2017 trade deadline rumors and deals

with ~95 games to play, the entire american league is within 5 games of a playoff spot.

the national league playoff picture, however, seems essentially set apart from central champion. even if the rockies/dbacks go .500 the rest of the way, they still win 89 games.

let's get dealing. zack cozart's value will never be higher!

Ditto Justin Smoak if the Jays decide they can't win everything this year. They've got these two player-sons (Guerrero and Bichette) on the horizon, so I'd count a Smoak trade as simply biding your time for a year or two, and far from dismantling the team.

don't those NL West teams ever play each other? all 3 of them seem to win every night.

i think they each play the giants every night

I was trying to look to see who might be interested in Cozart and I could only come across the Rockies as a team that might want a loaner upgrade at shortstop. Most of the contenders are pretty well setup at short unless there is an injury.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sizing-up-the-buyers-and-the-sellers/

oakland has dfa'd stephen vogt, who was an all-star the last two seasons

"Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports"

K-Rod to Nationals

Hechavarria dealt to Rays by Marlins; now he won't hit on the other coast

I'd imagine Turner breaking his wrist might make the Nats be looking to deal for a loaner at shortstop. Reds could probably throw in a bullpen arm like Tony Cingrani in such a deal with Cozart if they get talking trade.

Minnesota just got sexier! #MNTwins sign Bartolo Colón to a minor league deal. #BigSexy pic.twitter.com/kwAL2bmoFm

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 8, 2017

can't wait to see him in a rochester garbage plates uniform

Schwarber for a pitcher? Astros pursuing deGrom?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumor-buy-or-sell-are-the-cubs-shopping-schwarber-for-young-pitchers/

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/07/mlb_trade_rumors_more_buzz_around_astros_interest.html

cubs just emptied their farm system for . . . jose quintana

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/241969850/cubs-acquire-jose-quintana/

Jimenez and Cease were #Cubs’ top two prospects per https://t.co/r272dAOexg. Rose and Flete, both at Class A Myrtle Beach, not in top 30.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 13, 2017

maybe they did it so the Brewers wouldn't get him

btw I like this deal for the Cubs, those guys are still in A-ball and I think Quintana still has 3.5 years of control. they just have to not suck and they'll probably win the division, as sad as that will inevitably make me

it's a nice pickup, the contract situation is good, and tnstapp -- it just seems like a lot to pay after quintana's crappy first half

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeFxBFMyz0g

it seems like that's just how the pitching market is right now, there's not much available and quintana might be the best choice from what is available. i mean people are talking about verlander as a top trade option so

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEopZFDXUAE7dhO.jpg

wet****23

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/cubs-accurately-rate-underrated-jose-quintana/

fangraphs likes the deal for both teams, notes that quintana is essentially as good as jon lester while being younger and much cheaper

Rumors about the Nats being interested in Raisel Iglesias came up last week. He is signed up for quite a few years, so he would be a nice player for quite a few teams to get. While Iglesias is already a 'great' closer, he is definitely a player that I would consider flipping back and trying as a starter. Reds were worried about his two shoulder injuries which is why they have moved him to the bullpen and probably will leave him as a closer going forward. That said, this guy has three really good pitches - I'd figure he could be a pretty darn good starter. Considering the contract and talent upside, I would figure you would have to put up some real talent to get him.

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-rumors-nationals-targeting-reds-closer-raisel-iglesia/dwvtsqk060os12oezuygf5pf7

the cubs' and white sox's carolina league teams are playing each other tonight, so jimenez and the two no-name guys in the trade walked across the field and are in the starting lineup against their old team

i look forward to the white sox being great in a few years

no kidding, and they've still got other potential trade bait like robertson and frazier

you guys overlooked the scoop of KatyPerrysBootyHole

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-white-sox/wetbutt23-and-katyperrysbootyhole-reddit-users-who-scooped-baseball-world-jose-quintana-eloy-jimenez-dylan-cease-theo-epstein

Last of 5 articles this week ranking top players in trade value

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2017-trade-value-1-to-10/

white sox should totally blow it up, they could get some good pieces for Abreu too (he's going to be 31 next year.)

madson and doolittle to nats for prospects (Treinen, Luzardo, and Neuse)

i guess treinen is not a prospect

who gets the Gray?

