Going to be an interesting decision for the front office here soon. I think if they don't sell they probably won't be agressive buyers either. Maybe some cheap pieces that won't cost them any of their top end prospects so may be more of a "hold" than a buy if they don't go into sell mode. ESPN's newest article today still has them selling Stroman and Bellinger but take it for what it is as it's fun to speculate what teams would be in on them.
I'm a bit skeptical about this current stretch that got them into this position as the Nationals Cardinals and White Sox are all teams that are 10+ games below .500 and will be sellers so they should be winning those series. Got 1 more tonight against the White Sox then 4 against the Cards again before things get tougher with 4 vs the Reds, 3 vs the Braves then go to NY Mets and Toronto before another cushy stretch in late August against the White Sox Royals Tigers and Pirates. This thing could go either way, they could keep chipping away at this thing or they could easily get into a funk again against better competition and fall back out of it. There just has not been enough consistency with this team all season to give me confidence they should go all-in yet.
I'm a bit skeptical about this current stretch that got them into this position as the Nationals Cardinals and White Sox are all teams that are 10+ games below .500 and will be sellers so they should be winning those series. Got 1 more tonight against the White Sox then 4 against the Cards again before things get tougher with 4 vs the Reds, 3 vs the Braves then go to NY Mets and Toronto before another cushy stretch in late August against the White Sox Royals Tigers and Pirates. This thing could go either way, they could keep chipping away at this thing or they could easily get into a funk again against better competition and fall back out of it. There just has not been enough consistency with this team all season to give me confidence they should go all-in yet.