Another entry in our off-the-wall trade ideas series
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: trading for Jameson Taillon will not help the Phillies in 2020. He underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire season. Sure he might be able to make a few starts at the end of the season, but for the most part, he’d be a non-entity when it came to discussing helping the rotation for the upcoming season. So why make him a target?
Sure it doesn’t make much sense to give up players in the form of prospects to get someone who can’t help you in the pivotal 2020 season, but I can think of a few reasons why the team might be interested.