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/7/18/15988368/sonny-gray-trade-rumors-athletics-brewers-astros

Source: Yankees have reached out to Mets about both Lucas Duda and Addison Reed. Story coming soon on MLB .com.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 18, 2017

jd martinez to az

Yankees taking everyone the white Sox have left apparently

(Frazier, Robertson, and Kahnle)

White Sox = 2019/20 AL champs

Yanks give up their last two first rounders for the WS haul...

That's bad

But also jettison Clippard!

That's good!

A co-worker who's in Las Vegas is supposed to put down $25 on the Diamondbacks for me, at odds that were around 12-1 last week. She got there two days ago--really hope she got the bet down immediately, before the trade.

everyone wants tito polo

I swear there was a good team in what the White Sox traded: Quintana, Sale, Eaton, Frazier, Garcia and Robertson + Rodon, Abreu and Fulmer who are still in the squad.

Is there that rebuild without the Sale and Laroche quarrels?

how do i get my team to have one of those quarrels

seems like the tigers got screwed on their return for jd

i think it's tough to get much for one guy who's about to become a free agent

unless that guy is aroldis, i guess

High asking price for SPs is one reason #Yankees pivoted to #WhiteSox trade. Still looking for SP. Rentals as well as controllables in play.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 19, 2017

so... Sunny Gray to the Yanks?

have seen more mentions of him re Astros and Brewers

rangers are hoping and expecting to be a buyer mostly of pen pieces. but they've told teams, if they fall Yu Darvish could become available.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 19, 2017

Jeff Sullivan

9:09 Yesterday's Yankees trade wasn't cheap. Frazier has extremely limited value, and Robertson is simultaneously good and expensive. Kahnle is the big get but he remains some measure of unknown

9:10 The J.D. Martinez trade package was light, sure, but he's a rental, and he's a horrible defender

is there anybody left in the White Sox pen now

just called up Aaron Bummer, which is nice

duda to the rays for triple-a reliever drew smith, according to passan

rental hitters are earning very little return

so they say Dodgers expect to get a secondary ace

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/7/28/16055146/dodgers-mlb-trade-rumors-yu-darvish-sonny-gray-justin-verlander

why on earth did the orioles trade for jeremy hellickson

lol wow

white sox trade melky cabrera to the royals for ... two pitching prospects

Garcia, 31, made one start for the Twins, allowing three runs on eight hits over 6⅔ innings in a 6-3 win over the Athletics on Friday.

"Unless we bring him back, he'll go down as one of the few undefeated pitchers in Twins history," Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said.

Joining César Tovar.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/top-25-deadline-day-trade-candidates-2017.html

Lucroy to Colorado for a PTBNL

avila and justin wilson to the cubs for jeimer candelario. cubs system is officially empty

why on earth did the orioles trade for jeremy hellickson

I mean I don't really love this move but the rationale is that the Orioles starting rotation is such a shitpile that adding one average-to-slightly-below-average innings-eater is actually a big upgrade, and the rest of the team is actually pretty decent, the window is almost over (Machado a free agent after 2018, expensive players like Jones and Davis probably already in decline phase)

Starting to appear Red Sox will get Addison Reed. Three prospects in return. Medicals, details await.

— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) July 31, 2017

seems like a lot for a rental reliever

avila and justin wilson to the cubs for jeimer candelario. cubs system is officially empty

― mookieproof, Monday, July 31, 2017 9:04 AM (thirty-nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i like this trade though, candelario wasn't going to have anywhere to play for the cubs with rizzo and bryant in his way

true. just means there's not much left with which to acquire verlander etc. (although simply taking his contract might be enough to get him)

addison reed garnered three reliever prospects, one of whom will need to be added to the 40-man this winter. whatevs

cubs starting pitching has been hot since the break, maybe they decided not to add anybody

Verlander, Upton may stay in Detroit

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/morning-market-chatter-verlander-claudio-asdrubal-hand.html

Francisco Liriano to Houston for "an outfielder."

