Giants' Luis Arraez trade update is great news for a potential huge return
Giants' Luis Arraez trade update is great news for a potential huge return originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The San Francisco Giants are trade deadline sellers, and while Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, and others might not be likely to be dealt, there are two players who seem to be near-locks to be traded.Robbie Ray is one, but the one player who is more likely to be traded than any other on this roster is Luis Arraez, the All-Star second baseman. After signing for $12 million on a one-year deal, Arraez is very likely to be traded this summer.Fortunately for the Giants, according to Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the odds for landing a huge return for Arraez look strong, as there is significant interest in the All-Star this summer from almost every contender.Luis Arraez trade update gives Giants hope for huge return"Now, after both an offensive resurgence and defensive revival at second base, virtually every contender is showing interest in trading for Arraez, according to a person briefed on the Giants' discussions," Sammon and Rosenthal report.This trade update on Arraez is very noteworthy for the Giants, as the more teams that are involved in the sweepstakes, the better chance there is for a bidding war to begin.Such heated interest in Arraez makes perfect sense, as there's probably not a better rental hitter and defender available for trade this season than Arraez.He's not too expensive, and the Giants are all but guaranteed to trade him. Plus, he'd be a big upgrade for many teams at second base.This season, he has a .325 batting average, just a few points below the MLB league-leader in Otto Lopez, who is hitting .328 this season.MORE:Giants willing to trade Heliot Ramos in big news for many MLB clubsArraez also has 3.2 bWAR, 51 runs scored, 131 hits, 23 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, and 41 RBIs with a ridiculous 25-walk to 20-strikeout ratio.His .808 OPS is one of the best marks of his career, and his 129 OPS+ is the highest it's been in his eight-year MLB career.If a contending team has an opening at second base or the ability to move their second baseman elsewhere to round out the roster, then Arraez would make perfect sense as a trade target.Sammon and Rosenthal are reporting the Giants are receiving significant interest in Arraez, as the $12 million former batting title champion has a real chance to land the Giants a strong return for a rental infielder by the August 3 MLB trade deadline.More MLB news:Yankees are leading candidate to trade for Twins Ryan JeffersRed Sox would love to trade for Angels Zach Neto or Astros Jeremy PenaPadres likely not to trade Mason Miller amid latest updateTigers expected to trade Tarik Skubal but still try to contend without himMets desperate to trade Luis Robert Jr. after trade failure