THE RUMOR: The Braves are shopping recently acquired third baseman Juan Uribe.
REPORTED BY: CBS Sports' Jon Heyman.
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THE DETAILS: After selling off Craig Kimbrel and Justin Upton on the eve of opening day, the Braves are looking to continue the rebuild. Heyman reports they are hoping for a mid-range prospect for Uribe and want the acquiring team to pick up the roughly $3 million remaining on his deal.
THIS SEASON: Uribe entered Tuesday's game batting .279/.346/.456 with seven home runs in 44 games since being acquired from the Dodgers in May in a six-player deal.
SN's TAKE: The Mets were one team Heyman listed as having talks with the Braves about Uribe, but they are believed to have bigger names on their list. Of course, that could all change if David Wright, who still has not been cleared to begin baseball activities, receives a negative diagnosis in the near future. Albeit in a small sample size, the 36-year-old Uribe is batting .280/.357/.580 against left-handed pitchers in 33 games this season and could be a useful bat for the Mets, who are last in MLB in batting average against left-handers.
Heyman lists the Nationals and Giants as other teams that could use Uribe's services, while the Pirates could make for an interesting destination. In need of infield help with Josh Harrison and Jody Mercer on the disabled list, the Pirates are currently relying on Sean Rodriguez and Brent Morel at the hot corner. Uribe could be a decent option for the Bucs should talks about infielders Ben Zobrist, Cliff Pennington and Clint Barmes fall through.