The MLB trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and while stars like Tarik Skubal and Mason Miller hog many of the headlines, there are other talented players whose careers have bottomed out and could use a reset.
Some are former top prospects who once had scouts drooling but never delivered on their promise. Others are former All-Stars whose performance has rapidly fallen off a cliff. Sometimes it’s simpler than that and a player just doesn’t fit a town, a team or the moment. Front offices whiff on evaluations all the time, and when it’s clearly not working, there’s no reason to keep forcing it.
