The Trade Market for Atlanta Braves starter Jaime Garcia
Seattle Mariners
POSITION: 2ND PLACE, but a mile behind Houston
ISSUES: Injuries and performance. Rinse and repeat.
Oh why did they trade away Taijuan Walker?? Only a single starting pitcher – and there have been thirteen of them – has an ERA under 4.20 while pitching more than 4 innings.
Seattle doesn’t need Garcia. They need a rotation.
WHAT THEY WILL LOOK FOR
This is another team in need of multiple starters, so rentals/contracts/walk-ons from the bleachers… you name it. And this is Jerry DiPoto’s team, so I expect he’s calling everybody.
WHAT THEY MIGHT OFFER
Well here’s the problem. They have a clear #1, and that’s 2016 draftee OF Kyle Lewis. Their next is Tyler O’Neill whose stock has fallen severely. Others are having poorish seasons. Do we want Max Povse back?
UPDATE: As this was being posted…
Confirmed: #Marlins sending David Phelps to #Marliners for Hernandez, Miller, Schiradli and Pablo Lopez. Four players in return to MIA
— Joe Frisaro (@JoeFrisaro) July 20, 2017
Four players for a reliever? That’s because they aren’t very good. Seattle still needs a starter, though.
CHANCES OF A DEAL WITH ATLANTA
Bleak – again, unless there’s a hidden gem in their system. With all the trades DiPoto has made, he’s not done his farm system a lot of favors. Add on top of that performance issues with those he has retained, and it’s a combination that will make it difficult for Seattle to do much of anything at the deadline.
Summary
Here’s the order I rate the likelihood of a deal:
- Houston – 30% (best trade fit)
- Yankees – 25%
- Milwaukee – 15%
- Minnesota – 15%
- Seattle – 5%
- Cleveland – 3%
- Kansas City – 2%
Somebody else? That remaining 5% I left off… which covers Colorado, the Cubs, and Texas. Maybe the Angels, too.
Next: It's all about the Dodgers
Jaime Garcia will be traded. But where and for how much? All eyes will be on him Friday night at Dodger Stadium to try and decide that.