in-season trades and rumors 2015

even the best hitter on earth strikes out roughly 89% of the time

You guys are right, baseball is stupid.

I seriously doubt that I will feel bad about the alternate universe Daniel Norris possibly having a breakout season for the 75-win Blue Jays.

jeez, are we even gonna have any blockbuster trades for the final day? almost all the big names been got

(barring the half-dozen batshit things every baseball writer is predicting AJ preller to do, that is)

Complete deal: OF Gomez and RHP Fiers from #Brewers to #Astros for OF Phillips, LHP Hader, OF Santana and RHP Houser.

even the best hitter on earth strikes out roughly 89% of the time

Even more damning:

Shaquille O'Neal career free-throw percentage: .527
Rickey Henderson career on-base percentage: .401

Rickey gives up.

otoh, everything but the last 3 minutes of an NBA game is shitboring.

Leake to SF

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/mike-leake-traded-giants-reds.html

@JeffPassan 6 hours ago
Sources: Astros-Padres believed to be working on "something big." They've talked Tyson Ross and Craig Kimbrel. San Diego could use a CF.

Jay Bruce to Mets rumors? Wheeler plus the price

not crazy about that

red sox looking to get tyson ross and maybe kimbrel along with him

Yankees, Astros also after Kimbrel sez Rosenthal

Aroldis rumors

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/aroldis-chapman-yankees-reds-trade.html

kinda surprised at yanks going after closers/setup men - they have two of the best in baseball. sometimes I look at betances and think he straight up is the best.

kimbrel would totally make sense for the 'stros though

feeling like the yankees are going for the royals' style of 4+ innings of relief seeing as how no pitcher can give them any length and CC is actually dead

@Ken_Rosenthal 2m
Source: #Orioles closing in on #Brewers’ Parra. Deal expected to be Parra for RHP Zack Davies, straight up.

xp i suppose that makes sense, CC is indeed a deceased being and pineda's out for a while

@Buster_ESPN
There is some speculation within the industry about a possible BOS/Cubs/Padres three-way blockbuster taking shape. Lots of pieces that fit.

stoked for the madness

broxton to cardinals for . . . ?

shits and giggles?

Probably just salary relief but still that is awesome news

wtf is happening

shits and giggles?

a canadian!

bud norris, one of the 'prizes' of a year ago, dfa'd

What's this about shits n giggles?!

brewers got mississauga's own malik collymore for broxton

mark lowe to blue jays for prospects

dan haren to the cubs

@jaysonst
Hearing rumblings that Jonny Gomes could get traded by #Braves today, as much for what he brings off the field as on it.

#grit

hahahahahahahaha

Bowtie gets ruminative

@Ken_Rosenthal 23m23 minutes ago
#Padres’ trade candidates filing into #Marlins Park, preparing for a game they may never play.

Yanks-Kimbrel not happnin, kr sez

The Tigers are close to moving Yoenis Cespedes, Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweets. While the White Sox are involved, they aren’t the favorite.

@BNightengale 3m3 minutes ago
The #Whitesox were aggressive, but fell short, and now out of #Tigers Cespedes sweepstakes

cespedes to the mets!?!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

two minor leaguers, not Wheeler

probably nimmo imo mo o

Hope Cespedes re-signs with the Tigers. Sounds very possible.

fulmer and cessa to detroit. the former is having a v. good year at least

@Ken_Rosenthal
#Padres largely standing pat because GM A.J. Preller believes the team can reach the postseason, source says.

hahaha what

sigh

Cubs get RHP Tommy Hunter from Orioles for OF Junior Lake

oh look the red sox got another ben cherington special bullpen reclamation project for a PTBNL

*barfs*

happy for the mets though, 'grats morbs

welcome to Pittsburgh, JA Happ and Tarzan Morse

ja happ *and* joe blanton jfc

don't think the Pads can pull it off this year. but for next year, they're still looking alright.

@Gambo987
Dave Stewart tells Burns and Gambo the Padres wanted Paul Goldschmidt from the Dbacks for closer Craig Kimbrell....WOW