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  1. Bertz
    Yeah he should be back next weekend. Maybe they give him one more rehab start given the trade circumstances?
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    Worse, player option
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    Ex horsefeathering Scuse me? Tong better be included as well
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    Good/Better/Best for the presumed last pitching move Holmes / Eovaldi / Gore Let's go
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    The answer is certainly some of both but I'm curious how much of this is Z's value being ascendant while Mo's is moving the opposite direction.
  7. Bertz
    Holy horsefeathers Z's really good but also Mo's value is clearly down more than I expected
  8. Bertz
    Really curious who we gave up, probably going to be a lot but he's legit as hell
  9. Bertz
    Go get one of the Rangers' guys and this deadline is still a homerun
  10. Bertz
    Needs one more guy, but like that could easily be Matt Boyd taking the QO. I also wonder if we see more of that Eovaldi smoke. Eovaldi+Garret would hit pretty hard for both '26 and '27.
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    The team is in a weird spot with SP depth. Rea and Peterson can't go to Iowa, Assad really doesn't deserve to be sent back down, none of the kids at Iowa would be a viable option in case of a couple injuries. I really think Rea (or Peterson?) is about to get moved. And also the team needs several SPs heading into next year.
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    I would also think this increases the chances we see a SP sent out. Whether that's Rea for roster flexibility purposes or someone like Assad going the other way in a Detmers deal.
  13. Bertz
    I assume everyone will be normal about this given the timing
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    FWIW these sorts of situations are usually just quibbling over the definition of "done" unless Bob Nightengale is involved
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    I legitimately wonder if Rea gets dealt in the next few hours. He's #8 in the pecking order (and that's assuming Brown is 100% a reliever here out). You would rather give that roster spot to a more legitimate short reliever and let Assad/Peterson be your depth.
  16. Bertz
    Curious who the headliner is. If we really did this for Kepley/Ayers 🙏
  17. Bertz
    Please let it be for the package the diarrhea guy put out there that'd be so frickin funny
  18. Bertz
    I talk a lot of crap about Cerami (deserved) but man is he money on deadline day
  19. Bertz
    Part of the reason for getting Gausman done last night is to make sure you can't get caught with your pants completely down today. Worst case scenario is another Kittredge/Rogers sort of deal to close this out. Not great but a hell of a lot better when it's Gausman you have banked instead of Soroka.
  20. Bertz
    Yeah Bubic is actively injured right now. This is a "he might be built back up to at least relieve by the time we hit October" sort of deal. Possibly a "we want to manage his rehab so we know if we should sign him this winter" deal.
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    Pros/Cons of the Rangers guys IMO - Eovaldi probably and deGrom definiteky are better than Detmers and certainly more battle tested - Those two guys are controllable, but at hefty salaries. There's still value in carrying them into '27 but it's not nearly as valuable from a holistic team building perspective as like Detmers making ~$5M - Because of the $$$ (and age) they will cost much less in prospects - Gore is IMO as talented as anyone we've talked about, and I'm not worried about the inflated ERA. That said he's certainly been up and down for his career so far. He's also not controlled as long as the other guys, just this year and next I love this development. Love love love
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    Worth noting unless the Cubs deal Shaw they don't need a RHH bat to be an OFer.
  24. Bertz
    OMG yes please buy low on Gore
  25. Bertz
    Among pitchers with at least 30 IP this year, Rico Garcia is #1 in in-zone contact rate against. And he's not wild or anything either. I don't fully know what his deal is, but if you're looking to buy a guy for what he's going to do vs. name value he's gotta be near the top of the list.
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