Wednesday Morning Links

Jeff WIlson peers into his crystal ball to identify which trade pieces may get moved by the end of today... one of which has already happened.

Nomar Mazara has heard the footsteps, as the philosopher Dennis Hopper once said, and is heating up now that the season is a dumpster fire.

While the team has had inquiries about Mazara, Woodward says that he has to be more consistent. When it’s pointed out that his performance has been consistently mediocre, Woodward says “no, not that kind of consistency.”

Allard for Chris Martin may have put the kibosh on a Minor to Atlanta deal, as a Minor/Martin package may have been the only way to get to the meaty goodness at the top of Atlanta’s prospect rankings.

Mazara says it’s good when people expect more out of you because it pushes you to do better.

T.R. Sullivan says that the Rangers have their eye on prospects like Kyle Wright, Ian Anderson, and Bryse Wilson in discussions with the Braves about Mike Minor.