This team needs a shake up but not a panic move. Please don't make a trade just to make a trade.
Obviously there are pieces they could trade that would send a message, but not many that would actually change the dynamic of the team.
Maddon seems to be either desperate or flustered himself. Using Contreras in the OF was fine; not removing him when defense was critical is not. Has Contreras played any outfield since his rookie year? He sent Hotovy to the mound after the "double," did he not convey to the infielders that playing back meant not coming home with the throw? Unreal.
Kimbrel isn't sharp yet. He needs work. He's overthrowing and not bringing his head around soon enough to see the target. So why force him into save situations so soon? Are both Bryant and Heyward hurt? What's the deal?
The first few years we saw some of Maddon's ego play out in moves he made to prove he was the smartest guy in the dugout, but they usually were harmless and often worked. There must be some kind of disconnect that Theocracy sees that they didn't offer him an extension, and now maybe we're witnessing it too.