If it weren’t for the injuries Estrada has been dealing with for the majority of the season, he might have been traded at either of the two trade deadlines this season. The right-hander owns a 5.18 ERA and 1.38 WHIP on the season – not the most appealing numbers to a contender.
Our own Hayden Godfrey wrote in early August about potential landing spots for Estrada, but apparently, no one was a trade suitor for Marco. Milwaukee was a sensible trading partner to me due to their average rotation, but the Brewers went out and got Gio Gonzalez from the Nationals yesterday instead.