Per Pagnotta, Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving has been working hard to trade Kampf for a "decent type of asset." That statement signals that the Leafs don't want to dump Kampf's contract for a late-round pick or even a "player to be named later." Treliving's efforts have honed in on landing a piece that could deliver some value to the club.
He can do so in free agency but will probably have to commit to keeping a guy until he's at least 36. Trading? Well, there's an outfielder who can be moved. And maybe one of Tolle or Early or Harrison if you think you can get, I don't know, one step down from Garrett Crochet? A mid-20s non-ace but very very good starting pitcher.
The Miami Heat may be dying to get their hands on another star player, but that could be difficult. Not just because they don't have a ton of assets at the moment to pull the trigger on a blockbuster deal, but also because the honest truth is that they aren't necessarily an attractive landing spot, from a roster construction standpoint, right now.
The Nationals carry a ton of young talent on their roster as well as in the minor leagues. The team is without a full-time manager and general manager as they sit 12 games back of a wild card run. Surely, anything is possible, but to build a bright long-term outlook is to focus on young talent.