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  1. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I think there's one more game to go before Mahle starts - Gray pitching tomorrow. So it actually lines up: any of those relievers will be fresh tomorrow, and one of them could give some length and then be replaced on the roster. I don't think Pagan or Duffey is in real danger of losing his spot - like it or not, veteran-ness will play a role.
  2. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I know every player is a pro and a competitor and able to focus on the present and all that, but it must be a little weird for a player to get traded to the team he was playing against yesterday, no?
  3. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    You could argue that it allocates space on the roster better - but yeah, it's a 40-man-neutral move. Per Dan Hayes earlier today: "Reds were there to see Simeon Woods Richardson pitch Sunday at Wichita." (link) If indeed the Reds were scouting SWR, I'm glad they made the deal happen without including him.
  4. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Relatively uninformed though I am, I feel kind of the opposite—Steer has less power but a better plate approach and probably more defensive value, no? With that said, if Miranda's work is sustainable and they believe Austin Martin will bounce back from this bad year, trading Steer is still a good gamble to make.
  5. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Had not seen the Heyman tweets when I wrote that! Oh well!
  6. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    If there ends up being only one deal I'd rather see them get Rodon and pay only "rental" price, assuming that SF is reasonable about asking such a price.
  7. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    It's Dozier for De Leon, isn't it?
  8. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Exactly - was just thinking, this is a nice deal to see, but only the second-most-desirable López
  9. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    4 players seems like kind of a lot to give up for a reliever, although Canó may be in the deal more for an immediate fill-in for López' spot than for expected future value. But the quantity of players given up isn't a reason to knock the move. Acquiring López clearly fills a need and I'm glad to see it.
  10. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Jake Odorizzi and Will Smith swap between Houston and Atlanta: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/braves-astros-to-swap-will-smith-for-jake-odorizzi.html
  11. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I thought Contreras was already up? Do the rules around the paternity list require the team to demote him (nominally) for Urshela's return and then recall him immediately to take Celestino's place?
  12. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I expect at least one move. If there's only one move, I would guess it'll be for a reliever. If 2 moves, maybe one for a reliever and one for a starter. I'm curious whether the Twins FO is in on "rental" starting pitching—it would seem to make a lot of sense, with their pitching staff needing serious patches and seemingly fewer available, healthy young players as trade assets than they had at the beginning of the year. But trading for rentals has not seemed to be this front office's MO. If they were amenable to this, it seems like Rodón could be a big splash (who would still cost less than Castillo and other guys under contract past '22) and Eovaldi could be the modest, incremental alternative. But hard to predict whether they're open to that kind of trade.
  13. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Damn, I would have let San Diego have Pagán for that
  14. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    If a one-for-one swap were on the table, they should do it. How much it would set the team back this year depends a bit on Larnach's injury recovery—if they realistically expect him to be healthy for the stretch run, he kind of replaces Kirilloff's lefty bat, and if not, maybe they need to look for a rental bat elsewhere. But even if Kirilloff has loads of potential and a number of years under contractual control, a corner bat for 2+ years of a #2-ish starter is a good deal IMO.
  15. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    MLBTR says Marlins are "open to offers" on Pablo López and are looking for left-handed power hitting: link I know the Baseball Trade Values simulator sometimes values certain players weirdly and maybe shouldn't be trusted, but for what it's worth, it views trading Larnach, Steer, and Canterino for López and Anthony Bass as almost a dead-even match. In the real world, 2 out of 3 players on the Twins side of that deal are hurt or rehabbing, which probably will affect the value assessment somewhat. But this kind of framework for a trade, at least, looks realistic.
  16. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Yeah, I'm wondering why they're using Duran here. Megill wasn't sharp at the end of the 8th, but I'd think that they could trust him to start an inning clean with a 4-run lead. Who knows how close tomorrow's game will be.
  17. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Also...Max Meyer injures elbow
  18. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    The Marlins drafted Meyer 2 years ago and have just called him up to MLB. His progress through the minors underlines that it would take a big haul to get them to trade him, but I'd bet that it also points to them being less willing to deal him than they were a year ago.
  19. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Jim Thome. Michael Cuddyer. Both Upton brothers. Et al.
  20. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Huh. Maybe that's what the "verbal commitment" to Oregon referenced above means, that he can't commit more formally if he's going to JuCo?
  21. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I think a package of Scott Tyler and Travis Bowyer would do it.
  22. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Good name, too. But a great name in a similar vein: Noticed a Zebulon Vermillion drafted by the Mets.
  23. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    I'm keeping in mind the common wisdom that teams' boards start to diverge significantly after the first round or two, so MLB's rankings may look very different than teams' rankings once they get into the 100s. But having discovered that you can sort the MLB.com draft tracker by position, it looks like several teams have taken catchers ranked in the 150-250 range while catchers in the 50-150 range remain undrafted. Those are all high school kids - seems like one can speculate that the riskiness of high school catchers may be making teams gun-shy about some of those guys, to the point where the players might rather go to school than take the bonuses they're offered. And/or maybe the Twins just aren't so high on these players. This is all just speculation. But they certainly are not the only team passing on catching prospects.
  24. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    Lee and Parada both there for the Twins. Hope one of them is the pick.
  25. whosafraidofluigirussolo
    That wouldn't be allowed during the same season when he was drafted. It could be a "player to be named later" thing, but Rocker seems riskier for both teams making a would-be trade than the typical PTBNL. Pretty sure the idea of the original post is that Rocker would remain in the Twins system and supplement the MLB bullpen by the end of the year.
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