Rumors, alarums and excursions

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Over at MLB Trade Rumors Connor Byrne notes the recent Times story about Yasiel Puig’s ostensible “disgruntlement” about his diminished playing time last year. He also speculates about a Matt Kemp trade, but wonders how and to whom that might happen. So do I. I can’t imagine another NL team wanting the Bison, a 34-year-old outfielder who had an excellent first half of last year but then fell off drastically at the midpoint of the season. He did win the Players’ Choice Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2018 but was beaten out for the MLB one by Atlanta’s LHP Jonny Venters. He could be a useful DH for an American League team.

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  1. Okay, I’ve had enough fun with the WP comment system. I’ll go back to Disqus (I heard one of its employees pronounce it — it’s supposed to be a funny spelling of “discuss,” not “disk-us.”) Today’s useless bit of information is brought to you by the letter “Q.”

  9. Joe Kelly, huh? Of the relievers on that level, I think Jeurys Familia is probably better, but the Mets probably had the inside track there.

    • Must have seen something in scouting him that would help him sustain his July and playoff performance, as opposed to his numbers otherwise. Doesn’t seem that long ago that giving a three-year contract to a less that elite reliever was seen as a Ned thing not to be repeated.

    • Here is the wildest one I heard:
      Kemp, Hill, Wood, Puig to Reds. Don’t remember who the Dodgers get in return other than salary relief. Maybe the Reds would want to send Baily to Dodgers. Maybe the Dodgers might get a prospect or two.

      • Mutual Salary dump, with Bailey costing less against the luxury tax than the package going out. I wouldn’t be too surprised to see this one happen.

        • Would be shedding a lot of value just for a salary dump. Would make more sense if a third team were involved (Cleveland?) and we got a frontline starter in the package.

    • Here is the wildest one I heard:
      Kemp, Hill, Wood, Puig to Reds. Don’t remember who the Dodgers get in return other than salary relief. Maybe the Reds would want to send Baily to Dodgers. Maybe the Dodgers might get a prospect or two.

      • Mutual Salary dump, with Bailey costing less against the luxury tax than the package going out. I wouldn’t be too surprised to see this one happen.

        • Would be shedding a lot of value just for a salary dump. Would make more sense if a third team were involved (Cleveland?) and we got a frontline starter in the package.

  18. Whenever I hear a Yankee fan on a talk show saying that Giancarlo Stanton should be traded to the Dodgers, I think, “Only if you take Matt Kemp and throw in some cash.”

    Even then, I’m not sure it would be a good deal for the Dodgers long term.

    • Hey RBI
      I have had to do this on other sites and they also have to do it everytime. I hope you are doing good and ready for Christmas.

        • For one thing once comments are closed they’re inaccessible to all the commenters forevermore. For another they don’t show up on the WordPress dashboard I see when I write a new post, so I have no idea how many comments each post generates. Not a big deal except that someone invariably asks me how many X post got and I can’t tell.