Three of those players are Miami Marlins pitchers. As Schoenfeld wrote, everyone needed bullpen depth. The Marlins are among many teams with talented arms that have become the focal point of trade talks.
Kyle Barraclough, Drew Steckenrider, and Adam Conley… you three are now on the clock.
“Given the weak crop of starting pitchers available, look for teams to add bullpen help instead. Also, consider how teams deployed their pitchers last postseason,” Schoenfeld writes. “There were 76 playoff starts, and the starting pitcher made it through five innings in just 41 of those games (54 percent) and through six innings just 25 times (33 percent).