2016 in-season trade deadline rumors and deals

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

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