The MLB Trade Deadline is fast approaching on July 31, and as a result, trade rumors are flying across the league as talks heat up. More major moves were made yesterday, when the Yankees acquired Todd Frazier, David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle from the White Sox and the Tigers sending J.D. Martinez to the Diamondbacks. Here are all the latest MLB trade rumors you need to know from the hot stove.
Rangers could make Yu Darvish available
The Texas Rangers are contemplating putting star pitcher Yu Darvish on the trade block before the deadline if they fall further out of the wild card race, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports.
rangers are hoping and expecting to be a buyer mostly of pen pieces. but they've told teams, if they fall Yu Darvish could become available.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 19, 2017
Texas is currently 3.5 games out of the final wild card spot and Darvish is in the final year of his contract.
He is 6-8 with a 3.45 ERA with 131 strikeouts in 20 starts this season.
Bartolo Colon contemplating retirement
Colon made his first start for the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday after being released by the Atlanta Braves, and after struggling, he is now contemplating retirement, according to ESPN's Marly Rivera.
Minnesota Twins pitcher Bartolo Colon is considering retirement, and he said his next start against the Los Angeles Dodgers could be a determining factor in making a decision.
The veteran pitcher revealed to ESPN that while he is grateful for the opportunity to be part of the Twins' rotation, the poor results he's having this year are making him think about retiring.
"Right now, this is the only job I can do -- play ball -- and I wanted to keep on playing because I promised my mom before she left us that I would to play until I was 45," Colon told ESPN after Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees. "But we'll see, because it would seem that I may not be able to keep [that promise]."
Colon is 2-9 with a 8.19 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 14 total starts this season.
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Los Angeles not expected to make major move before deadline
Los Angeles Dodgers president Andrew Friedman has insisted publicly that the team doesn't need to make a move before the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31, and while they've still been targeting bullpen help, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that they aren't expected to make any major moves.
The Dodgers spent a combined $192 million to retain closer Kenley Jansen, left-hander Rich Hill and third baseman Justin Turner last offseason in part because their top executive, Andrew Friedman, loathes paying high acquisition costs in July trades.
Friedman relented last season, sending three pitching prospects to the Athletics for two rentals, Hill and outfielder Josh Reddick. But the Dodgers, leading the NL West by 10½ games entering Tuesday, are in a much stronger position now.
They want a top left-handed reliever, someone such as the Orioles’ Zach Britton, Tigers’ Justin Wilson or Padres’ Brad Hand. But they’re wary of overpaying for 15-20 innings of a pitcher who will have zero impact on them winning the division. And they’re not about to go nuts on a starter such as the Athletics’ Sonny Gray, not when they signed Hill precisely to avoid getting sucked into such a move.
They’re going to do something, maybe even something surprising — Friedman, when he pursues moves in July, always aims high. But truth be told, the Dodgers did most of their work last winter. Anything now is a bonus.
The Dodgers' unwillingness to part with their top prospects may keep them from landing a big-name star. They don't want to trade prospects Alex Verdugo and Walker Buehler (their top outfielder and pitching prospects, respectively) as they anticipate both playing roles for them down the stretch.
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