If they trade him before the season, they get a bigger haul (well, duh) and since they are reportedly asking for multiple starting
pitchers under team control, the sooner they trade him the better they can make the argument that one year of Machado is worth that return.
Not exact matches
The idea that
teams would be interested in a young, cheap
pitcher who is
under contract for the next few years shouldn't surprise anyone.
The Rangers apparently held a grudge, and Rangers
pitcher Matt Bush — whether on his own or
under orders — plunked Bautista in the final game of the weekend series between the two
teams.
The Orioles can stop screwing around with expensive
pitchers like Yovani Gallardo and Ubaldo Jimenez, and get an ace who's
under team control for several years at a low price, which would allow them to be competitive for Manny Machado.
With
teams being increasingly cautious with their young
pitchers, we would lean towards the
under on this bet.
To do this, we simply selected home
teams from the «Home / Visitor» filter and layered on the «
Pitcher» filter
under the «Player / Coach Info» tab.
The Angels tossed 20 shutouts (which is the most in the AL since» 72), finished second in the league in ERA and became the first AL
team in the DH era to have three
pitchers (162 - plus innings) with an ERA
under 3.00.
Hey, with preferences on player types (Hunter Greene is a high school
pitcher, and maybe the Twins don't want a high school
pitcher) and the occasional desire for the top
team in the draft to value going
under slot over picking the top talent, these things can happen.