trade deadline 2019

Drew Smyly signed w/ Phils

https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/drew-smyly-agrees-to-contract-with-phillies

Mark Reynolds was designated for assignment by the Rockies.

edwin jackson to the tigers/mud hens

tyler white to the dodgers

astros also will dfa best beloved tony kemp when correa comes off the IL

also the cubs are calling up bad and hated ian happ

Mets said to be actively shopping Syndergaard (MIN, HOU, SD)

Craig Edwards predicts

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/predicting-the-2019-trade-deadline/

i am so bored for anything to actually happen, i am going to read that.

i feel dumber already.

it is now time for my annual marveling at how, three years ago yesterday, the yankees traded *three months* of aroldis chapman for gleyber torres and three other players

flags fly forever, Theo E would tell you

if Aroldis helped bring us da crown i'd take it, but it was more of an "in despite of" rather than "because of" thing.

derek holland to the cubs

i guess he could be useful as a loogy

Derek Holland, tied for fifth (along w/Verlander, Cueto, and Vargas(!)) among active pitchers in career shutouts with 8.

The Mets’ consideration of a deal for Marcus Stroman, in their Noah Syndergaard machinations, is absolutely bizarre. Stroman can impact two pennant races before free agency— and Mets aren’t in a race this year. It would be a waste.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 27, 2019

The Twins on Saturday night announced the deal that netted them reliever Sergio Romo, Chris Vallimont, a right-handed starter in High-A, and a player to be named later from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Double-A first baseman Lewin Diaz.

yeah jetes

We have traded LHP Jake Diekman to the Athletics for OF Dairon Blanco and RHP Ismael Aquino. #Royals

— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 27, 2019

According the MLB site, Stroman is headed to the Mets. Don't think he'll be very happy about that--I'm sure he had his sites set on the Yankees.

Wild move, no idea what to expect in the next 3 days.

I don’t get this at all. Why the Mets would do with Stroman or what on earth they would have that fits the jays needs.

stroman is from long island, i don't think he'll mind playing for the mets

and if he still wants to be a yankee, he only has to wait a year and a half

last i heard the mets were pretty high on anthony kay. really no clue what they’re doing

supposedly there was a ‘commotion’ in the jays clubhouse, v. exciting

I think it’s because they also just fired one of their coaches. (Duncan)

Also I would have expected more for Stro. These guys seem ok, but this is the best they could do?!

Sogard to Rays

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/eric-sogard-takes-nerd-power-to-tampa/

weird that it would be *two* ptbnl.
how closely do you follow the Mets farm system – you got thoughts on the two guys the Jays just got?

The tenth-best homer rate among qualified starters in the juiced ball era for an A-ball guy and a guy struggling with homers in Triple-A, seems worth it for the Mets. Weird return for the Jays.

— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) July 28, 2019

The projected BABIP for Stroman on various systems is .307-.310. The Mets have allowed a .308 BABIP this year. Focus on the homer suppression, which seems real, since it’s happened over his whole career, and the BABIP/infield defense thing doesn’t seem to be a big deal.

— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) July 28, 2019

The Indians have acquired right-hander Hunter Wood and infielder Christian Arroyo from the Rays in exchange for minor league outfielder Ruben Cardenas and some international signing money.

The Royals announced Monday that they’ve requested unconditional release waivers on first baseman/designated hitter Lucas Duda.

jordan lyles to the brewers, no idea why

"no idea why" – theme of this years deadline.

lyles actually pitched pretty well in 16 innings for the brewers last year, so i guess they know what they're getting. it was the only slice of his -3.2 bWAR career where he was above average

Had a perfect game going into the eighth versus Colorado last May.

(Not in Coors Field)

Jason Vargas has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, a source tells ESPN.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 29, 2019

for a runny cheesesteak

his name is austin bossart, but yes

ivy leaguer, should make ron happy

Astros are “working hard” to land Wheeler, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports

The #Mets scratched Ervin Santana from his Triple A start today. Syndergaard scheduled to pitch for them in majors tonight. Not known whether two are linked.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2019

Hearing same. Wheeler also possibility, and Bauer might be as well. Tim noted Bumgarner in earlier tweet. HOU on Bum’s no-trade list, but there is incentive for him to approve a deal. Player traded mid-season ineligible for qualifying offer, exempt from draft-pick compensation. https://t.co/6fWB2NpTCC

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 30, 2019

Everything is fluid, of course, but as of now Syndergaard still scheduled to start tonight in Chicago. As @Ken_Rosenthal noted Ervin Santana was pulled from AAA start. But more likely in case starter needed Thurs for Wheeler

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) July 30, 2019

Bauer to Reds in a 3-team deal w/ Padres

no further details

Right-hander Trevor Bauer has been traded to the Cincinnati Reds, sources familiar with the deal tells ESPN. He will move as part of a three-team deal with the San Diego Padres, according to sources.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2019

Puig goes to tribe

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2019

too bad there won't be a bauer-gerrit cole reunion

Taylor Trammell will be headed from #Reds to #Padres in three-team deal with #Indians that will send Trevor Bauer to CLE, sources tell The Athletic. Deal first reported by @JeffPassan.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2019

apparently there’s a brawl in the reds game and puig is in the middle of it because no one told him he’s been traded

Has a pitcher charged a dugout before?

that trade is p crazy. trying to wrap my head around what each team is trying to accomplish.

glad it wasn't that silly chili

Braves get right-handed closer Shane Greene from the Tigers for left-hander Joey Wentz and outfielder Travis Demeritte.

