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Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Gray and Jeter Downs were acquired in December 2018 in a trade with the Reds that held the dual purposes of averting the competitive balance tax in 2019 — by trading Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig, and Alex Wood — and adding minor league talent. Downs, a shortstop, was traded to Boston in the Mookie Betts deal, and the pitcher Gray remains as the Dodgers’ top prospect. Gray, who was at the Dodgers alternate site at USC during the 2020 sea...

As Boston Red Sox rebuild farm system, Chaim Bloom points to Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester as examples of a second-round pick’s value Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Red Soxs Chaim Bloom speaks at a news conference, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP Facebook Share The Red Sox hit home runs in the second round of the 2002 and 2004 MLB Drafts, picking Jon Lester and Dustin Pedroia who helped them win World Series titles in 2007 and ‘13. Bost...

0 of 3 Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor is the most desirable trade asset on the market. Lindor, 27, is a true five-tool shortstop capable of hitting for average and power while also having the potential to steal upwards of 20 bases per season and playing Gold Glove-caliber defense. Of course, one of the reasons Lindor could change teams is the fact he will be a free agent in 2021 The Indians have always operated on a small payroll, and appear resigned to trading Lindor than sign hi...