Random trade speculation

[Manny Trillos Brother]

Can they do something like 20-30 pitches, then a couple of rest days, then say 50 pitches then regular rest then 80 pitches? That puts his first start for the big league team around August 18th and doesn't waste too many "bullets".

 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Wonder if the Angels would throw in Ryan Zeferjahn in a Detmers trade. Walk rate is alarming but it's been a lot better in July and his K rate is fantastic.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Id like to see Cabrera in the pen

[Outshined_One]

7 hours ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

Couldn't an alternative explanation for this be that these are just crappy tiny fanbases relative to others?  Texas is a football state, and Arizona is not exactly a sports haven.  

This is one of the unspoken issues when parity comes up. If every team has the *same* chance of winning a WS in a given season, you're going to end up with WS matchups that are ostensibly bad for the sport because of fickle/apathetic fanbases.  Cripes, the Marlins have won more WS than most teams in MLB since 1997 and look where that got their attendance and media deals.

[Bertz]

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7481711/2026/07/30/mlb-trade-deadline-cubs-jed-hoyer/

This Mooney article is interesting, especially considering Mooney's typical tone

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

The Giants were apparently trying to trade Robbie Ray before his start tonight, but he went out and pitched anyway. 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

ERA is really good (3.08) but the xFIP is ugly (4.82)

[Post Count Padder]

AJ Minter traded to the Twins for Benny Agbayani's son.

[Stratos]

10 hours ago, PeanutPunch33 said:

If the definition of "good for the sport" is just the viewership ratings, then I can't disagree.  The Dodgers have a large enough fanbase that the "ratings" will always be great when they are good.

But if the league's goal is to grow the game outside of LA and NY then I just don't see it as a positive thing.  Fans in Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore should feel like their team has a chance to win it all some day.  I would be stunned if a team like the Athletics win a championship in the next 50 years.  It shouldn't be like that.  

No, what's best for baseball is the most viewership during the World Series.  That means the most popular teams in the biggest markets, the Yankees and Dodgers, should be in the WS against each as much as possible and nobody else has much of a chance.  Fans in e.g Cleveland, Baltimore, Minnesota can abandon their teams and buy Yankees and Dodgers jerseys and join the bandwagon like everyone else.

The way to do this is getting rid of the luxury tax completely.  The Dodgers spent 170m in luxury tax penalties last year, so they could then use that money to buy even more great players like Soto, Cease etc and ensure total dominance.  Ram bigger sportsbooks into Yankee/Dodger Stadium and spraypaint Onlyfans ads across the OF grass so they can make even more money to spend.

A truly fantastic vision for the game.

[Brian707]

[Geographyhater8888]

With roster turnover in corner outfield spots and Bregman and Swanson turning another year old next season, I’d 100% entertain trading Brown if that’s what it takes to land Skubal (and only Brown from the ML roster). The future is today.