NL West News: Padres Land Prized Deadline Bat With Adam Frazier Trade
The NL West is going to be an incredibly tight race for the remainder of the 2021 season. With the Dodgers, Padres, and Giants all in a battle for the top spot, each team is expected to be VERY active at the trade deadline this week.
While the Dodgers are expected to go out and get a big arm on the market, the Padres have already got the trade market moving in the NL West. San Diego made a deal this week to land one of the most coveted bats available.
The Padres and Pirates agreed to a deal for second baseman Adam Frazier in a deal involving 4 players. San Diego is sending out 3 prospects in the deal that includes Tucupita Marcano, outfielder Jack Suwinski, and right-hander Michell Miliano. Does it make them favorites in the NL West? Maybe not. But it certainly makes them a threat.
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Frazier is slashing .324/.388/.448 in 98 games for the Pirates this season. The All-Star second baseman is OPSing .836 and is playing solid defense at second. Adding him into the NL West makes the Padres more of an offensive threat, something they’ve been falling short on despite having the weapons in their lineup.
The Padres likely aren’t done there either and will probably look to add arms into the mix. They’ll join the Dodgers and Giants as the 3 NL West teams all looking to add a starter over the next couple of days.
It’s heating up and it’s going to be VERY fun!
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We’re good. Betts, Bellinger and Lux are all going to turn into .400 hitters in September. Right?
LOL . The Dodgers will be lucky if they even are able to play in September. Honestly, this team no longer is deep enough to survive these daily injuries.
Good pitching is always win in play off and WS.
We only have to good starters and a sub par pen. Not a good formula for October!
Frazier would have fit right into our 2B needs (better than what we got).
Dodgers win next 2 games against gnats and Dodgers will be in first place! and maintain season W-L advantage.
Unfortunately not with this AAA lineup.
LA will not pull the trigger on a trade. Book that!
Not trading will backfire on them.
The Dodgers needs a trade for Mad Max and
top notch closer. KJ.can’t do it anymore