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Jun
27

Nick Cafardo on Cliff Lee, Jed Hoyer, D.J. Carrasco, Garrett Atkins, Edwin Encarnacion

By Allan

Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe has a few trade speculations in his regular Sunday article:

Cliff Lee: He’s pitching as good as he ever has, but the Seattle Mariners are 14 games out of the AL West. Lee will would still be traded at the deadline with the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals being most aggressive at pursuing the left-hander.

Jed Hoyer: The San Diego Padres GM has to monitor the innings of his young pitching staff: Mat Latos, Wade LeBlanc, and Clayton Richard. Because of the limited innings in the second half, the Padres will be active at the trade deadline for a veteran pitcher.

D.J. Carrasco: The Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed reliever could be on the move at the trade deadline. His versatility as a long to middle man could be in demand.

Garrett Atkins: He’s on the “designated for assignment” watch the past month and the Baltimore Orioles may pull the tigger on the infielder.

Edwin Encarnacion: He has been a tremendous disappointed, so much so that he’s at Triple-A Las Vegas. Current Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos said he hasn’t given up on the third baseman and he hopes that he can fix his swing. If he does, he’s definitely a trade chip.

Categories : trades