Originally posted on MLB Trade Rumors | By Mark Polishuk | Last updated 7/30/21
The Mets have an agreement in place to acquire shortstop Javier Baez from the Cubs, according to SNY’s Andy Martino (Twitter link). Right-hander Trevor Williams is also part of the deal, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. The trade will become official after once medicals are completed and reviewed, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand tweets. Outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong is the return going to Chicago, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark (Twitter link) initially reported the two sides were making progress on a trade, with the New York Post’s Joel Sherman tweeting that a pitcher might also be involved as part of the negotiations. Reports from earlier indicated that Baez was part of rather extensive trade talks between the Cubs and Mets, as Davies and Kris Bryant were reportedly also on New York’s
July 30, 2021
The NL West has been a slugging match all year. The Giants have the best record in baseball. The Dodgers are hot on their heels and just added two All-Stars to go for the division title, with the Padres in hot pursuit. San Francisco wasn’t going to take that lying down, though. As Jeff Passan first reported, the team has acquired Kris Bryant from the Cubs in exchange for two prospects, Alexander Canario and Caleb Kilian.
Bryant has been a hotly rumored deadline chip for seemingly forever; as soon as the Cubs hit a rough patch in the standings, they announced their intentions to sell off pieces that weren’t controllable past 2021, with him, Anthony Rizzo, and Javier Báez the obvious candidates for a move. All three have now been dealt to contenders, and for my money, Bryant is the best player of the three. He’ll slot into San Francisco’s roster all over the place, one of the perks of trading for him; he plays all four corner spots capably and has even starte
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Whoooosh!
That s the sound of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants speeding past the San Diego Padres in the battle for NL West supremacy.
It s not like the Padres did nothing.
They went out and acquired an All-Star Game starter in second baseman Adam Frazier in a four-player deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates while also adding veteran reliever Daniel Hudson and outfielder Jake Marisnick.
However, it s hard not to be disappointed after they missed out on both Max Scherzer and Jose Berrios in an effort to solidify the starting rotation behind Yu Darvish and Joe Musgrove.
They weren t just kicking the tires on those two pitchers, either. They made a serious push to acquire both of them, only to fall short.
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