SPECULATOR: Trade deadline fill-ins
Jul 19 2023
It's time to stash.
With the MLB trade deadline less than two weeks away, throwing speculative darts at the "next men up"—those who fill those vacated spots left by a departing starter—ahead of time can be a profitable endeavor.
A couple of years ago, Jeff Zimmerman researched the odds of a player being traded based on the annual MLBTradeRumors.com (MLBTR) Top 50 Trade Candidates list. As a quick refresher, here are Jeff's findings on those trade odds ("Trade Rate") based on MLBTR's list from 2016-19:
Rather than blindly speculate on where these players might go, we’ll take an alternate approach by focusing on the most attractive fill-ins for those most likely to be dealt. We'll group these players by hitters, starting pitchers, and...
Almost!
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