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Now there’s a weird one. Not only are these two teams in the same division, but they are currently separated by just 6.0 games in the standings. And yet they just executed a trade to help each other win this year.
The Astros get their closer(?) – so consider them out on Craig Kimbrel? or not? – but it’s a weird trade:
Source: The Astros have traded IF Abraham Toro and RHP Joe Smith for RHP Kendal Graveman and RHP Rafael Montero of the Mariners.
So that’s Graveman, who has been fantastic this year as a part-time closer for the Mariners, now heading into the back of the Astros’ bullpen. They also get Montero, who has pitched to terrible results this year, but with decent peripherals.
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Twins southpaw
Taylor Rogers “is very popular on the trade market,” MLB Network’s Jon Heyman tweets. There is enough interest that the reliever has a “good chance to be dealt” even though Minnesota is reportedly reluctant to move players who are under team control beyond this season. Rogers has one more arbitration year remaining before free agency in the 2022-23 offseason.
Rogers has somewhat quietly been one of baseball’s most effective relievers since just about the moment of his MLB debut in 2016, as the left-hander has a 3.15 ERA, 27.9% strikeout rate, and a 22% K-BB rate over 314 2/3 career innings out of Minnesota’s bullpen. He has kept up that form in 2021, with a 3.35 ERA and a whopping 35.5% strikeout rate that ranks 11th among all hurlers with at least 40 innings pitched this season. This is the type of high-level performance that could be the difference-maker in a pennant race, so while the Twins undoubtedly have a huge asking pr
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