Today it was the infielders turn to be traded.
While these trades aren't of the same significance of the Dodgers acquiring Manny Machado from the Orioles, Asdrubal Cabrera and Eduardo Escobar should help their new teams.
The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Cabrera from the New York Mets for a minor leaguer. Cabrera was one of the few bright spots for a Mets team in turmoil. In 98 games with the Mets this season, Cabrera hit .277 with 18 HR and 58 RBI. Shortstop has been a weakness for the first place Phillies and Cabrera should be a stop gap measure for the rest of 2018. Cabrera is a free agent at the end of the season.
Eduardo Escobar was in tonight's starting lineup for the Twins against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. But Escobar would be a late scratch when he learned he had been dealt to the Arizona Diamondbacks for three minor leaguers. The D'Backs had a sudden need for an infielder when Jake Lamb was placed on the DL after injuring his shoulder during yesterday's game at Wrigley Field against the Cubs. Although primarily a shortstop, Escobar is a versatile defender and can fill in a third. A member of the Twins since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a trade deadline deal for Francisco Liriano, Escobar was hitting .274 with 15 HR and 63 RBI along with an AL leading 37 doubles in 97 games in 2018. Like his fellow Venezuelan Cabrera, Escobar is a free agent at the end of 2018.
Twins players are reportedly angry at Escobar's trade. Will they respond like they did last season when the team dealt closer Brandon Kintzler to the Washington Nationals and earn an AL Wild Card berth? The Twins are currently 8 games back of the Cleveland Indians in the AL Central and 13 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the second AL Wild Card berth. So the Twins have their work cut out for them. The Twins are very likely not dealing as veteran second baseman Brian Dozier is also on the trading block.
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