The Athletics announced that they have traded veteran infielder Adam Rosales to the Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league right-hander Jeferson Mejia.

The Brewers have struck a deal to acquire righty Jeremy Jeffress from the Rangers, per ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick. The move reverses the reliever’s move this time last year, when he headed to Texas from Milwaukee along with Jonathan Lucroy. The New York Post’s Joel Sherman tweets that the Rangers will receive righty Tayler Scott in return.

the astros have signed free agent reliever JUMBO DIAZ

big move

The Yankees’ dialogue continues on Gray, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports says the Yankees and A’s have had some movement on a trade, but aren’t quite there yet. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com feels Gray will either go to the Yankees or stay with the A’s.

Trump has 10 days to trade Mooch.

— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) July 31, 2017

jack curry says: sonny gray to the yanquis

disheartening to see a player you like becoming a yankee

not too impressed with the a's haul there

cashman is really killing it lately

yu to doyers!

but more importantly, the dodgers got tony cingrani

sheesh, doyers. this isn't even fair anymore

not to mention tony watson

disheartening to see a player you like becoming a dodger

hope you guys like yankees-dodgers world series!

oh plz

Astros may have sumthin to say u Bronxer

blegh

sorry, that's just my reaction to the cardinals doing nothing, carry on

it's okay, the cardinals were being courageous

At @cardinals Christian Day, manager Mike Matheny says it "takes a great amount of courage" to be Christian in U.S. https://t.co/h7CFT8zevG pic.twitter.com/bSCjeFy9iX

— Outsports (@outsports) July 31, 2017

yeah, the cardinals courageously denied a press pass to the outsports writer, too

https://www.outsports.com/2017/7/31/16067272/st-louis-cardinals-christian-day-lgbt-lance-berkman

oh, duh, that's the same linked article

tim beckham is an oriole now for some reason

2009 me would be so pumped

disheartening to see a player you like becoming a yankee

― Van Horn Street, Monday, July 31, 2017 12:28 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

welcome to being an a's fan

lol at the pirates acquiring joaquin benoit

a fine example of getting off the pot and then shitting

is Alex Avila the first player to be traded away by his dad

Tony Watson's stats this year look pretty meh this year as he is getting hit pretty well by both lefties and righties. That dude was about the best reliever in baseball for a couple of years a few years back. Kind of an under appreciated player.

ILB silent on Nats' Kintzler acquisition. Is the bullpen renovation done?

OK, Twitterverse. How many GMs have traded their own son at the trading deadline? Al Avila traded his son to the Cubs yesterday!

— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) August 1, 2017

al campanis traded his son jim in 1968; supposedly jack mckeon traded his son-in-law

at least avila got traded to a contending team. i wonder if the other trades were positive or negative moves for the players involved.

Ken Rosenthal took Astros to task for not getting eg Britton

Loads of Tigers fans never forgave Alex Avila for being unable to repeat 2011, when he slugged over .500 despite Leyland playing him into the ground (over 130 games, plus two playoff series, caught). Always seemed solid as a defender, could at least take a walk when his hitting predictably regressed -- enough to keep his OBP regularly above average. Played through several concussions, had a glowing rep from pitchers, broadcasters, and beat writers. Somehow only nepotism could explain his roster spot. Then he went to the White Sox -- hooray! Tigers catchers, including Inge-in-making James McCann, that year: .205/.277/.345. Then only nepotism could explain the subsequent re-signing of Avila...who went on to have the team's third-highest OPS. Now the GM is viewed by some as a wacko for selling off a member of his own family for scraps. No-win situation.

wait until they re-sign him in november

Cameron says Willie Calhoun could be a sleeper in the Yu deal

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-dodgers-did-not-steal-yu-darvish/