters and relievers to play to their abilities.”Â
August 23 Mike Trout Signed Rookie Card Sells for $3.93M to Break All-Time Record ESPN "A one-of-a-kind Mike Trout baseball card set a record Saturday night as the highest-selling sports card of all time, selling for $3,936,000. But he has struggled to get consistent at bats in the majors w/ emergence of Luis Garcia and Starlin Castro on a two-year deal.The Tampa Bay Rays have traded for outfielder Brett Phillips. The team is hitting just .217, the fourth-worst mark in the bigs. So ace Trevor Bauer is likely to stay put. How many can you name in five minutes?With the MLB trade deadline Wednesday, teams have big decisions to make that could alter their franchises for the short and long term. MLB Rumors. The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching in what has already been an unusual 2020 season.