Waiver Trade Deadline (Potential help to solve the triage problem?)

McCutchen and Big Joe from Minnesota

 

Shin Soo Choo would be the guy I’d go after. Otherwise McCutchen.

 

Are you sure you don't want J.T Realmuto?

 

We'll really never know who clears waivers until they are traded or pulled back.

McCutchen would look good in LF. I do not want Choo right now, he'd be a great DH after this year (he is worthless in the OF), but I'm not sure how you get Arlington to pay most of his salary.

 

McCutchen would be ideal. He would be the perfect player to mentor the young guys aswell

 

Yeah Springer and Reddick suck at being a mentor

 

Whit Merrifield, Adrian Beltre

 

Meh. No way they trade Whit without a serious prospect haul (would love to have him though) and Beltre doesn't fill a need anymore (not sure he's better than Gattis at DH). Need to look OF.

 

Kyle Tucker it is

 

He vetoed a trade already and he's making it seem like he doesn't want to go anywhere but Adam Jones. Maybe the team that was after him weren't quite contenders but just a playoff team. Maybe he might waive to a team that has a good shot at winning the World Series.

I don't think he would clear waivers/make it to Astros but a site had Granderson as a potential August trade bait. If you want to get desperate, also had Bautista. Valencia as well but is he more of a 3B then an OF?

 

I think McCutchen would be a cheap acquisition and fill a need, but I just noticed...he has never played LF in his MLB career, and I'm not sure he's a very good RF anymore.

off-topic: Phillys and Dbacks going to the bottom of the 14th, good game, I was trying to go to sleep.

 

McCutchen could be nice but Giants are still within striking distance and believe they can win

 

I’m a Granderson fan. No thanks on Bautista or Valencia. Whoever they get would need to be able to play the OF.

Looks like Marwin might be heating up which takes some pressure off, especially since it also looks like Altuve/Springer/Correa will all be back in plenty of time for the playoffs.

 

they are 6 games out behind 5 teams...

 

The Royals have already said they are not trading him and our actually planning on working out an extension with him. i'D love HIM on this club though. Perfect #2 hitter.

 

Jose iglasias
Needs to be added and used for depth.
Just cleared waivers

 

Eating a good chunk of Choo's salary would be a convenient way to improve their mediocre farm.

I think my biggest issue with Choo is that he's so awful as an OF that he really has to carry a .350+ wOBA to even be worth having on the roster. There's a good chance that will return to being a below average player as a corner OF and we can already get that kind of production for free with Kemp and Marwin.

 

They were actively looking for help and just got their ace back. It’s not exactly a strong division