Today's game a good example of how badly they need that closer.

I will be bandwagoning hard for Greinke to earn a World Series title.

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One of Dombrowski's strangest quotes of the day: "If we can get in and play a one-game playoff -- for example, Houston made big trades today. They’re really good. They were good beforehand. If we play Houston, it will be in the playoffs, right? So we’ll see what happens."

— Jason Mastrodonato (@JMastrodonato) July 31, 2019

On a conference call, Jays GM Ross Atkins says the team's moves have 'turned 14 years of control into 42 years of control'.

gonna be tough for the marketing folks to work that into a slogan.

— Scott Stinson (@scott_stinson) July 31, 2019

like to see the Twins (or the Rays) win the pennant tbqh

Yeah I didn’t see much of a future for Stroman and Biagini and Sogard and Hudson with the Jays, trading Sanchez is a little more confusing.

Anyway, there ain't much to dislike from a Jays perspective imo.

they could've/should've gotten way more for stroman alone

I don't know about 'way' more, but yeah more perhaps.

b4 you cede the next two WS titles to Houston, I remind you of Maddux-Glavine-Smoltz

Yeah but did they have José Altuve?

this year's Altuve is kinda like Mark Lemke

>Anyway, there ain't much to dislike from a Jays perspective imo.

every Jays fan i know right now is red-lining with rage about the last two days.

They should stop reading Cathal Kelly.

two main things:... no, three: the return for Stroman was light. we coughed up a (admittedly fringe) prospect for an outfielder no one thinks much of (along with Sanchez and Biangini). the return that Bauer, and to a lesser degree, Grenkie got make the Stroman deal look much worse (even tho, yes they are both better – they pulled in *a lot* more).

xpost - i'm not sure who this is.

Toronto baseball fans can sometimes be the worst. a lot expect every trade to land us joe Carter or Josh Donaldson. so there's a base level insufferable to every move. but there's more than a few people feel this deadline was a missed opportunity.
also doesn't help that immediately after the Sanchez deal, the main guy we just landed two days ago got destroyed in his first start for the AAA team.

I suppose i'm higher on Fisher than most. Or lower on what Sanchez and Biagini could contribute over the next 2 seasons.

No one was going to get Bauer's haul. I'll admit that something closer to that would have been great, but it doesn't make the Stroman deal a bust. And I'm not super convinced Stroman compares to Greinke.

Grenkie is obviously better, but the return was so disproportionate.
And I had through the consensus on Fisher was he was a bust?!

That was a big money move by the Astros, kinda nice to see a different club pull it off.

So....RIP mlbtraderumors until November? More like mlbdfarumors now.

Honestly, I feel good about the Orioles standing pat rather than giving up the competent part of the team for garbage. Villar, Mancini, Alberto, Givens, etc. make the 2019 team a lot more fun to watch, and just for that their value to the Orioles is higher than their trade value on the market. And I am not on board with the theory that the team should actually strive to lose 120 games and "beat" the Tigers to the #1 draft pick.

VHS: What is it you're seeing in Derek Fisher? Just looking at his career box, I'm missing it.

Having said that, on the call-in show last week, after the team let Pompey go, one of the hosts said that the Jays, because of Bautista and Encarnacion, should know better than most franchises the danger of giving up on someone too soon. So I guess Fisher's the other side of the that.

Joe Pos with a neat observation on Greinke - he's not the only HOF'er (lets assume) to play for 6 different teams, but he might be the only to switch teams so often in his prime. Bobby Bonds and Sheffield maybe come close but its not like Zack, where he's pretty clearly been in his 'prime' state for nearly his whole career (minus a couple of seasons I guess)

xp Fisher was never going to develop nicely in already stacked Houston. I think he is a fine project that will be worth 1-2 WARs in a position of need (outfield) for next few controlled years to come. Acuna he is not, but I am not even sure Sanchez + Biagini combined were worth 1 WAR over the last 2 seasons, in positions the Jays have more depth in.

xp also kenny lofton (not a hall of famer, but pretty close!)

though most of his team-switching was after his prime

reds claim kevin gausman off waivers from the braves

Joe Pos with a neat observation on Greinke - he's not the only HOF'er (lets assume) to play for 6 different teams, but he might be the only to switch teams so often in his prime. Bobby Bonds and Sheffield maybe come close but its not like Zack, where he's pretty clearly been in his 'prime' state for nearly his whole career (minus a couple of seasons I guess)

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maybe the closest guy to Greinke would be Gaylord Perry? when it's all said and done i can see them winding up w/similar WAR numbers. Greinke just cleared 70 on bWAR, Perry finished w/90.

I'd figure Gausman is to add innings to the Reds bullpen, as they are seriously gassed at this point.

cubs sign jonathan lucroy

Following today’s game, the Tigers designated RHP Trevor Rosenthal for assignment.

14.73 BB/9, 2.39 WHIP, 12.89 ERA, a relatively promising 6.63 FIP

former pirate great josh harrison has been released by the tigers

jordy mercer soldiers on

Harrison only 5th among HACKING MASS 2b

Joe Panik is 3rd

Chris Owings leads in the clubhouse

owings is hitting .333/.386/.610 in pawtucket; maybe he'll get some september love

he's my guy so as long as he reverts to the interstate