There’s been talk about a potential trade involving Jason Heyward for Mark Melancon and Jeff Samardzija between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs.
That’s very unlikely to happen. Heyward has to waive his no-trade clause, to begin with. (Not to mention the other reasons this deal seems unlikely).
If the Cubs re-sign Wade Davis or bring in an outside closer, that basically kills said trade-notion. But in thinking about the possibility of bringing in Melancon to close games, we’ve discussed his name before.