The Cleveland Indians traded two of their top pitching prospects for Ubaldo Jimenez on Saturday. And if you're going to commit a chunk of the farm to one starting pitcher under contract for the next two seasons, why not commit the rest of the farm for another starting pitcher under contract for the next two seasons? According to Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle, the Indians might be getting close on a trade for Wandy Rodriguez:
Indians Interested In Wandy Rodriguez Deal?
Hearing Astros close to trading Wandy Rodriguez to Cleveland for 2 minor leaguers.
And about five minutes later, he put a little damper on the rumor:
Wandy NOT going to Cleveland. That deal has cooled. Others percolating.It makes sense that the Indians would go all in on pitchers; it makes sense that the Indians wouldn’t feel comfortable trading away too many minor leaguers. It’s the trading deadline! Everything makes sense! Except for everything else about the trade deadline.
It does seem likely that Wandy will be traded today, though, if how fast the rumors are flying is any indication.
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