Official 2018 MLB Waiver Trade Deadline Thread

[Second Base]

51 minutes ago, totdprods said:

the Machado trade makes more sense when considering that. Dodgers know this year may be one of their best bets at the division before San Diego really starts to threaten. Colorado and Arizona are capable too.

I would LOVE to see the Padres rise up and build themselves into a powerhouse like the Astros.  Padres fans deserve that.  They've spent the vast majority of their existence in the basement of their division.  They've built this absolutely beautiful ball park and their fans have largely stuck by what has been a losing team with a smaller payroll in what should be a medium or larger sized market. 

San Diego deserves a championship. 

And I think they'll do it.  In 2020 and 2021 that team will be killer.  

They have the deepest potential rotation in baseball with Luccesi, Lamet, Lauer, Quantrill, Gore, Baez, Morejan, Espinoza, Paddock, Allen and Nix. 

And they'll finally have just enough offense to match it with Wil Myers, Francisco Mejia, Eric Hosmer, Fernando Tatis, Luis Urias, Manny Margot, Franchy Cordero, Hunter Renfroe and Travis Jankowski.  Plus you've gotta figure sooner or later they'll deal a couple of those pitching prospects for another big bat and when they're in striking distance, they'll finally spend a little money in free agency. 

[jordan]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

I must have missed this. 

link?

I know for a fact I read that, but will have to search for a link.  I mostly read Fletcher's column's so it might have been in that. 

[jordan]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

I must have missed this. 

link?

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/02/billy-eppler-ponders-a-key-stretch-for-the-angels-leading-up-to-the-trading-deadline/

In retrospect, Eppler said it was a decision based on prioritizing the team’s needs. 

“With the resources we had at our disposal we took the opportunity to shore up left field, second base and third base,” Eppler said, referring to the deals for Justin Upton, Ian Kinsler and Zack Cozart. “We looked into a lot of relievers this winter time. They seemed to be the area of the marketplace that was moving off the board pretty quickly. I will recognize the fact that there aren’t sure things on any side of the game, starting, relief or position player. 

“When we were assessing our club and what we need to do, it was clear we needed some guys who could stand the dirt and play second and third and also play left field. Those opportunities presented themselves with more clarity than the relief market. That’s the direction we chose.”

 

 

[beatlesrule]

Dodgers need bullpen help. I believe they only traded 1 top 100 prospect for Machado so they have ammo still.

[2020worldseries]

A Braves fan posted this in the comment section of mlbtraderumors yesterday. I'd definitely do this...

Fried is their 7th best prospect (#70 on top 100) and their 6th best starting pitcher prospect, according to mlb.com

[GoodTimesGoneBad]

All day. 

[totdprods]

25 minutes ago, 2020worldseries said:

A Braves fan posted this in the comment section of mlbtraderumors yesterday. I'd definitely do this...

Fried is their 7th best prospect (#70 on top 100) and their 6th best starting pitcher prospect, according to mlb.com

In a heartbeat.

[Dick B Back]

We like trading with the Braves...

[Lou]

@jordan great, thanks!

[bloodbrother]

Just need Britton to go next and then the Angels can step in and sell off a few of their relievers

[bloodbrother]

 

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[Stradling]

They’ll acquire Familia and trade Tieren. 

[Lou]

14 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

 I would LOVE to see the Padres rise up and build themselves into a powerhouse like the Astros.  Padres fans deserve that.

they don't deserve it any more than any other fan base. 

[bloodbrother]

This is peak A's

 

[jordan]

4 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

This is peak A's

 

I saw Familia is owed $3 mil the rest of the way. The A’s are going to get this deep in a trade and balk over MLB chump change?  They don’t deserve to win. 

[bloodbrother]

22 hours ago, totdprods said:

The Braves have stuuuupid SP prospect depth. Aside from their solid MLB rotation, they have another rotation's worth of Top 100 prospects, and then damn near another two rotations' worth of SP prospects arguably better than any of ours aside from Canning. 

Two relievers to ATL should net at least one of them.

I'll take Bryse Wilson. Close to MLB ready but is really overshadowed by the gluttony of arms the Braves have

[2020worldseries]

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It’s down to the medical reviews in the Jeurys Familia #Mets #Athletics trade, according to sources. Once that’s done, the deal should sail through.

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

This is peak A's

 

I am telling you the most A’s thing to do will be to acquire this dude, and then trade their closer Teiren (or however you spell that dudes name).  

[2020worldseries]

lol what. 23 year old in high A hitting 244 with ops 741 and a 26 year old reliever in AAA + 1 million int slot $$

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Source: #Mets are getting 2 prospects Wahl and Toffey and international slot money for Familia

[2020worldseries]

17 hours ago, Stradling said:

They’ll acquire Familia and trade Tieren. 

 

or this lol. They stole Familia from the Mets

 

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Deadline is 10 days away. #Athletics four games out in WC race. If they fall back, they could flip Familia, adopting same strategy #Twins took last season, pivoting from buyers to sellers. #Twins acquired Jaime Garcia on 7/24, then traded him on 7/29 and Brandon Kintzler on 7/31.

[Tank]

On 7/21/2018 at 1:10 PM, 2020worldseries said:

lol what. 23 year old in high A hitting 244 with ops 741 and a 26 year old reliever in AAA + 1 million int slot $$

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Source: #Mets are getting 2 prospects Wahl and Toffey and international slot money for Familia

It's the Mets. They're channeling the old Washington Generals (the team that always played the Harlem globetrotter).

[ten ocho recon scout]

57 minutes ago, Tank said:

It's the Mets. They're channeling the old Washington Generals (the team that always played the Harlem globetrotter).

They won a game!

[2020worldseries]

Except Alvarez is a lefty... and Kela has 2 years left, not 3

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Partial list of available RH relievers reflects buyer’s market: Potential FAs Brach Clippard Rodney Romo Soria Ziegler

Under control, add’l years J. Alvarez, 2 J. Anderson, 5 Barraclough, 3 Bedrosian, 3 J. Hughes, 2 D. Hernandez, 1 Iglesias, 3 Kela, 3 Oh, 1 Parker, 2 Yates, 2

[Taylor]

Trade the whole bullpen for pitching prospects.