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MLB Trade Rumors: Shin-Soo Choo, the Texas Rangers outfielder/DH owed approximately $5 million for the rest of 2018 and $21 million in 2019 and 2020, has been made available by the Rangers for some time, to no avail. While he wasn’t moved in advance of the July 31 trade deadline, no team would take on his contract, so he’s likely already cleared revocable trade waivers (or would, if the Rangers haven’t put him on trade waivers yet), meaning that he can still be traded this month. There hasn’t been much indication that there has been much interest in Choo, despite his .274/.389/.475 slash line on the season. The combination of his contract and his defensive limitations — he’s a bad defensive corner outfielder best suited for the DH spot — means that the market for him is limited, even with the Rangers eating a good chunk of his deal.
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