RatkoVarda

there was an article a few years ago on ESPN about how trade deadline pickups energize any team/lockerrroom. when management and ownership say they are committed to winning that's good; players want to see that, not hear that though. barring disaster, the AL Central looks under control, but some of their potential playoff opponents have made real improvements. switching Bednar for Enns, Jackson, Lee makes them objectively better. the players would all see that.

So Montero replaces Enns? Montero's advanced #s much better than ERA; has some velocity; BBs are a problem

OK then; is this guy any better than any rando arm currently at Toledo?

The Athletic grades on Duran deal Phillies: A Twins: B

supply is dwindling

Pirates are dealing

assume this is real

twins, but one throws LH and one throws RH

controls the zone for sure; but a poor fit with Riley; too much to give up to have Kwan or Riley in CF; neither has arm for RF.

Twins talking to Astros about Carlos Correa trade. Guardians looking to move Kwan and Bieber. Not surprising that baseball people see the AL Central race differently than the trolls.

this team

both Fister and Paddack are tall RH pitchers. let's hope they have a lot more in common as well

"Plays The Right Way" not happy with umpire.

kinda gets quiet in here when they are winning

ump saves the day!

Harris failed with these 3: he signed Boyd, Maeda and Cobb for $50M and got nothing from them.

going to say that Ilitch just took on $4M in salary for some pretty average pitching, a move that was only required because Harris pissed away $15M on Cobb.

looks like the jail house video - which Bill Barr said did not exist -but Patel and Bondi released - with a minute missing - now has a new version without the minute missing, so all the conspiracy people will now be satisfied. LOL

so what does Bednar cost? 2 of Malloy, Wenceel, Jung, Sweeney? I think Pitts wants position players who can help now. If they keep Skenes, they need help today, not 2028.

because there is no second post waiver trade deadline, this is your one chance to add any arms, any innings. otherwise you are grabbing guys from the Independent League. Getting Paddack and the Uber Driver was an insanely boring move, but also a smart move, especially with Olson gone. Hopefully we see neither one in the playoffs.

Giants just signed Diego Cartaya to a minor league deal. This guy was a the #14 overall prospect in 2023. The Dodgers, a really well run franchise full of smart people, resisted all requests to include him in trades for years. Then he collapsed and now is available for nothing as a minor league free agent. The opportunity cost of not trading Cartaya is hard to measure, but real and probably significant.

Suarez wants a trade, he said he'd like to come to Detroit which is rare. but he just wants any trade: no QO, and he can play in playoffs, and maybe a big showing there gets him a nice contract

if true, and Trump has been lying about all sorts of settlements, that's the end of 60 Minutes.

isn't positive a good thing?