With baseball’s Midsummer Classic in the rear view, the game’s other beloved midsummer tradition is well underway. The trade deadline is only nine days away, and trade speculation has entered into its annual stage of rampancy. For the Astros, many possibilities exist, but a sheer certainty among them is the bolstering of their bullpen, and in terms of overall fit, one name stands out from the rest: Orioles reliever Tanner Scott.
Baltimore’s resident flamethrower figures to be one of the more prominent names in the coming days. While lacking the track record of the trade market’s top relievers, Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel and Twins closer Taylor Rogers, Scott’s talent compensates for his relative youth and inexperience.