In the doldrums before the Winter Meeting’s storm begins, Jon Morosi of MLB Network likes to spew rumors to get things brewing. Guardians fans were the latest to get swept up when Morosi tweeted that the Cubs and Reds were involved in pursuing a trade for Guardians’ pitcher, Shane Bieber:
The Cubs and Reds are among the teams active in trade conversations for Cleveland’s Shane Bieber and Tampa Bay’s Tyler Glasnow, sources confirm. @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 28, 2023
Morosi followed it up with a TV hit saying the market for Bieber is “strong.