Trade Deadline approaching

The trade market is heating up as Thursday’s trade deadline approaches.  The big names among position players appear to be Adam Dunn, Jayson Werth, Prince Fielder, and Corey Hart.  The likelihood that Fielder gets traded is very low since the Brewers’ asking price is very high and he is a Scott Boras client.  The rumors are that he will be looking to test free agency and will want a contract that would exceed that of Ryan Howard.  So in essence, the team who trades for him will be renting him for a year and half and has little hopes of extending him beyond that point.

Now that Dan Haren has been traded to the Angels the only starting pitcher left available appears to be Roy Oswalt who holds a no trade clause.  He has a rather large contract of which the Astros have said they will not help cover.  This would reduce the value that the Astros can get in return and limit the possibilities of him getting traded.

Locally, the Giants are in every conversation whether they know it or not.  Anytime a hitter is brought up so is the Giants.  The problem, if it is a problem, is that the Giants and more specifically Sabean are unwilling to part with any of their starting pitching which would likely be non-starter in any trade conversations.  Sabean also has said that he is unwilling to trade for a player that would become a free agent at seasons end.





This is not entirely true.  More specifically he would be unwilling to trade anything of value in exchange for a rental player.  I could see them trading a low-level prospect and definitely no one of value for Jose Guillen who is set to become a free agent at the end of the season but not much more than that.

In fact, the Giants are currently in conversations with the Royals.

The Giants are also likely in conversations with teams such as the Cubs, Blue Jays, and Orioles regarding their bullpen options.  More than a hitter, the Giants need bullpen help otherwise they have non-chance in the playoffs.