2016 in-season trade deadline rumors and deals

Giants working on a Ryan Braun package?

http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/insider/post?id=12484

12:04 Who are your early favorites to land Lucroy at the deadline?

Dave Cameron
12:05 Boston and Texas make the most sense. I could see Houston getting involved if they start making a real run at division again.
12:06 The Dodgers could also be in play, if they think that Grandal isn't going to start hitting.

Cubs are apparently looking at Aroldis Chapman and/or Andrew Miller.

reyes DFAd

Cubs are apparently looking at Aroldis Chapman and/or Andrew Miller.

― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, June 15, 2016 2:28 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or not: http://deadspin.com/are-you-ready-for-unbearable-trade-rumor-season-1782035601

can't see Cashman cutting bait on any part of that bullpen til NYY fall at least 6+ out of WC

fernando rodney to the marlins

bud norris to the dodgers

congrats barves

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/06/braves-sign-omar-infante.html

The Texas Rangers currently find themselves with the best record in the American League and on pace to win 102 games. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays sit in last place in the American League East.

So it would stand to reason that one of these teams might end up being a buyer while the other team looks to sell off assets in order to acquire young talent.

According to ESPN’s Jim Bowden, this appears to be the case. The MLB insider is reporting that the Rays and Rangers are in discussions regarding a deal that would send Jake Odorizzi to Texas.

“Rays and Rangers have had trade talks regarding a deal that would send Jake Odorizzi to the Rangers in exchange for a bat,” the report read.

http://myduhawk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Machovka.png

rays & bats are like cousins or something prob if u think abt it

free jurickson profar

That is a very coy trade rumor article.

didn't the Rays switch from being devil rays, to joyous rays of god-light?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/brewers-trade-aaron-hill-red-sox.html

big move

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/07/09/red-sox-acquire-brad-ziegler-from-the-diamondbacks/

Rich Hill bidding

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/cafardos-latest-bosox-royals-os-jays-yanks-rays-as-phils-twins-angels.html

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #Rangers interested in #Padres All-Star Pomeranz, have done background work on him. TEX has checked on most of available pitching.

take my kemp, please

pomeranz to the red sox

Ouch.

did we get mookie

http://i.imgur.com/YCnn5ta.png

padres get anderson espinoza, apparently

astros sign 32yo cuban infielder yulieski gurriel for five years/$47.5m

seems a little odd considering they have altuve, correa and bregman, who is destroying the minors

trade chips

anyone want Hellickson or Peter Bourjois?

xp or just copying the cubs template of 'shortstops at every position'

cubs get lefty reliever mike montgomery

mariners get minor league 1B/DH dan vogelbach, who's hitting .318/.425/.548 in triple-a

looks like a pretty good deal for both teams

http://www.vocativ.com/343901/report-white-sox-desperate-for-ice-cream-in-mini-helmets

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources: #DBacks considering managerial change. Nevin would replace Hale. Stewart: “I can’t comment on rumors.” h/t @TheMontyShow.

smdh

In search of bullpen help, the Angels' Huston Street and Joe Smith as well as the Brewers' Will Smith and Jim Jeffress are said to be on the Mets' trade radar.

might be better off using sonar

good job cubs rip yankees lol

orioles trying to acquire the erstwhile bj upton for ubaldo, but lack the extra prospect to push it through?

what is going on

rumors of sale to tx?
who has the flu in july

"Clubhouse incident"

"non-physical"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoFYLhNWIAEWNuf.jpg

lmao

missing drake laroche's leadership

@jcrasnick
The Sale incident began with something "silly" that mushroomed into a bigger argument, says a source. #Whitesox

Wow. Very out of character for that team.

Anyway, starter Matt Albers pitching in his third consecutive game.

Apparently Sale doesn't like the throwbacks.

lol, he cut his uniform up pre-game

@Ken_Rosenthal
Sources say: Sale cut up throwbacks during batting practice. Upset that, in his view, PR and jersey sales were more important than winning.

haha it sounds like he cut up everyone's uniform!!

FanRagSports.com first reported that Sale cut up the 1976 throwbacks during batting practice so they couldn't be worn. Fox Sports reported that Sale's dislike for the uniforms was because he thought they were uncomfortable; Sale also thought the White Sox were putting "PR and jersey sales" ahead of winning.

The White Sox instead played in their 1983 white, red and blue throwbacks, which they have worn in the past.

i don't blame him, look at this crap: http://s1.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/white-sox-1976-throwback-jerseys-4.jpeg

whoa chris sale otm

lol

if chris sale cared about winning, he'd pitch every day

TS: profit over winning vs. appearance/"comfort" over winning

Sale could pitch in this game -- currently tied, in second rain delay -- after all.

oh i'm totally on chris sale's side regarding his own uniform -- that shit would probably drive me crazy

cutting up other dudes' uniforms is admirable but nevertheless a step too far

I feel like that clubhouse is a bad environment and maybe sale should leave it, go somewhere else, maybe the red sox I'm just spitballing here

Good luck signing this guy to a 100+ million dollar deal.

