Cincinnati, Cleveland and San Diego just pulled off a blockbuster trade. Cleveland can actually afford to take the hit to their rotation and now suddenly have a loaded lineup. Trevor Bauer wasn’t pitching particularly great this season and would be traded in the offseason anyway. Yasiel Puig is a rental, but they get a nice long-term piece in Franmil Reyes.
Read moreThe New York Mets acquired a replacement for likely soon to be traded SP Noah Syndergaard in SP Marcus Stroman from the Toronto Blue Jays. My initial reaction is that the Mets are making another pointless trade. They’re not going to be contenders before Stroman hits free agency, so why bother? Toronto are the winners here, selling off a shaky
Read moreThe Minnesota Twins finally acquired some bullpen help in Sergio Romo. This is a great move for both teams. The rebuilding Miami Marlins received a solid prospect for a declining average reliever about to hit free agency and Minnesota received bullpen depth. Minnesota needs far more bullpen help, but it’s a solid start.
Read moreBoston acquired rotation help. Without knowing more, this is a great move for both teams. Boston get a solid starter and Baltimore cut costs in a rebuilding season.
Read moreSeattle trades Edwin Encarnacion to the New York Yankees yesterday. This is a great salary dump trade, that is an odd one for New York. The Bronx Bombers already have Luke Voit at first base and Giancarlo Stanton at DH. They could of course move Stanton to LF, which seems to be their intention, but that means benching Brett Gardner
Read moreAtlanta signed Dallas Keuchel to a most likely one year deal. This is a great signing for a team that needs a stable top of the rotation starter. Keuchel may not be an ace, but he’s capable of being one and did win a Cy Young award only a few years ago. Atlanta now has an edge in the NL
Read moreThe trading deadline promises to have some interesting players available to contending teams, but there are some players who will likely not be moved, but should be. 1. SP MAX SCHERZER, WASHINGTON NATIONALS The Washington Nationals aren’t going to the playoffs this year. They also clearly have significant areas to improve in a competitive division that includes the Atlanta Braves
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