MLB trade deadline: 9 prominent players who could be dealt; potential team fits
The MLB trade deadline is Aug. 1. Who could be dealt, and where to? Shohei Ohtani and Paul Goldschmidt headline our list of nine impact play...JULY 18, 2023
Julio Rodríguez - Sitting TuesdayRodriguez is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus Minnesota.
ImpactRodriguez will take a seat after coming out of the All-Star break a little slow, going going 3-for-14 with no extra-base hits, one RBI, one run scored and five punchouts over four contests. It's reasonable to think he may be dealing with some residual fatigue from the Home Run Derby, so a day off could certainly jumpstart his second half of 2023. The outfielder remains one of the top fantasy options at his position, posting a .248 average with 13 homers, 50 RBI, 53 runs and 22 stolen bases over 91 contests this season. Jarred Kelenic will draw the start in center field while AJ Pollock enters the lineup in left field and bats eighth against the Twins on Tuesday.
JULY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Kolten Wong - Sitting again TuesdayWong is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Twins.
ImpactWong will remain on the bench for a second straight game Tuesday. Jose Caballero will draw another start at second base and bat ninth against Minnesota.
JULY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Michael A. Taylor - Absent from lineupTaylor is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Seattle.
ImpactIt looks to be a routine day off for the center fielder. Willi Castro will get the start in Taylor's place. Taylor had started each of the previous seven contests.
JULY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Byron Buxton - Getting day off TuesdayBuxton is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Seattle, Patrick Reusse of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.
ImpactMatt Wallner will be the Twins' designated hitter. Reusse categorizes it as a "mental break" for Buxton, who is 0-for-21 with 13 strikeouts over his last five games. It hasn't been a total loss in Roto leagues with Buxton hitting 15 homers and stealing eight bases in 2023. However, the 29-year-old is slashing just .196/.285/.409 on the season and his 31.3 percent strikeout rate would be his highest since 2016.
JULY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
MLB Best Bets: Turn These Two Strikeout Props Into a Plus-Money ParlayMariners’ Bryan Woo and Phillies’ Aaron Nola both have favorable matchups Tuesday night.
JULY 18, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Teoscar Hernández - Gets first hit of second halfHernandez went 1-for-4 with a double and a run in a win over the Twins on Monday.
ImpactHernandez's two-bagger served as his first post-All-Star-break hit of any kind after he'd gone 0-for-12 with a whopping eight strikeouts during the three-game weekend series against the Tigers. The veteran slugger's .242/.296/.424 slash line is notably below the norm he'd established over the previous three seasons in Toronto, and a 31.7 percent strikeout rate fueled partly by a five-percent chase-rate bump from 2022 to 38.5 percent is certainly playing a part in the downturn.
JULY 18, 2023•ROTOWIRE