“Right now, in the major leagues, we’ve got dopers, domestic abusers, homophobes, misogynists and even a guy who spent time in prison for a DUI hit-and-run,” one executive said. “But a uniform vandal? Dammit, we have to draw the line somewhere.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-unreal-story-of-chris-sale-cutting-up-his-white-sox-uniform-041326686.html

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2016/7/24/12267480/new-york-mets-trade-rumors-2016-news-deadline-jonathan-lucroy-milwaukee-brewers-jeremy-jeffress

roldy to cubes looks probable

gleyber seems like a lot for two months of chapman, but i guess you can do that when you have young stars at every position

interesting in light of the now-completed aroldis chapman deal:

Dan Szymborski ‏@DSzymborski
The Cubs are 55-1 going into the 9th with lead, 53-1 going into 8th, 53-5 into 7th. The upside for *any* reliever add is limited.

if that's what relievers cost now, the yankees can rebuild their entire system by dealing miller and betances too

looks like a better move when postseason is taken into account:

However, the Cubs have more wins than any team in Major League Baseball and are making a clear effort to deepen their roster not just to get to the postseason but to thrive upon arriving there. The structure of the postseason schedule allows clubs to more heavily rely on their bullpen arms due to the frequency of off-days in the schedule, making Chapman that much more valuable in a five- or seven-game series.

the fewer innings given to the likes the joel peralta the better imo

def a playoff move

yeah sort of feel like once you account for the inevitable regression from those great late-inning team numbers the deal makes some more sense. as a yankees fan i like it too

oh, absolutely a playoff move

everyone's late-game records are like that; they're just ahead more than anyone else

http://i.imgur.com/bkYrlHE.gif

it's almost as if the Cubs want to win the world series

the bullpen buzzsaw strategy in the playoffs are gonna get real boring real quick imo

smart but annoying

is

o's did the same thing when they brought miller in with an already great pen, but I think that's the year the royals had a better buzzsaw

brian cashman is a genius

the erstwhile bj upton to toronto

i guess he takes over right, Bautista DHs and EE goes to 1st full time.

welcome, blue jay upton

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/7/26/12275936/aroldis-chapman-trade-yankees-cubs-reds

brisbee otm

@sahadevsharma
Chapman's introduction to Chicago media did not go well, imo. That was not what people on the fence about this wanted to hear. Quotes later

just get andrew miller imo

rangers get pitchers lucas harrell and dario alvarez

barves get 2B travis demeritte, who is going to be sad to leave high desert

good trade for atl

skeptical that demeritte will make enough contact to work out, but he *is* leading his league in homers by a good ways

pretty good return for a 31yo with eight appearances/a 27yo with 20 innings over the last three seasons

dodgers want wade davis, royals are trying to make them take ian kennedy too

it hasn't even been six months since they signed kennedy to a five year/$70m contract

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXISdN1bII

@jonmorosi
Multiple teams calling #Rockies on Logan. Why?

Boone Logan, #Rockies: 1.83 FIP, 0.862 WHIP

Aroldis Chapman, #Yankees: 1.93 FIP, 0.894 WHIP

WOW GIMME SOME OF THAT BOONE LOGAN OH GOD

― cankles, Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:47 PM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol logan has .227 babip and they don't rly let him see righties

Ken Rosenthal Retweeted
LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 2 minutes ago
Eduardo Nunez has been traded to the Giants. Announcement coming.....

just heard about this, not sure why unless they think there is more to Duffy's injury.

they can put Nunez pretty much anywhere, so... why not?

cashner to miami

also

@jcrasnick
The 8 teams Lucroy can block a trade to: #Indians, #Tigers, #Angels, #Twins, #Athletics, #Padres, #Mariners, #Nationals.

curious list; i wonder why

@jonmorosi
Sources who have spoken with #Nats believe they would trade Lucas Giolito to #Yankees for Andrew Miller, straight up.

uhhhhhhhh

yes plz

yanks should play hardball, see if they will throw in Harper.

Keep Giolito imo, Nats have a decent bullpen that has been managed terribly.

will we top the wilmer fiasco this year y/n

y

melancon to the nats for, in this insane reliever market, not enough

Insane relievers, in high demand.

except for papelbon

really not sure why the barves just traded olivera for matt kemp?

just a trade of bad contracts, only one of which is attached to an abuser

ah I forgot about olivera's DV-charge jacket, fuck 'im then

all things being equal the monetary burden on the barves isn't even that much given how thoroughly they've gutted the roster

Indians going for it: Lucroy and Miller

Lucroy has to waive his no trade and still no word if he's gonna yet.

Clippard to the Yanks.

@Haudricourt
Jonathan Lucroy has exercised his no-trade clause and vetoed trade from #Brewers to Indians. Details to come.

‏

@BNightengale
Jonathan Lucroy had every right to reject trade knowing that he's severely underpaid at $4.35M this year, $5.25M in 2017

@Buster_ESPN
Sources: Effort to convince Lucroy to change his mind and accept CLE trade will continue.

