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Also....
If Lindor is out for an extended time...then the FO should seriously get on the Adam Frazier train ASAP.
I mean if the Braves can just go out and snag Joc Pederson from the Cubs to replace Acuña...then.....just sayin..
Cubs trade Pederson to Braves for 1B prospect
Bryce Ball, acquired in the deal for Joc Pederson, was a 24th-round pick for the Braves in 2019 and has compiled a .377 on-base percentage over two seasons in the minors.www.espn.com
That is all...for now.
Check this out....
Could Josh Donaldson become a Met?
Trade ideas for each first-place team
Starting the second half in first place is certainly a great accomplishment. But there’s no guarantee that it will lead to a division title, much less postseason success. So there is plenty of reason for the six clubs currently leading their division races to look for upgrades ahead of the
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NL East: Donaldson brings the rain to Queens
Mets get: 3B Josh Donaldson, RHP Kenta MaedaTwins get: 3B Mark Vientos (Mets No. 8 prospect), RHP Ryley Gilliam (No. 16), RHP Tylor Megill (No. 21)
Why it could work: Third base is the big area for the Mets to upgrade, which is why there have been plenty of rumors linking them to Kris Bryant and Donaldson already. We're picking Donaldson for them here, with a deal that solves an extra problem, too: New York's questionable rotation depth as Carlos Carrasco, David Peterson and Noah Syndergaard try to come back from significant injuries. Maeda is a proven veteran who's pitched for plenty of playoff teams and has the added benefit of capably handling pitching in a swingman-type role when needed.
The Twins get a third-base prospect back with impressive power -- the 21-year-old Vientos is slugging .588 with 14 homers at Double-A this season -- who the Mets can also afford to part with since they have Brett Baty already. Because they're also giving up Maeda, they also get two pitching prospects with some upside in the 24-year-old Gilliam, who has 108 strikeouts in 80 2/3 career Minor League innings, and the 6-foot-7, hard-throwing 25-year-old Megill, who's impressed in his big league debut this year.
Who says no: The Twins. They're probably willing to trade the 35-year-old Donaldson and his four-year, $92 million contract that lasts through 2023, but the 33-year-old Maeda has a team-friendly deal (only owed $3 million a year in salary for each of the next two years), and there's some risk of selling low on him (4.66 ERA in 2021 after his 2.70 mark in '20).
-- David Adler
