Random trade speculation

[JD94]

4 minutes ago, KCCub said:

 

Is it just me or does that seem light? I mean Hope is awesome, but the other 2? River Ryan is 27 in AAA and has pitched 8 games this year. I’m assuming due to injury, but still. 

[NorthsideAvenger]

I wish teams would freeze out the Dodgers on these type of trades. Or at the very least put a Dodger tax on the trade.

With that said, Dodgers are definitely beatable this year, even with Skubal.

Edited 14 hours ago by NorthsideAvenger

[Dfan25]

horsefeathers Skubal’s debut will be at Wrigley most likely 

[WhyCantWeWin]

Still believe Hope is going to be a superstar, just happy hes not on the dodgers anymore. 

[731.4life]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Brewers or Rays definitely could have done this. Chicken shits

I would be more pissed at the Brewers than Rays. Brewers would actually have an advantage in the starting pitching in the NLCS over the Dodgers if they made that deal with Skubal.

[KCCub]

1 minute ago, JD94 said:

Is it just me or does that seem light? I mean Hope is awesome, but the other 2? River Ryan is 27 in AAA and has pitched 8 games this year. I’m assuming due to injury, but still. 

As always, the end return is nowhere near some of the outlandish packages that get thrown around. River had TJ surgery in August of 24 and missed all of 25. He was a solid prospect but definitely not the type of young arm they were rumored to be after. 

[mk49]

Like I said, I didn't expect the Cubs would get Skubal, but I really didn't want him to join the horsefeathers Dodgers.  I hate them from my heart.  

[Stratos]

39 minutes ago, Bertz said:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7485963/2026/08/01/cubs-pitching-trade-deadline-plans/

Not gonna lie this reads like the plan is one of the Angels guys, one of Gausman/Peralta/Holmes, and a closer caliber reliever.  Which if they actually do all that....holy horsefeathers

Detmers/Peralta/Brown/Boyd/Shota/Peterson/Cabrera plus Assad/Rea plus Steele and Horton plus Taillon on the payroll..  That would be a lot of MLB SP.  Jed must be banging his head.

[Jason Ross]

Hope/Ryan/Smith to Dodgers for Skubal. 

That return feels...light. At least based on what we expected. 

[s2obed]

I hate the Dodgers but not more than the Brewers. Glad he’s not going to Milwaukee.

Miz and Skubal in the playoffs back to back would’ve been insane. 😬

Edited 14 hours ago by s2obed

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Hope/Ryan/Smith to Dodgers for Skubal. 

That return feels...light. At least based on what we expected. 

def light. The Dodgers made out like bandits. Harris should have insisted on de Paula.

Edited 14 hours ago by Tangled Up in Plaid

[731.4life]

Just now, s2obed said:

I hate the Dodgers but not more than the Brewers. Glad he’s not going to Milwaukee. 

I get that, but I also want teams to feel like they have a chance to win a World Series, even to include the Cubs biggest rival (currently). 

No one is going to feel like they have a chance to win the World Series. Now, I don't know what Tampa Bay's offer (if they offered) was going to be, but we're about to have a boring postseason play. For the baseball fan, that's going to suck.

[mk49]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

Hope/Ryan/Smith to Dodgers for Skubal. 

That return feels...light. At least based on what we expected. 

Yeah, I agree, and it's good for us, I guess.  We can get a rental like Holmes, Peralta.... for much less.

[731.4life]

I believe if I am a Tigers fan, I'll be pissed off, too. If all they're going to get is a 27/28 year old and the top 25 prospect in the MLB pipeline, I bet they'd rather just keep him and try to offer him a crap ton in the offseason.

[Post Count Padder]

4 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Hope/Ryan/Smith to Dodgers for Skubal. 

That return feels...light. At least based on what we expected. 

I assumed it was gonna be Hope, Sheehan, Ryan and another prospect. Flip side, could we get Sheehan?

Sucks it's the Dodgers but at least it's not the Brewers. 

[Stratos]

9 minutes ago, JD94 said:

Is it just me or does that seem light? I mean Hope is awesome, but the other 2? River Ryan is 27 in AAA and has pitched 8 games this year. I’m assuming due to injury, but still. 

To be fair to Ryan, even if he had never been injured he'd still be blocked by the Dodgers having a full rotation of perennial Cy Young candidates plus Sasaki.

F*** the Dodgers.

[NorthsideAvenger]

7 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

Hope/Ryan/Smith to Dodgers for Skubal. 

That return feels...light. At least based on what we expected. 

That is because it is light.

Dodgers are the entitled child and the rest of baseball are the kind of parents who can't say no. 

[Stratos]

21 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

With that said, Dodgers are definitely beatable this year, even with Skubal.

Them Dodgers might not be done dealing yet...

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Tigers POBO Scott Harris is a baseball terrorist

[soccer10k]

36 minutes ago, KCCub said:

I hate how obvious this trade was 

[JHBulls]

Well, that’s everyone else’s WS prospects down the shitter. But that’s what happens when you spend money on everyone you want and leave your already great farm system in tact. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Well, that’s everyone else’s WS prospects down the shitter. But that’s what happens when you spend money on everyone you want and leave your already great farm system in tact. 

I think the Dodgers were already up to 25% chance to win the WS before this. Kind of makes you feel like there's no point in even trying.

[731.4life]

2 minutes ago, JHBulls said:

Well, that’s everyone else’s WS prospects down the shitter. But that’s what happens when you spend money on everyone you want and leave your already great farm system in tact. 

Good point. 

Skubal was traded over, and he's a rental so it won't cost much. Other than Tommy Edman, I'm not sure if they traded for one player on their roster. 

[Stratos]

If we end up with another 4.00 ERA guy I'll be annoyed.

[We Got The Whole 9]

6 minutes ago, 731.4life said:

Good point. 

Skubal was traded over, and he's a rental so it won't cost much. Other than Tommy Edman, I'm not sure if they traded for one player on their roster. 

Mookie