Mahle Also To be Traded ?

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(08-02-2022, 09:14 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: It was perplexing because Krall talked about shipping out Suarez and Winker for cost savings but then gave the money to Pham and Minor.

This has been explained before. The Royals weren't the first team to pay someone to take him off their hands.

February 19, 2016: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 3, 2017: Granted Free Agency.
December 6, 2017: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.
August 31, 2020: Traded by the Texas Rangers with cash to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later and future considerations. The Oakland Athletics sent Dustin Harris (minors) (September 18, 2020) and Marcus Smith (minors) (September 18, 2020) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
October 28, 2020: Granted Free Agency.
December 1, 2020: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
March 16, 2022: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with cash to the Cincinnati Reds for Amir Garrett.




As far as I'm concerned, he helped get a headache out of town. He's pitched pretty well as of late after a tough start but this team will need him after they trade Mahle because Overton won't be back until September.