Rumor: 17 Most Likely Players To Be Traded Before The Deadline

[Brock Beauchamp]

Trade deadline season is starting to heat up after the Rockies broke the seal by making a deal to move some lower-tier pieces to the Braves and Rangers. In this piece for MLB.com, Mark Feinsand lists the 17 players most likely to be traded and has the Brewers listed as potential suitors for several of them.

We've already covered CJ Cron in this section so I'll ignore his mention.

There are two really interesting names that stand out on this list, and for very different reasons.

Randal Grichuck is a right-handed outfielder for Colorado who is having a solid season for the Rockies. Before anyone brings up road splits (which are often exaggerated for Rockies hitters but the altitude penalizes them, just as it does pitchers, though the inverse), Grichuck has a very respectable .792 road OPS in 2023.

The most intriguing name on the list is Tigers left-handed starter Eduardo Rodriguez, who is under contract at a very reasonable rate through the 2026 season. The 30-year-old is having a breakout season, posting a 2.69 ERA in Detroit. The cost would be considerable but if there's a National League team that can extract additional value from a pitcher, it's the Milwaukee Brewers.

Who on this list intrigues you?

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[Ro Mueller]

Switch-hitting 1B Carlos Santana, who is not a defensive liability and has a decent BB/K profile, probably fills our greatest need, in my opinion. His barrel rate is down this year, but his line drive % is decent.

High floor player who brings veteran savvy and would enjoy another shot at playing for a championship.

[Frisbee Slider]

It is fun seeing Brent Suter listed among the more desirable players to be traded this week. 🙂

[Playing Catch]

The best thing about this list is that the acquisition cost of these guys isn't very high. None of the hitters will be SO sought after that teams will cave and give up a really good prospect. I guess I could be wrong, but I just don't see Cron or Santana requiring much.

[Harold Hutchison]

33 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

It is fun seeing Brent Suter listed among the more desirable players to be traded this week. 🙂

I think he'd pair up nicely with Bryse Wilson as guys who could go 2 IP after a five-inning start from Rea or Teheran.

Rotation of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Houser, Teheran, Rea

Bullpen of D. Williams, Payamps, Peguero, Milner, Suter, B. Wilson, and Small/Andrews until Miley gets off the IL would be a good approach. Miley could then bump Rea to the bullpen or AAA.

[wiguy94]

6 minutes ago, clancyphile said:

I think he'd pair up nicely with Bryse Wilson as guys who could go 2 IP after a five-inning start from Rea or Teheran.

Rotation of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Houser, Teheran, Rea

Bullpen of D. Williams, Payamps, Peguero, Milner, Suter, B. Wilson, and Small/Andrews until Miley gets off the IL would be a good approach. Miley could then bump Rea to the bullpen or AAA.

Suter over Uribe in the bullpen is sickening 

[Harold Hutchison]

16 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Suter over Uribe in the bullpen is sickening 

I'd like a second multi-inning guy. Maybe flip Peguero for a prospect and put Uribe in his place. Or replace the Small/Andrews duo and bump Rea to AAA.

[wiguy94]

38 minutes ago, clancyphile said:

I'd like a second multi-inning guy. Maybe flip Peguero for a prospect and put Uribe in his place. Or replace the Small/Andrews duo and bump Rea to AAA.

Trading Peguero to bring Suter back. Equally gross. 

[Brewcrew82]

43 minutes ago, clancyphile said:

I'd like a second multi-inning guy. Maybe flip Peguero for a prospect and put Uribe in his place. Or replace the Small/Andrews duo and bump Rea to AAA.

Aaron Ashby says hello. Plus at least one of our SPs is going to be moved to the bullpen when Woody and Miley come back.

[Harold Hutchison]

4 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Trading Peguero to bring Suter back. Equally gross. 

We need two multi-inning relievers. Ashby is likely to be back a bit too late, and I don't want to repeat the Jimmy Nelson mistake of 2019 (they put him in the majors too soon instead of using the option to have him on what would effectively be an indefinite rehab assignment).

