Regardless of rival groups’ curiosity in Zac Gallen, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale writes that the Diamondbacks right-hander is “not going anyplace.” This isn’t the primary time Gallen’s title has surfaced in commerce rumors, and after an injury-marred 2021 season, Gallen has re-established himself with some very stable numbers this season. Past simply his capability, Gallen can be arbitration-controlled by the 2025 season, making it apparent each why different groups would wish to purchase him, and why the D’Backs would wish to preserve him. Although it’s more and more trying just like the D’Backs shall be sellers once more on the deadline, the membership has been immune to shifting cornerstone gamers and going into rebuild mode — Ketel Marte (one other standard commerce candidate) was even signed to an extension again in March.
One participant the D’Backs “would love to maneuver” is Madison Bumgarner, Nightengale notes, however that may be a more durable promote to suitors. After signing a five-year, $85MM cope with the Diamondbacks in December 2019, Bumgarner endured two tough seasons earlier than bouncing again to extra respectable kind up to now in 2022. Nonetheless, it can take extra than simply respectable numbers for Arizona to entice one other workforce into taking up even a decent-sized chunk of the roughly $48.4MM nonetheless owed to Bumgarner by the 2024 season.
Extra commerce buzz from across the league…
- Additionally from Nightengale, Robinson Cano has been some getting some consideration, because the veteran slugger tries to revive his profession with the Padres’ Triple-A workforce. Cano was suspended for your entire 2021 season and has posted solely a .371 OPS over 77 plate appearances with the Padres and Mets this season, although he has been hitting nicely within the (batter-friendly) atmosphere of Triple-A El Paso. Since both the Padres or a brand new workforce would owe Cano solely the prorated portion of a minimal wage if he made a giant league roster, Cano may very well be an attention-grabbing commerce chip for any workforce that desires to take a flier on the previous All-Star. From San Diego’s perspective, they in all probability wouldn’t count on a lot for Cano in return, or they might hypothetically embody him as part of a bigger commerce package deal.
- Martin Perez makes some sense as a sell-high commerce candidate for the Rangers, although each Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News and ESPN.com’s Buster Olney really feel it could be extra doubtless that Texas retains the veteran lefty and even seems to be to increase him into no less than the 2023 season. Perez is having fun with a profession 12 months, with a 2.34 ERA over an excellent 100 innings, and a generally positive set of superior metrics indicating that his efficiency isn’t a fluke. Perez has helped preserve the Rangers on the outskirts of the wild card race, so if Texas can string collectively some wins in July, the workforce may not be promoting on the deadline in anyway.
