When the trade between the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays was announced on Thursday morning, it shifted Carlos Santana and Edwin Encarnacion to other teams. Both were reportedly in play for the Colorado Rockies to land in a trade. However, that seems to now be off the table.
In a tweet, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post said he caught up with Bridich on Thursday morning and asked him if the three-team trade that involved two potential first base targets would “derail” Colorado’s plan to add “a big bat.