3 trade partners for Brandon Marsh

The LA Angels have much to do when this lockout ends, and I wouldn't be surprised if they traded Brandon Marsh.

I'm a huge fan of Marsh, and would love to see him stay an Angel. That being said, the insiders expect us only to land significant starting pitching if we agree to trade Marsh. We all know the Halos desperately need starting pitching, so Marsh may be the one to go.

There are three clear potential landing spots for the coveted prospect, and don't be surprised if he ends up at one of these new spots sometime this offseason.

No. 3 trade partner for Brandon Marsh: Cincinnati Reds

The Angels are reportedly interested in trading for Luis Castillo (Jim Bowden), and Jon Morosi believes that the only way they can snag him is by selling them Marsh. Morosi said he could see it working if the Reds do decide to go ahead and trade Castillo.

He reported that the Reds are leaning towards keeping him, but that the Angels are the frontrunners if he is to go. And the Reds would welcome Marsh with open arms.

Their outfield finished in the bottom three in MLB last year in stolen bases (19), and could absolutely use the speed on the bases that Marsh possesses. The worst case scenario for them would be that they decide to keep him in the Minors to start, and bring him up when he's even more polished and ready to excel at the big league level.

No. 1 trade partner for Brandon Marsh: Miami Marlins

Bowden also says that the Angels have "talked to the Miami Marlins about their pitching." We don't know exactly what that means because he didn't name names, but if it's for a huge prize like Trevor Rogers for instance, Marsh is going to absolutely have to be traded. He's the top trade piece on this team, and he's going to be needed if the Marlins are going to give us an All-Star like that.

It's similar if Miami is willing to trade us a blue chip prospect like an Edward Cabrera or a Max Meyer. If they are going to give us an elite prospect, they're AT LEAST going to want the best of what we've got too.

All in all, this is what the Halos get for not developing a good farm. We don't have a ton of trade bait due to our farm being so bad. Therefore, we may have to part ways with a player we've been excitedly developing for the last five years.

If we really can net a huge pitching name, however, it very well may be worth it. Hopefully, we can acquire pitching AND keep Marsh at the same time.