When the Dodgers made their deal on Friday to send Matt Kemp, Alex Wood, and Yasiel Puig to Cincinnati, we noted that this might start opening up some avenues for player movement – including the possibility of new options for the Atlanta Braves. What I didn’t expect was this:
The dominos are really going to start to fall from that Dodgers trade. Now they have room to trade for Jason Heyward, giving the Cubs the space to sign Bryce Harper.
Jon Greenberg is the founding Editor of TheAthletic, so I can’t dismiss his opinions entirely… though perhaps I should in this case: I do think he’s… a bit off here.