They might not trade away as many big league pieces as the A’s by the start of the season, but they’ll trade away more than most other teams. Joey Votto isn’t going anywhere, but Mike Moustakas could be gone, too.
The club seems likely to move starter Sonny Gray, and if the price is right - and with panicked front offices scrambling to make moves after the lockout ends, it just might be - whispers suggest they’ll trade ace Luis Castillo, too. So what’s next? Certainly not contention. The Reds made their intentions clear at the very start of the offseason, when they shipped long-time catcher Tucker Barnhardt to Detroit and let effective starter Wade Miley walk via waivers. MORE: Everything you need to know about the MLB lockout Reds Do they bring Clayton Kershaw back, as expected? Do they make a trade for one of the A’s starters on the market? Do they find answers on the free-agent market, even though most of the top starters have signed, guys such as Robbie Ray, Kevin Gausman, Marcus Stroman and Eduardo Rodriguez? They certainly are not done. The question is what they’ll do with the rotation, which at the moment has Walker Buehler and Julio Urias - a great 1-2 - but not much else in terms of certainty. They’ll be in the market for a big bat, but they still have a playoff-worthy lineup right now. The Dodgers lost both Max Scherzer and Corey Seager on the same day, though completing the deal to retain Chris Taylor before the lockout hit helped the Dodgers maintain an enviable degree of positional flexibility as they put together next year’s roster. Is Alec Bohm the long-term answer at third base? He certainly didn’t look like it in 2021. They need as many upgrades in the bullpen as possible - seriously, they should sign every reliever out there - and need upgrades in center field, shortstop and left field. Nothing speaks more directly to the top-heavy problems the Phillies have better than the fact that Bryce Harper won the 2021 MVP and Zack Wheeler finished second in the Cy Young voting and the club barely finished over. The consistent inconsistency over the past four years has been profoundly maddening for Phillies fans the club’s finishes, in order: two games under.
The asking prices will be high, which just might be perfect for the short time between the signing of the new CBA and the eventual start of the 2022 season. And teams shopping for rotation upgrades will be calling the A’s, because Chris Bassett, Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea would all be big upgrades for teams looking to solidify playoff-bound rotations. The club is in sell-off mode, with the Matts - first baseman Olson and third baseman Chapman - certain to leave when things resume. The 2022 A’s will have a lot of different player profile pics, once those pics return to the MLB.com team roster pages. Yankees are among teams to check in on Andrelton Simmons.
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