Officially, the 2020 Winter Meetings begin Sunday. They were scheduled to be held at the Omni Hotel and Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, but will instead be held virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With any luck, we'll still get the usual allotment of trades and signings and rumors. Now here are Sunday's hot stove rumblings.
Reds working to trade Gray
The Reds are "working hard" to trade right-hander Sonny Gray, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Sherman says they are doing that while scouring the market for starting pitchers. The strategy may be to trade Gray for multiple pieces, they replace him via free agency or trade at a lower cost. Gray is owed $10 million in 2021 and 2022, with a $12 million club option for 2023.
Cincinnati is expected to lose Trevor Bauer to free agency and trading Gray, who has 3.07 ERA in two seasons with the Reds, would deplete the club's rotation even more. That said, Bauer is the only ace-caliber starter in free agency, so another team may be willing to give up a significant package to get Gray. His trade value may never be higher and the Reds may believe their pitching development folks can capably replace his production with others.
Twins interested in Hernandez, Soria
The Twins are interested in utility man Enrique Hernandez and setup man Joakim Soria, reports SKOR North's Darren Wolfson. Minnesota has already lost Trevor May to free agency and may also lose Ehire Adrianza, Nelson Cruz, Marwin Gonzalez, Eddie Rosario, and Matt Wisler, among others. Rosario and Wisler were non-tendered last week.
Hernandez, 29, can play pretty much anywhere, and would give the Twins another righty bat to help balance a lineup that leans a little left-handed at the moment. He'd come in handy in a division that features Matthew Boyd, Danny Duffy, Dallas Keuchel, Mike Minor, Tarik Skubal, and other notable southpaw starters. The 36-year-old Soria is as wily as ever and remains an effective late-inning option.
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