re: MLB Trade Rumors: 07/31/17 Darvish/Cingrani to Dodgers, Kintzler to the Nats

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The #Redsox moving closer to acquiring #Whitesox 3B Todd Frazier. Be interesting if Boston can get David Robertson as setup man in package

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One year ago, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman began laying the groundwork for a modified sell-off, making sure he was prepared if ownership gave him the go-ahead to trade relievers Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman.

Orioles GM Dan Duquette currently is in a similar position, informing teams that he is willing to deal his top relievers and potential free-agent outfielder Seth Smith as long as he receives ownership approval, major-league sources say.

The Orioles entered Sunday at 42-48, 8½ games back in the AL East and five back in the race for the second wild card. Many of their baseball people want to position the team for a better future, but owner Peter Angelos has permitted trades of veterans at the non-waiver deadline only once since purchasing the club in 1993.

That one selloff occurred in 2000, when the Orioles parted with Will Clark, B.J. Surhoff, Mike Bordick, Harold Baines, Charles Johnson and Mike Timlin. The team’s primary chips now are three relievers – lefty Zach Britton and righties Brad Brach and Darren O’Day, all of whom are under club control beyond this season. Catcher Welington Castillo, who holds a $7 million player option for next season, also could draw interest.

The Orioles, according to sources, are not willing to listen on center fielder Adam Jones and third baseman Manny Machado, sources say – Machado, a potential free agent after next season, is batting only .234, perhaps diminishing his value. They also do not intend to trade reliever Mychal Givens, who is drawing interest but is under club control through 2021.

Britton, earning $11.4 million, has one year of arbitration remaining before becoming a free agent. Brach, earning $3.05 million, also is under control for one more season. O’Day is in the second year of a four-year, $31 million deal under which he will earn $9 million in both 2018 and ’19.

The Dodgers and Astros are among the contenders intrigued by Britton, who has pitched four times after missing much of the first half with a strained left forearm. Brach, too, likely would be a hot commodity – he was an All-Star in 2016 and is enjoying a third straight excellent season.

The Nationals were among the other clubs that had interest in Britton, but they addressed their bullpen needs Sunday by acquiring right-hander Ryan Madson and left-hander Sean Doolittle from the Athletics for righty Blake Treinen and two prospects, left-hander Jesus Lazardo and third baseman Sheldon Neuse.

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Yet the Rockies would obviously like to put more distance between themselves and the pack. One way they might go about accomplishing that goal? Trading for Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez. The Rockies have interest in the impending free agent, per MLB Network's Jon Morosi:

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The Giants and Cardinals have now expressed their interest in possibly acquiring Marlins star slugger Giancarlo Stanton, according to Craig Mish of SiriusXM.

The Giants are showing the "most interest" because Mish says there is a belief that Stanton "may be willing to waive" his no-trade clause. The Cardinals also "checked in," according to Mish, because Stanton does not want to be part of a rebuilding franchise and only "prefers to stay if team stays together."

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A-Rod credulously floated an idea that seems fairly far-fetched: The Tigers should send Miguel Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox in a "blockbuster" deal that would reunite him with old general manager Dave Dombrowski.

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As long as Orioles ownership approves, executive VP of baseball operations Dan Duquette has told other teams that he is open to trading three of his top relievers (Zach Britton, Brad Brach and Darren O’Day) as well as outfielder Seth Smith, Ken Rosenthal reports via his Facebook page

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Though the Twins have received trade interest in both ace Ervin Santana and closer Brandon Kintzler, it would be “very difficult to justify selling” either hurler with the team still in the pennant race, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi tweets.  

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More Sources: #Brewers showing interest in #BlueJays’ Happ as well as #Athletics’ Gray. Others also on Happ, but “highly unlikely” he gets moved

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Veteran first baseman Chris Carter hit the free agent market when the Yankees released him this past Monday, but it won’t be a long stay on the unemployment line. Carter is “likely” to sign with either the Athletics or Rangers, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag. It’s unclear whether Carter would net a major league contract or a minor league accord.

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The Red Sox are “moving closer” to a deal with the White Sox that would send third baseman Todd Frazier to Boston, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports (Twitter link). Both the Red Sox and archrival Yankees, who are 2.5 games behind AL East-leading Boston, sent scouts to Chicago on Sunday to observe Frazier and teammate David Robertson, according to FanRag’s Jon Heyman

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Devers to the White Sox

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