Ken Giles is once again dealing with elbow inflammation. With less than two days to go before the trade deadline (and no August trades under the new rules), does this mean that the Blue Jays can no longer trade him?
Not necessarily.
If Giles were only a 2019 rental, an injury of this type could be a total value-killer. But Giles is under team control through 2020. So even (worst case scenario) if he were to miss all the rest of 2019, he would still have (considerable) value.
The issue is one of risk-sharing.