MLB Mailbag: - MLB Commerce Rumors

This week’s mailbag will get into Braves, Padres, and Crimson Sox offseason prospects, the place Anthony Rizzo and Walker Buehler might land, off-the-wall Reds commerce concepts, potential Rangers commerce companions, and way more.

Invoice asks:

What’s going to Atlanta do that offseason with their shortstop, pitching, catching, and outfield wants?

I do not suppose the Braves will do something important at catcher; they may be content material to make use of Chadwick Tromp as Sean Murphy‘s backup and see how Drake Baldwin comes alongside. In the event that they needed to restrict Murphy’s enjoying time, they might’ve saved Travis d’Arnaud.

When it comes to beginning pitchers, the Braves have been linked to Walker Buehler, Nick Pivetta, and Nathan Eovaldi thus far. We’ll know by Friday whether or not they tender a contract to Griffin Canning. I do not love the Pivetta match, on condition that he declined a qualifying provide.

12 days in the past, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Structure tossed out a few of these identical names and likewise speculated on Jordan Montgomery, Jack Flaherty, Kevin Gausman, and Shane Bieber. I think about Kikuchi one other viable free agent choice, in addition to Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, and a reunion with Charlie Morton. The Braves might make a play for Garrett Crochet, or attempt to commerce for Fedde, Sonny Grey, Zack Littell, Jesus Luzardo, Luis Castillo, or Jeffrey Springs. They might signal Jeff Hoffman as a starter, given how nicely that technique labored with Reynaldo Lopez.