Official 2021 Trade Deadline Discussion Thread

[tdawg87]

Just now, Biergott said:

Dogs better have to give up a metric butt ton of elite prospects.  Always seems like they gets the goods for a steaming pile of dog crap.  Can’t they get fleeced for once?

No.

They'll somehow end up only giving up their 12th, 19th, and 27th ranked prospects.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

best run team in MLB unfortunately

Yep, only 2 women beaters on their team. 

[Angel Oracle]

24 minutes ago, Tank said:

great hair, too.

Her and Yvonne Elliman 

[mmc]

 

[Angels Fan Forever]

3 hours ago, GoodTimesGoneBad said:

Don’t make me bust out the trade simulator! 

The justifying tool for guys who don't understand the complexities of the game...

[Revad]

Just now, mmc said:

 

If Ruiz is part of the deal, they will have extra catching prospects.  I guess they do already.

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I mean, it's the most likely scenario.

That organization has everything going for them. 

[Stradling]

Am I wrong when I say it comes down to where Scherzer wants to be rather than who has the best deal?  He doesn’t have to waive his 10-5 rights.  

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

[m0nkey]

Plan the parade

[failos]

11 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

The Wizards and Lakers have agreed to terms on a Westbrook trade, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter).

In addition to Westbrook, the Lakers will receive a 2024 second-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder in exchange for Kuzma, Harrell, Caldwell-Pope, and the No. 22 pick.

LOL

[m0nkey]

14 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

The Wizards and Lakers have agreed to terms on a Westbrook trade, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter).

In addition to Westbrook, the Lakers will receive a 2024 second-round pick and a 2028 second-rounder in exchange for Kuzma, Harrell, Caldwell-Pope, and the No. 22 pick.

Yes!!!

[Angels Fan Forever]

9 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Am I wrong when I say it comes down to where Scherzer wants to be rather than who has the best deal?  He doesn’t have to waive his 10-5 rights.  

https://www.mlb.com/news/max-scherzer-contract-plays-role-in-potential-trade-deadline-deal

[fan_since79]

39 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I haven't posted this much in ages.  I need to go take a nap before going to INO.

I just woke from my 4 pm nap to find the Dodgers might get both Scherzer and Turner, am I reading that right or still half asleep?! WTH?!?!

[mmc]

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Ruiz and Gray? That’s a nice start or true. 

[Jason]

24 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I mean, it's the most likely scenario.

That organization has everything going for them. 

The exact opposite of the Angels. This is why the Halos are still the “other” team in So Cal 

[beatlesrule]

3 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Ruiz and Gray? That’s a nice start or true. 

Well yeah. Max and Trea are REALLY good players. Both under control under at least next year too.

[mmc]

 

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[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Now expect the Padres to overpay for Berrios? 

[rafibomb]

 

 

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by rafibomb

[Angelsfan1984]

4 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

Now expect the Padres to overpay for Berrios? 

Likely. Just need that 3rd team to come get Cobb/Heaney 

[Second Base]

The best possible situation to be in, is to have an extremely strong team, with incredibly high budget and more prospects than you know what to do with. 

If you can somehow build that, you win. Because winning perpetuates winning.

If you're current crop isn't performing, no problem, just promote prospects from within, and if that doesn't work, use those prospects to trade for someone who will win. And if that doesn't work, use your ridiculous budget to sign FA that will win. And when their contact expires just replace them with all those specials prospects you have. Wash-rinse-repeat.

Either way, you're going to win. Continually.

And that's what the Dodgers have done.

There hasn't been a bad Dodgers team in ten years, back to 2011. And even then, two years before that they were in first. So it's been more than a decade of dominance. And they appear as if they're on the cusp of entering another period of dominance with good young players on the roster as well as superstars like Betts, Belli, Kershaw, Buehler and Scherzer. 

  And when those guys are too old to win, they'll just promote new prospects to take their place.