A handful of teams reportedly have interest in Giants left-hander Blake Snell before the July 30 MLB trade deadline.
One of them resides in the NL West.
The New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs are among six teams that have checked in with San Francisco on Snell's trade availability, the New York Post's Jon Heyman reported Sunday.
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The Baltimore Orioles also checked in on Snell's availability, Heyman reported Monday.
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Snell has settled into a groove since he returned July 9 from his second injured list stint this season. He showed his two-time NL Cy Young Award form Saturday while striking out a career-high 15 batters in the Giants' 4-1 win over the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park.
Snell was asked after the game about hearing his name in trade rumors, and gave a matter-of-fact response.
“We just got to win,” Snell said of the rumors. “We win, I ain't going nowhere. At least I believe that. I don't really know, I've seen crazy things happen.”
As Heyman points out, it's unlikely the Giants would trade Snell to San Diego -- a division rival that sits four games ahead of San Francisco for the second of three NL wild-card spots.
However, if the Padres do come calling with a compelling offer, should president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and Co. entertain it?
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