Ken Rosenthal started the morning off with some speculatin’ over at The Athletic, talking to Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo about the possibility of even entertaining any thought of trading Max Scherzer [SPOILER: It doesn’t seem likely.], and the thinking with Anthony Rendon as the 2019 trade deadline approaches.
Rizzo also offers some thoughts on where the Nationals stand as of now... Go read your links:
THE BIG STORY:
Rosenthal: What would need to happen for the Nationals to trade Max Scherzer – (The Athletic)
"Asked specifically about [Max] Scherzer, [Mike] Rizzo said, “We’re certainly not thinking about that right now.