@JeffPassan
Sources: Jonathan Lucroy wanted Indians to rip up 2017 club option to get him to waive no-trade clause. Understandably, Cleveland said no.

NYY Miller to CLE

Zach Duke to cardinals for Charlie Tilson (meh-to-above meh AAA OF)

gotta say cashman showed his skills these last couple weeks

yes

nimmo to the reds for jay bruce, supposedly

idgi

rich hill & josh reddick to the dodgers

rich hill abt to turn into a pumpkin, reddick abt to go on a nice season ending .220/.300/.390-ish run.

dag harsh assessment

becoming less and less enthused about the pirates' return on melancon

fuckin cashman

tate looks kinda bust-y but regardless it's a pretty nice haul for a rental

just looking at his numbers and his age, that is. not sure if scouts are still as high on him as they were

cash undeniably making good moves - moves that nearly any GM ever would've made, but when you're overseen by steinbrenners one has to grade on a slight curve i s'pose

Twins going for it

not a big fan of the bruce deal for the metskys

probably could have just called nimmo up and gotten the same production

niese to the mets!

ivan nova to the pirates?

@AnthonyDiComo
The full deal is Jon Niese to the #Mets, Antonio Bastardo to the Pirates. Straight up.

lololol

oh mets

I'm having a heart attack right now. Bye Matt Duffy

lucroy to rangers for lewis brinson+?!

liriano to the jays for hutchison, which is like, whatever at this point

not sure why the pirates had to throw in a pretty good outfield prospect tho

drew hutchinson: come for the well-trimmed goatee, stay for the 5.00 era

And mcgwire (Reese).

Mat Moore!!!!!

well, shut my mouth

congrats to the tigers for acquiring the second-worst player in the majors (by fWAR)

at least they're paying him less than the third-worst, who is their left fielder

Appreciate the positivity.

looking to unload:

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2016/8/16/12479994/mlb-waiver-deadline-trade-ryan-braun-david-robertson-yasiel-puig-billy-butler-nick-markakis

http://www.fishstripes.com/2016/8/22/12585256/miami-marlins-trade-rumors-jeff-francoeur

Rangers release OF Josh Hamilton.

I got to wonder how much the Dodgers really want Puig. You would have to think the Marlins would be a likely location for him to land, if the Fish would want the salary (and or potential headache). They could use the bat.

I'd think the club that could be sharky and get Puig might be the Yanks as his outstanding salary is pretty affordable considering the upside.

@Ken_Rosenthal
Source confirms: Francoeur to #Marlins, int'l signing dollars to #Rangers, minor-league SS Dylan Moore to #Braves.

Ok like is all the puig shit

1) straight racism
2) ageism
3) puig is a legit crazy fucker
4) all of these (please specify percentage)
5) other

i was intrigued by the BP podcast where they speculated that whatever poisoned the Dodgers on him still must be secret.

I was going to ask about Puig too! I don't get it.

Heyman says the Dodgers just aren't interested in trading him: http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/nl/los-angeles-dodgers/heyman-dodgers-not-desperate-trade-puig/ Still not sure why they're leaving him in the minors for the rest of the season though

Puig is clubbing at AAA. Only thing I can figure is he must be too much to handle and are trying to get him to chill out. Considering the lunacy some clubs will put up with at the big leagues, that has to say something.

rzepczynski to the nats, not really sure why

i missed where carlos gomez went to the rangers and i missed where carlos gomez had completely lost his ability to hit, hope he comes out of it, i love that guy

carlos ruiz to the dodgers!

Three guys with z's, and not one of them to the Cubs?

doesnt kershaw have a thing about ellis being his Personal Catcher or something?

@McCulloughTimes
It's going to be interesting to see how the loss of AJ Ellis plays in the Dodgers clubhouse.

https://s11.postimg.io/fr5lreaer/ellis.png

welcome to philly

that silly mordy

i spent a night in cape girardeau one time and it was kind of a drag

Home of Rush Limbaugh

My car broke down there once

missed an opportunity not going with april 20, 1947

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/198176862/yasiel-puig-placed-on-trade-waivers-by-dodgers/

He's 25; I think I'd try to work out a trade without hesitation.

tearing up AAA right now too

I'd want to 1) get him out of Dodger Stadium, and 2) get him away from whatever else is bothering him (which could be as simple as carrying around the weight of those first few months on his back). If there's not a physical issue, I'd want him. I'm too lazy to go looking for parallels, but I know there have been young players in the past who were trapped in a bad situation, got out of it, and flourished.

Coco to Indians

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/08/30/ap-source-indians-athletics-agree-to-trade-coco-crisp/89609158/

indians now have six switch-hitters

orioles have acquired The Ol' Lobber

Fernando Salas to ReplaceMets

PHIL COKE TO THE PIRATES

leading to an endless stream of 'pirates buying coke for cash' jokes on twitter

PHIL COKE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT