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MLB Trade Deadline 2018: One player on each team likeliest to be dealt

By Brad Weiss

BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 30: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles heads to the dugout against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 30: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles heads to the dugout against the Washington Nationals during the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 30, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 27: San Francisco Giants Outfield Hunter Pence (8) swings at a ball during the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants on June 27, 2018, at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 27: San Francisco Giants Outfield Hunter Pence (8) swings at a ball during the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants on June 27, 2018, at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

San Francisco Giants: Hunter Pence

The San Francisco Giants have had a nice run of playing great baseball over the last nine years, winning three World Series titles. Manager Bruce Bochy has carved out a Hall of Fame career during his time in the Bay Area, and will go down as one of the legendary managers in team history.

The 2017 season was one that the entire franchise would like to forget, as the team won only 64 games, and finished in last place in the NL West. The 2018 campaign got off to a terrible start as well, as ace Madison Bumgarner broke his hand on a comebacker during Spring Training.

Despite the injury to Bumgarner, the Giants have tread water, and find themselves over .500 as we enter July. The Giants currently sit in second place in the division, and with Mad Bum back on the rubber every fifth day, you have to think this team is going to make a serious run towards the division title this summer.

When it comes to the roster, one player who the team could send away in a trade would be outfielder Hunter Pence. Sure, Pence has had some huge moments as a member of the Giants, but he is having a terrible season, and he will be a free agent this Winter.

Pence has the pedigree to bring back something solid in return, and with a crowded outfield, the Giants could afford to send him packing. Pence is a career .280 hitter, so his .204 batting average is quite alarming. In addition, he has yet to put one over the fence, so his time as a real contributor for this team could be coming to an end.

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