Random trade speculation

[NorthsideAvenger]

1 hour ago, Jason Ross said:

Per Sammon: Mets ask for Peralta is top-100 prospect and more. 

They are not going to like the answers they'll get but sure ask away.

Edited 7 hours ago by NorthsideAvenger

[Tryptamine]

I love that the Mets expectations basically means that they believe yeah he's been bad this year and yeah he's a free agent at the end of the year, but if you get him off our dumpster fire team he'll probably be good again.

[bukie]

2 hours ago, Jason Ross said:

Per Sammon: Mets ask for Peralta is top-100 prospect and more. 

Top 100 in the team's system I assume.

[KCCub]

Some names for context that have been discussed in a White Sox trade for Peralta -

 

 

[Funky-daddy]

No Kelly or Seiya today. Probably just rest but let the speculation begin lol

[JD94]

Peralta now scratched from his start tonight after initial reports that he was going to pitch. The Athletic listed us as one of 4 teams with the strongest interest in him earlier today. 

[Dfan25]

Certainly interesting that Peralta has been scratched and the Athletic mentions the possibility as intriguing . I guess will be keeping an eye tonight on minor league lineups 

[Bertz]

Add Mize to the "guys getting scratched" list

Not gonna lie it feels like the damn is going to break.  I know baseball execs love nothing in the world more than to procrastinate so I have my expectations on Sunday night for the fun starting in earnest but the tenor of rumors makes it seem like we're closer than that.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Mize might have been scratched for more than a trade reason. Apparently his velo was dropping in his last start 

[Bertz]

4 hours ago, KCCub said:

Some names for context that have been discussed in a White Sox trade for Peralta -

 

 

Those are nice prospects but as expected that is a farrrrrrrrrr cry from "Top 100 guy and more"

Value wise (but very much NOT style-wise) that feels something like Cepeda and Southisene.

[JD94]

I’m patiently waiting on our minor league affiliates to drop their lineups just incase something stands out. Lots of rumors and starting pitchers we’ve been linked to being scratched has my antenna up even if we are still a little early

[Tryptamine]

down to roughly 72 hours until deadline, still not much going on

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

down to roughly 72 hours until deadline, still not much going on

Happens every year. Most of the interesting trades won't happen until Monday

[Stratos]

6 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

I love that the Mets expectations basically means that they believe yeah he's been bad this year and yeah he's a free agent at the end of the year, but if you get him off our dumpster fire team he'll probably be good again.

Start high with initial asking price, can always come down.  Can't go back up.

[Stratos]

4 hours ago, JD94 said:

Peralta now scratched from his start tonight after initial reports that he was going to pitch. The Athletic listed us as one of 4 teams with the strongest interest in him earlier today. 

Don't sellers sometimes skip starts for some guys before the deadline for caution just in case they make a deal, so doesn't necessity mean a trade (but could).

[BigSlick]

yall i can't even tell everyone on this board how angry i am that the trade deadline isn't on my birthday, July 31st. For years and years and years, my birthday and the trade deadline coincided, and I would get a Cubs birthday present (often times it was underwhelming, but sometimes I'd get a nice shiny Rich Harden). 

It's so disappointing that i wont get my annual Cubs Birthday Present today. 

[Stratos]

Eww, Brewers.  https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/07/tarik-skubal-trade-rumors-brewers-pay-full-salary.html

[squally1313]

29 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Eww, Brewers.  https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/07/tarik-skubal-trade-rumors-brewers-pay-full-salary.html

I only read the headline but isn’t paying the remainder of his salary like, a baseline assumption for every team?

[mk49]

12 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

I only read the headline but isn’t paying the remainder of his salary like, a baseline assumption for every team?

Yes, I think so.

TBH, I hate the Dodgers more than the Brewers, so if the Brewers get Skubal, and beat LAD in the playoffs, I'd be OK.  I don't want to face the Brewers with Skubal, though.😅