Texas Rangers: Kyle Gibson’s trade value just keeps on rising

A recent inclusion on MLB Trade Rumors’ “Top 40 MLB Trade Candidates: Early June Edition,” the general consensus is that the Texas Rangers are going to be looking to move right-handed starting pitcher Kyle Gibson at this year’s deadline. Currently in the midst of his best season as a pro, Gibson’s value is unquestionably at an all-time high.

Teams attempting to contend are always looking for extra pitching around the trade deadline, and Gibson currently has the numbers to pretty much rival any staff Ace in baseball. Following last night’s productive outing against the Tampa Bay Rays, Gibson is now 4-0 with a 2.06 ERA and a 1.005 WHIP.

Both numbers are career-bests, by a considerable margin.

Following an impressive outing against the AL-best Rays, Kyle Gibson’s trade value for the Texas Rangers just keeps on rising.

Clocking in as the #8 player on MLBTR’s top 40 list, Gibson has firmly established himself as one of the leading trade pieces this summer. The question now becomes, just how much higher can Gibson’s value climb?

Last night against the Rays was a pretty good example of Gibson taking that next step into someone who may be viewed as worthy of a big haul at this year’s trade deadline. Making his first start since coming off the injured list, taking on the best team in the American League in Tampa Bay, many thought that Gibson would finally get tagged for more than one run. After all, this is the first time we’ve ever seen Gibson pitch at such a high level over an extended period of time – there’s still some quiet whispering that it all might be fool’s gold.

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Instead, Gibson showed up looking like it was just another day at the office. He went 5.1 scoreless innings, only allowing five hits and striking out five as well. It was just enough for the Texas Rangers to secure the win, ending their brutal nine game losing streak.

There’s still plenty of baseball left to be played between now and the MLB trade deadline, but if Gibson can continue to produce at this current rate, one can only assume that he’ll be able to fetch quite the return from a team desperate for starting pitching.

After all, not many starters out there can say they have an ERA in the low 2.00s.