As spring training wears on, MLB trade rumors are starting to pop up more and more and names like Francisco Cervelli, Rick Porcello, Dayan Viciedo, Alejandro De Aza and David Price have come up as players that could move before Opening Day and teams like the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Twins and Atlanta Braves could get involved.
The Yankees have been interested in moving one of their catchers after signing Brian McCann and with Gary Sanchez in the pipeline, it looks like Francisco Cervelli is likely to go over Austin Romine, who was thrust into the big leagues last season. According to Hardball Talk, the Yankees are looking to trade one of their catchers and the Chicago White Sox could be an option. The NY Post reported earlier in the season that the Yankees could trade Cervelli and now that appears to be the case.
The report from MLB Daily Dish in the Harball Talk post says that the Yankees have a number of teams interested and that their is "lots of trade interest" for Cervelli, who was injured last season. McCann is going to be the starter and Sanchez is the future, leaving Romine as the backup for now and the report mentioned the White Sox as one of a number of teams that have kept tabs on the catcher this spring and it comes after he has put up a .271 average in his career and he has been a solid defensive player as well.
The Yankees are also looking into possibly trading Ichiro Suzuki, as they have a stacked outfield with Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Alfonso Soriano. Other trade buzz around the league includes the Detroit Tigers, as they have reportedly been looking to deal Rick Porcello and that could be another move they make to ensure they sign Max Scherzer to a long term deal. The Tigers have denied this publically, but the Boston Globe reports that the team would be willing to trade him.
The Tigers already dealt Doug Fister and now Porcello could move, as the Tigers are looking for more "consistency" and he has not been as sharp as he was a few years ago. Amazingly enough, Porcello is just 25 and he could be a nice snag for a team looking for some solid young pitching. CBS Chicago reports that the Mariners are interested in trading for Dayan Viciedo from the Chicago White Sox and that could be a way for the team to add some pop after signing Robinson Cano.
The Mariners need another bat in their lineup and he is a power hitter they could add and while no deal is imminent, it's one to follow, as the Mariners are desperately looking to add offense to the lineup. He is 25 years old as well and costs just t $2.8 million this season. The Twins could be looking to deal for Alejandro De Aza and the White Sox look ready to make at least one of these moves ahead of Opening Day this season and the Twins have been aggressive at adding players.
