If you had to pick the prospect most likely to be traded by the Phillies this offseason, which one would it be?
My money would be in Justin Crawford. It just seems like his stock is rising around the game just as the team is looking to bring in a top quality player. His profile isn’t exactly one that is desired as much in the modern “hit everything in the air pull side” game, but his skillset is something that a lot of teams could use. It’s probable that the team would rather move him than Aidan Miller, but maybe they’d rather keep them both.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- The Phillies have reportedly not had “a single conversation” with Scott Boras about Juan Soto.
- Justin Crawford was “living a dream” playing for Team USA ($). Now he might be the team’s biggest trade chip.
MLB news:
- Yusei Kikuchi is headed to Los Angeles, only not to join the Dodgers. He’s headed to Anaheim for the next three years.
- You asked Ralph a bunch of trade proposals and their fits, and he answered ($). There are quite a few Phillies proposals in there.
- The newly elected mayor of Portland, OR is feeling “confident” about the city’s chances of getting an MLB expansion team.
- The Braves nontendered an outfielder. Now the Braves are sniffing around for an outfielder ($).