7:05pm: There are “mixed opinions” in regards to Atlanta’s interest, per Heyman, who names the Indians and Rays as teams that seem to be eyeing Puig. He’s not the first right-handed slugger Cleveland and Tampa Bay have been connected to in recent days.
6:45pm: The Braves, known to be on the lookout for outfield help, have shown interest in the Reds’ Yasiel Puig, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
The outfield may not have been a significant concern for the Braves until they lost starting right fielder Nick Markakis to a fractured wrist over the weekend. Markakis will likely be on the shelf until sometime in September. In the meantime, the Braves will continue trying to maintain their lead in the National League East. They currently hold a 4 1/2-game advantage over the Nationals, who were 7 1/2 back just a couple weeks ago.
As things stand, the Markakis-less Braves have Ronald Acuna Jr., Austin Riley, Ender Inciarte and Adam Duvall as their top four outfielders. Aside from the great Acuna, there’s no surefire producer in the bunch. The rookie Riley began his career with a flourish, but his numbers have plummeted as the season has progressed, and they’ve been especially woeful in July. Inciarte, normally a solid all-around player, has been rather poor at the plate this season. And though Duvall (acquired from the Reds last summer) was a 30-home run hitter twice in a row in Cincinnati from 2016-17, he was so subpar between Cincy and Atlanta in 2018 that it took Markakis’ injury for him to earn a call-up to the Braves’ roster this year.
Enter Puig? The Reds are reportedly open to dealing the ex-Dodger, whom they acquired in the offseason. Puig’s a pending free agent, so unless the out-of-contention Reds plan to extend or qualify him, it would make sense to trade the 28-year-old this week. The mercurial Puig got off to a terrible start this year as he began his Cincy tenure, but he has been far better over the past several weeks. In all, Puig owns a .254/.304/.478 line with 22 home runs and 13 steals (18 attempts) across 401 plate appearances. Meanwhile, Puig has continued to serve as an asset in right (3 Defensive Runs Saved, 0.7 Ultimate Zone Rating), per defensive metrics. He’s also reasonably priced, albeit not cheap, with a $9.7MM salary.
Puig for Enciarte
Amen@
2+ months of Puig. Nope. Low prospect at best.
Lol puig for ender. Get outta here. Gonna cost more than a “low prospect”. Could just QO him and get a 31-37 overall pick in the draft next season.
That’s assuming you are ok with making the QO and not getting stuck with him at that price. Some teams, like the Reds for instance, might not think that to be a wise budget decision.
You are making the assumption Puig would turn it down and then be signed by someone willing to probably pay more than the QO amount AND give up a pick. As we all saw this offseason, that is no longer a given.
Puig for a lower prospect is a legitimate offer given it’s for 2+ months.
they can’t qo him because he’s a midseason add
Keep him then – Seriously. 2 months .. for him. Talking like he is a pitcher. Nobody is going to trade a CF with control and a favorable contract. Stop drinking.
No way I’d QO Puig if I were a team. He’d definitely accept it. There’s no way ya he’d make as much as the QO as a free agent. At least not on a aav perspective. He’d accept it and then enter free agency the next off season without the QO arched
He was not a mid-season add. As long as the baseball season may seem to some fan bases, it does not cover December 21st.
EDIT – Caveat … I might be missing something with the MLB ‘official calendar’ and what they consider in-season though. For all I know they have some of the stupidity of the NBA around draft time.
*attached
No he’s not, he was acquired in the offseason deal with the LAD
C.a.d. that explains all the December snow outs
Wrong.
Puig came to Cincy in the offseason. They can QO him, and probably should.
Amen!
Please…
Why? Lol. We’ll pass.
Puig to the Yankees.
They don’t need a bat. Braves have depth. What they do need is pitching.
Reds don’t need OF. Trammel is ready
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo
Maybe the Sox sign Puig in the off-season. He can flourish with the other three Cubans on the team.
Jose Abreu smart enough to leave this winter. He doesn’t want to suffer 3 or 4 more losing seasons. That’s guarsnteed for the white Sox. then again you’re a troll so. Neh’mind
Jose will be back. So get lost.
Your mommy is calling you for dinner.
Where’d you buy your crystal ball at?
Jose has already said he will “sign himself to the Sox” if need be.
That’s why he hasn’t been traded. Sox want Jose back as well.
I see an outfield of Eloy, Robert, and Puig.
That’s a WS outfield.
100 HRs among them!
close the door Mom!!! I told you to always knock twice first!….thanks for dinner
Haven’t you learned by now, stud free agents in their prime don’t sign with the White Sox. Machado close the F’n Padres, not the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, BoSox (none of which even made an offer) but the PADRES over the White Sox, in spite of Rick and Kenny desperately signing all of his crappy friends/family. You know this, quit getting your hopes up. Again, the last legitimate free agent (in his prime) that signed with the White Sox was over 25 years ago and it was Albert Belle or Joey Belle or whatever and he was legit crazy. Face it, Rick and Kenny are gonna have to somehow complete this “rebuild” without signing free agents and without drafting/developing well. It is what it is. No wonder you obsess over anything and everything Cubs, anything that distracts you from the clown college on the south side… I don’t blame you. Haha
Wait and see.
Mommy says “Don’t bite down so hard next time!”
Hahahaa!!
i’m the only troll here
uh no, ever heard of Strike Four?
Maybe they should put a poll up.
We need a lefty OF. Trade for Inciarte or sign Scooter Gennett in the offseason. He can play OF. Mazara or Gallo would cost too much.
Gennett’s arm doesn’t play well in the OF.
Puig and cop McCann on the same team? LOL this should be good….
indeed
Oh no no no.
Please NO…TOR pitcher, closer, focus dammit
Showing interest isn’t trading but I could see the one happening. The Braves do not seem to care what Duvall brings to the table so why not?
Don’t give the man up. He’s been exciting for the fans, community…give him a three year reasonable deal…the Reds will have the money next year.
You’d think Reds fans would have learned after what happened with Matt Harvey and Zack Cozart. I guess not.
What happened? Do you think either had much value??? If that is the case you don’t know squat.
Both had more trade value than the nothing the Reds ended up getting for them. And getting Matt Harvey out of the clubhouse would have been a plus in and of itself.
Harvey was not a clubhouse issue in Cincinnati. Having a player finish a season out is not “nothing”. That playing time clearly outweighed the potential return.
Tatis, were you jilted by the Reds? Always seem to show up to talk smack about Cincy. Did the Josh VanMeter trade leave a bad taste in your mouth?
Harvey’s clubhouse issues are well documented. That why he’s been DFA’d twice already. And having Harvey finish out the season with them was nothing for Cincinnati unless you can come up with some empirical evidence that their record this year would have been worse if they had traded Harvey when they had the chance.
Reds are notorious for holding on to players to long. Billy Hamilton comes to mind. They should be gutting all their one year deals right now
I don’t care if he rides his bat like Happy Gilmore around the bases, I will take that bat and arm for the next two months if the cost is low enough. We have a bunch of guys who we could trade that would be better than a comp pick. Guys like Beck or T Riley should be enough, maybe a Burrows even.
lol nice!… I’d love to see any Happy Gilmore act anywhere on the field
Makes sense. Puig has been hot lately. I wanted thd Phils to pull off a move for Roark and Puig, but the Braves have more to offer.
ohhhh man a lot of Braves are gonna freak seeing this lol…so worried about being a bad influence Acuna and Albies for whatever reason smh
*Braves fans
Stupid…he’s been a great influence on young Reds players…*Philip Ervin…
yeah, I don’t why a lot say that like they hang out in the club-house or muchless with Puig every other night to have knowledge of something like that smh
Agreed. In the early days of his career when he was getting a ton of publicity over Freddie it irked Braves fans. That plus his antics turned away many.
That being said, I have seen him on the MLB channel and he really seems like a likable guy. Sadly, most fans probably have not seen that side of him.
While I agree that Puig seems like an OK guy…him licking his bat is just vile.
Haha it was cool when the Braves acquired Syndergaard earlier today!
ummm ok?!
This site must love the Braves, just put one topic that says “The Braves are interested in everyone”!!
yup lol….past few years it’s been topics about what the Braves ‘won’t be doing’. Although you see an overly large amount of rumors, most us Realists know nothing truly big will ever happen. Hope I’m wrong but I highly doubt it, not sure why this year would be any different
Kole Calhoun sitting here. Lefty, good defense, great arm, nice amount of pop. Will trade for pitchers whose arms are still attached and not yet in need of TJ surgery.
Braves not gonna do nothing for second straight year go figure
So they are gonna do something?
Do the Braves know there are additional steps necessary after showing interest to acquire a player for your team?
hahaha..we should let AA know that. Maybe he truly is not aware
You never know
I’ve found it’s always better to speak up and ask a dumb question than no question at all.
hey the old adage is ‘the dumbest question is the one not asked’… bwahaha
Always better?
I wouldn’t give up Ender for Puig in a heart beat. Enders plays with a team friendly positive energy and Puig plays with an energy that I think is a huge distraction to his team. I think the Braves are one team that Puig could fit into as we have a great mix of young guys and Vets to help keep him in line and also appeal to the kid in Puig.
But I’m not gonna give up much at all for him for a 2 month rental. I think he would be a good OF in Atlanta but I’m happy with the current Duvall at the moment who had to overcome adversity to get where he is. I’m all for a guy who had to go through some struggles coming back and mashing.
Puig would also just add the one of the best benches in baseball.
Then apparently you haven’t seen then first Reds game this year. Puig has been an outstanding influence and all of. the BS he felt with from LA is exactly that…I hope the Red’s keep him…but I’d be more than let him go in a Bauer deal…
Everyone wants to give Ender up for a bag of balls since he had a bad 150 AB stretch while dealing w an injury
Someone could get a high value CF on a cheap deal if the Braves do that
The adversity Duvall has had to overcome is being a mediocre at best MLB player.
3 way trade with SD and Cincy involving Bauer
Trade for Hunter Renfroe and Cal Quantrill before it’s to late.
Noooo!!!!! Not the rays!
Duvall is batting .467 and a lot quieter than Puig. Won’t continue the hot streak but I rather have him than Puig.
Then you’re crazy. Duvall is not even an everyday player.
Gimme a break. Get back to us when Duvall has more than 20 MLB AB’s this year. Puig has been a model citizen and teammate in Cincy, while hustling, day in and day out. Yeah, no place in that stacked OF for Puig …
Would be interested to see how you Braves fans feel about dropping any kind of notions of trading for Thor & Diaz, turning the attention towards the Reds & Indians? With the Reds, Puig, Iglesias, & Amir Garrett using Johan Comargo, Joey Wentz, & Kolby Allard (or some sort of a combination of mid tier prospects). Then shifting focus to Trevor Bauer? I think the Mets ownership are going to run from an NL East team & the Yankees from having any trade coming their way, Bumgardner stays, Grienke’s contract is just too much. My feeling, there is absolutely no reason to trade for bullpen help if Atlanta doesn’t also go get that ACE starter. Minor, Boyd, & Robbie Ray combined with what Atlanta currently has in the rotation will not beat the Dodgers. Atlanta has to have 1 of 4 in the rotation for a shot at the pennant: Thor, Grienke, Bumgardner, or Bauer
Sent before trade with Texas
Folty for Minor.
This report offers a potential title for a Yasiel Puig biography…”Mixed Opinions.”
Puig, Roark, Trammel & PTBNL for Bauer.
If the Indians trade Bauer it means their season is over. With that in mind, WHY would they have any interest in the rentals Puig and Roark!?
Duvall with two homers, Ender playing well, no Puig please.
Cmon alex… Trade for el caballo loco Puig.
Acuña… Enciarte and Puig..
Trade for Myers!
Cleveland got him: mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/reds-to-acquire-trevor-…
So who comes out of the reds rotation? Or will another trade fix this issue?
Alex disappointed me, the braves made a profit last year 442M And they continue on this thing of not changing big The team to beat is the dodgers, if you as GM cannot make the right changes you are in serious trouble. puig would have fit perfect in Atlanta or made some move by BAUER It is not the same every year. The same excuse as not, that what was done was done, the same excuse saving the millions to Liberty Media we are screwed if the changes are not made to compete against the Dodgers
Puig would have been BAD for the Braves. He is an idiot, he thinks he is funny, he is a joke. GREAT that the Braves didn’t get him. I agree though that Liberty Media is a joke and I wish they would sell the team to someone that cares. I like it that AA hasn’t traded a lot of prospects off. He dropped the ball on Kimbrel.
Okay, doesn’t look like Greenie is the answer to close. Maybe it’s about time the Braves recall Folty, and in a move similar to the Smoltz move they made in the ’90s, make Folty our closer?
Let him throw heat and his signature sinker at max effort for an inning. Remember, this guy was a #1 draft pick and he struck out over 200 batters last year. Too much talent to be wasting away in AAA IMHO.