mtutiger

no

Gallo is on a one year deal. Maybe if the Yankees wanted a team to assume most/all of his salary for 2022 and that sweetened the return you'd get back in a reliever deal it would make sense, but outside of that, it would be pretty pointless to take him on. It seems likelier they just DFA him after the deadline, but maybe I'm wrong.

My post wasn't necessarily a joke.... his comments, particularly mentioning the fans, suggest to me that he's pretty pissed off and doesn't want to be traded. