As the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline approaches, the Miami Marlins are desperately trying to add pitching, but ESPN's Jerry Crasnick notes it doesn't look like a trade is imminent.
The #Marlins are "desperate'' to add a starting pitcher, says a rival exec. But it's a major challenge with so few prospects to deal.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 28, 2016
"Unless Jeffrey Loria packages in a couple of pieces of art, I don't know how they're going to make the trade,'' the exec said of #Marlins.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 28, 2016
Crasnick's take: Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is in serious win-now mode, and his baseball people are frantically scouring the landscape for a starting pitcher. Miami's need for an arm became even more acute when Wei-Yin Chen went on the disabled list with a strained elbow this week. Ultimately, the Marlins have to decide if a two-month Jeremy Hellickson rental is a significant enough upgrade over Tom Koehler, Jarred Cosart and Jose Urena to justify digging deeper into an already weak farm system.