I saw one guy say the Yankees need to go after Trevor Bauer so they can see “if he fits in” with the club. I’ll save Cashman the prospects. He doesn’t. Reportedly Gerrit Cole and Bauer hate each other.
In what could be an interesting move, the Padres could actually take back JD Martinez in a swap for Myers and actually save money. Myyers is having a much better season, but that can change rapidly...
The Padres are also a rather small market team that did desperately want to unload his contract. He is having a good year, but he is tied for 4th on the Padres in fWAR with Jake Croneneworth and Zack Davies. They are getting a lot of production from some good players.
They might hold Myers, but I do think they will take an opportunity to unload this deal if one presents itself...
His $8.9mill fWAR might not cover the $46mill he has left on his contract after this season. There is a reason baseballtradevalues has him vaued at -$18.5mill. The Padres probably gladly move Myers, taking advantage of a situation where another team might want him.
Or, the Padres could look at it another way, and decide the 28 games this season are the reality, and the outliers are the three previous seasons...
Think the very flawed Chavis is enough of an enticement?
With Tatis, Machado, Cronenworth, France, Mateo, and Hosmer, infield might not be their biggest weakness...
Shaw also didn't bolster his numbers by being played primarily into his strengths, like Chavis has. That, and the reasons you mentioned, are why Shaw can be a starter, but Chavis is a role player...
The only players that could make a decent dent would be Bogaerts, Martinez, and Eovaldi. Unless the offer is very significant, I'd be surprised if any of them were dealt for a couple reasons.
I don't think the Sox are going to do any sort of prolonged rebuild. They have never done that under Henry. He doesn't mind spending on players to win. He just minds spending on penalties...
MLB's blackout rules are archaic. They divided up the entire country into regions "controlled" by each team and everyone in that region is subject to blackouts. So people in El Paso cannot watch Ranger games because MLB wants to encourage attendance. Because those El Pasans need to make that 10 hour drive!
Not sure why MLB has been so insistent on preventing people from watching it's product....