“We’ve never operated with untouchables,” Epstein said. “I think it sends the wrong message. The guys who (would be), given what we’re trying to accomplish, (it) would be virtually impossible to envision a deal that would make sense to move them. But I just don’t believe in operating with untouchables because why limit yourself in any way? “There are guys who are so important to us on the field and in the clubhouse, it would be going backward through whatever lens, narrow view or long view, of moving most guys. There are players who have almost made themselves untouchable, but it’s semantics.”So yeah, those guys are basically untouchables. Pretty clear in my estimation. But then Buster Olney wrote this.
Via ESPN.
But it's possible that the Cubs will trade him, perhaps as soon as this winter. As part of their early off-season discussions, sources say the Cubs have indicated to other teams they are willing to discuss trade proposals for almost all of the players on their roster, including BryantThere's never a mention of Epstein's second quote that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, which basically says Bryant, along with a few other players are essentially untouchables. So, all this started from Theo saying the Cubs don't technically have any untouchables, although he admitted they kind of do, and Olney then took the biggest name on the team and said the Cubs could be trading him.
You know what, props to Buster. I need to improve my clickbait headline game. That's why he gets paid the big bucks.
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