Trades/acquisitions

CJ9 said:
We have a 6% chance of winning the division. I’d say there’s a much better than 6% chance that the players we’d get in return for Morton would be more helpful to the organization - whether as a player or a trade piece.
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Probably not much greater.
 
I always wonder "who's zooming who" when proposed deals take a sharp turn in a different direction. One of the snippets of Moneyball had Lewis describing Beane and company working on a couple of deadline deals and the "he said/he said" was pretty fascinating. Looks like Cherington may have leaked something to get the Mariners to jump.

We'll see if there's a performance difference in the proposed packages. Bins is closer to the majors than Gutierrez, so that likely plays into things.
 
50PoundHead said:
I always wonder "who's zooming who" when proposed deals take a sharp turn in a different direction. One of the snippets of Moneyball had Lewis describing Beane and company working on a couple of deadline deals and the "he said/he said" was pretty fascinating. Looks like Cherington may have leaked something to get the Mariners to jump.

We'll see if there's a performance difference in the proposed packages. Bins is closer to the majors than Gutierrez, so that likely plays into things.
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It looks like it was a medical issue that caused the Phillies deal to fall apart
 
Bryant says he’s willing to return to the Cubs next year if he’s traded now. Wonder if that’s posturing on his part or what the reason is behind the comments? Seems like comments like that will only hurt the Cubs in what they get back for him in a trade.
 
Any read about the Mariner players reaction to the trade yesterday of Graveman? They are 1 game out of a playoff spot and Dipoto traded their best reliever for 2 no ones.

Didn't address the players at all, they found out from the press. Yiesshhh
 
NinersSBChamps said:
Bryant says he’s willing to return to the Cubs next year if he’s traded now. Wonder if that’s posturing on his part or what the reason is behind the comments? Seems like comments like that will only hurt the Cubs in what they get back for him in a trade.
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I don't see how it hurts them in any way. Teams trading for him will be trading for what he brigs over next 2-3 months only. Any team trading for a rental knows there is a good chance that player may sign with someone else in the off-season. Only poorly run teams give up value for the potential to sign someone long term.
 
Heyman: The Braves were a buyer when they acquired Joc Pederson and in a tight NL East they will continue to buy. Only question is how aggressive to be. So no, Charlie Morton will not hit the market. Braves are 4 games back even without Acuna, Ozuna, Soroka. So understandable stance.

The dream is dead.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
Any read about the Mariner players reaction to the trade yesterday of Graveman? They are 1 game out of a playoff spot and Dipoto traded their best reliever for 2 no ones.

Didn't address the players at all, they found out from the press. Yiesshhh
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It reminds me a bit of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade

Jerry Reinsdorf pulled the plug on a White Sox team that was in contention. He traded three of the White Sox top pitchers (Danny Darwin, Roberto Hernandez, and Wilson Alvarez) to the Giants for six younger players (two of whom, Keith Foulke and Bobby Howry, did have decent careers and, as the Wikipedia entry points out, did contribute the White Sox making the playoffs a couple of years later).
 
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CJ9 said:
Heyman: The Braves were a buyer when they acquired Joc Pederson and in a tight NL East they will continue to buy. Only question is how aggressive to be. So no, Charlie Morton will not hit the market. Braves are 4 games back even without Acuna, Ozuna, Soroka. So understandable stance.

The dream is dead.
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I never saw AA giving in and selling. He knows TDA and Ynoa are coming back in a few weeks and will help along with whatever he trades for. The division is terrible this year.
 
Hudson2 said:
I never saw AA giving in and selling. He knows TDA and Ynoa are coming back in a few weeks and will help along with whatever he trades for. The division is terrible this year.
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Depending on the site you look at, we have a 4-9% chance at making the playoffs.
 
CJ9 said:
Depending on the site you look at, we have a 4-9% chance at making the playoffs.
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Probably goes up considerably with the right moves over the final 61 games. More offense, improved bullpen cutting down on the 2-1 and 3-2 losses and the blown late inning leads. And not that this has mattered, but the schedule in August isn’t terrible.
 
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