We know that the Dodgers are likely to add a pitcher or two before Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline, but could they also deal Yasiel Puig in the process? Bob Nightengale of USA Today hears that it’s possible.
The #Dodgers have let teams know that Yasiel Puig is available in the right deal, but teams showing much more interest in their prospects.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 28, 2015
“In the right deal” can mean a lot of things. Teams should be open-minded to all sorts of possibilities, so this doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Also keep in mind that the Dodgers would be selling low on Puig, who missed a bunch of time this season with a hamstring injury and has underwhelmed somewhat with a .253/.327/.423 batting line over 53 games. Regardless of his popularity in the clubhouse, he’s insanely talented, young, and under team control through 2019.
By the way, it was reported over the weekend that Puig was recently given assurances from the Dodgers that he wouldn’t be traded this season. Well, Puig told Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times that it didn’t happen. Still, it would take a pretty big deal for the Dodgers to even consider the possibility of trading the dynamic outfielder.