The new expanded playoff format has thrown trade deadline season for a loop — with more teams feeling they have a chance to sneak into the postseason, the list of definite sellers shrinks considerably. As such, starting pitching figures to be the most coveted commodity on the trade market, and few pitchers have positioned themselves for a blockbuster move better than Eduardo Rodriguez.
2023 Stats: 13 starts, 2.70 ERA (158 ERA+), 3.26 FIP, 9.5 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 1.004 WHIP, 1.8 fWAR
Contract Status: Signed five-year, $77 million contact prior to 2022 season. $1 million bonus for 180 IP in each of 2022, 2023, 2024.