The Official 2020 MLB Trade Deadline Hot Stove Thread

[Claude]

19 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Why would Cardinals take on 15 million (I believe Pujols is making 30 million his last year.)

So they could bring him home and market his grand finale tour while he adds to his lifetime stats. 

[mmc]

 

[Chuck]

 

[rafibomb]

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/phillies-trade-deadline-mlb-matt-klentak-bryce-harper

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The biggest need, however, probably still lies in the pitching staff. With five doubleheaders next month, the Phils could certainly use starting pitching depth to go along with more options in the bullpen. A swingman pitcher might be a nice addition, but the prices are still high and the Phils aren't going to shed top prospects for that type of guy. There are also financial considerations that would require some creativity. 

Possibly can add Philly to the group of Bundy destinations at the deadline.

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[Erstad Grit]

36 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

That makes so much sense for them.  That move would make beating the Dodgers far more realistic

[Stradling]

Padres, Toronto and the White Sox should all be looking at Hader.  

[Erstad Grit]

On 8/25/2020 at 8:29 PM, mymerlincat said:

A deal I'd love to make would be around Bundy going to the Dodgers (+ maybe more coming from us?) for some combination of Josiah Gray, Joc Pederson, Ross Stripling, and Keibert Ruiz/Will Smith.  Probably only 2 at the most but I think there's a deal to be made.

Maybe regnifo for strip/joc?

In all seriousness maybe Bundy for stripling and gonsolin would be possible 

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

Maybe regnifo for strip/joc?

In all seriousness maybe Bundy for stripling and gonsolin would be possible 

I think that’s fair, but they would probably need to have another deal happening bringing back a reliever for them too. A little bit of a hit to their depth. 

Getting those two for Bundy would help our ‘21 just as much as he would, provided we pulled in another SP or two via free agency or trade this winter.

Edited August 28, 2020 by totdprods

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[Angels in 2030]

So who would be up for the Angels as a potential GM replacement to Eppler?  For some reason i fear it'll be an old-guard, retread type.  Like the position requirement ad from Arte will read: must have been fired as a GM at least twice previously.  

[totdprods]

11 minutes ago, Fourts said:

So who would be up for the Angels as a potential GM replacement to Eppler?  For some reason i fear it'll be an old-guard, retread type.  Like the position requirement ad from Arte will read: must have been fired as a GM at least twice previously.  

Come on down Dave Dombrowski.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Come on down Dave Dombrowski.

Which would be awful. 

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, Fourts said:

So who would be up for the Angels as a potential GM replacement to Eppler?  For some reason i fear it'll be an old-guard, retread type.  Like the position requirement ad from Arte will read: must have been fired as a GM at least twice previously.  

Arte's GM hiring history would indicate the exact opposite.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Not sure if this was posted but came across it at sportsline https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-trade-deadline-los-angeles-angels-biggest-needs-targets-and-trade-chips-ahead-of-aug-31/

[Angels in 2030]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

Arte's GM hiring history would indicate the exact opposite.

That's my point.  He's continually zigged with his GM hires.  I fear not only a zag this time, but it'll be a hard zag.  Dombrowski would fit the hard zag description.  I just get this feeling it'll be some old, dinosaur GM type.  If that's the case, i'd rather keep Eppler. 

Hopefully my concerns are unwarranted and, if a change is made, we'll hire a very bright GM on the rise....and everything will turn out to be successful. Then again, my Angel cursed mentality feels that even if we go the young up-and-coming route it'll turn into:

[stormngt]

18 hours ago, RendZone said:

So they could bring him home and market his grand finale tour while he adds to his lifetime stats. 

15 million?  That's a lot for a marketing campaign.

[Claude]

1 minute ago, stormngt said:

15 million?  That's a lot for a marketing campaign.

In reality it’s a pipe dream and they probably don’t even want him back.

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, Game 6 said:

Solid research, evaluation and writing all the way through until the very last line. 

"Eppler inherited the mess. And if he’s not retained, his successor will inherit another."

This is simply untrue. The team is closer to long term competitiveness than when he took over in 2015.

 

Absolutely. 

[kevinb]

I don’t want to start a new thread for this but. Is there anyway the Angels could trade Upton without eating his entire contract?

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

I don’t want to start a new thread for this but. Is there anyway the Angels could trade Upton without eating his entire contract?

no, he has a no trade clause.  I mean I guess if there was a team that was playoff bound and they had another bad contract to trade back to us.  I would be more prone to keep him and see if how he has been looking the last week or two turns into more nights like last night.  

[Angel]

I called Upton's rebound, first multi hit game of the season right?

[kevinb]

1 minute ago, Angel said:

I called Upton's rebound, first multi hit game of the season right?

Rebound? Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 

[Angel]

A 3 hit game is a good sign for any hitter

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Kevinb said:

Rebound? Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 

So you haven't been paying attention?