For a six-man rotation of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Houser, Teheran and Rea/Miley, I see two spots that need multi-inning guys. Ideally, I'd like one to be a lefty. Suter's done well, and he is known to be a good clubhouse fit.

I was thinking of dealing Peguero for a prospect to an AL contender - see if we can't re-stock the farm some more.

[Harold Hutchison]

13 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Aaron Ashby says hello. Plus at least one of our SPs is going to be moved to the bullpen when Woody and Miley come back.

He's missed most of the season, there's a ton of rust. In a tight pennant race, it's a risk to put him in that spot. I hate to say it, but the Crew might be better off burning an option year and having him rehab indefinitely in the minors for 2023, and focus on having him in the 2024 rotation.

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, clancyphile said:

He's missed most of the season, there's a ton of rust. In a tight pennant race, it's a risk to put him in that spot. I hate to say it, but the Crew might be better off burning an option year and having him rehab indefinitely in the minors for 2023, and focus on having him in the 2024 rotation.

I think the Brewers have a better handle on Ashby's situation than we do. With his contract, they wouldn't put him out there unnecessarily. 

[Harold Hutchison]

6 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I think the Brewers have a better handle on Ashby's situation than we do. With his contract, they wouldn't put him out there unnecessarily. 

I agree. To me, the smart move is to punt on his 2023 season, and get him ready for a rotation sport in 2024.

Send the Rockies SS Eduardo Garcia and OF Hedbert Perez for Suter.

Flip Peguero to the Rays for a 2024 CB pick and some international bonus slots.

 

[wiguy94]

49 minutes ago, clancyphile said:

We need two multi-inning relievers. Ashby is likely to be back a bit too late, and I don't want to repeat the Jimmy Nelson mistake of 2019 (they put him in the majors too soon instead of using the option to have him on what would effectively be an indefinite rehab assignment).

For a six-man rotation of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, Houser, Teheran and Rea/Miley, I see two spots that need multi-inning guys. Ideally, I'd like one to be a lefty. Suter's done well, and he is known to be a good clubhouse fit.

I was thinking of dealing Peguero for a prospect to an AL contender - see if we can't re-stock the farm some more.

Re-stock the farm? Our farm is the best it has been in ages.

[Harold Hutchison]

11 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Re-stock the farm? Our farm is the best it has been in ages.

Does it hurt to keep the pipeline going?

Williams-Uribe-Payamps can shut things down from 7-9. Use Milner to fill in at 7 on occasion, then have Suter, Bryse Wilson, and Rea as the multi-inning guys.

[wiguy94]

18 minutes ago, clancyphile said:

Does it hurt to keep the pipeline going?

Williams-Uribe-Payamps can shut things down from 7-9. Use Milner to fill in at 7 on occasion, then have Suter, Bryse Wilson, and Rea as the multi-inning guys.

3 multi-inning guys is total overkill. We are fine with Bryse Wilson and Rea/Houser once Miley/Woodruff are back in the rotation. 

[Brewcrew82]

4 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

3 multi-inning guys is total overkill. We are fine with Bryse Wilson and Rea/Houser once Miley/Woodruff are back in the rotation. 

I actually think we should trade Chourio for Suter. 

[edfunderburk]

6 hours ago, clancyphile said:

I'd like a second multi-inning guy. Maybe flip Peguero for a prospect and put Uribe in his place. Or replace the Small/Andrews duo and bump Rea to AAA.

What a horrible idea - Peguero for Suter 🤮

[edfunderburk]

4 hours ago, clancyphile said:

Does it hurt to keep the pipeline going?

Williams-Uribe-Payamps can shut things down from 7-9. Use Milner to fill in at 7 on occasion, then have Suter, Bryse Wilson, and Rea as the multi-inning guys.

Suter will not return 

[edfunderburk]

5 hours ago, clancyphile said:

I agree. To me, the smart move is to punt on his 2023 season, and get him ready for a rotation sport in 2024.

Send the Rockies SS Eduardo Garcia and OF Hedbert Perez for Suter.

Flip Peguero to the Rays for a 2024 CB pick and some international bonus slots.

 

Good grief … enough on the Suter return to Milwaukee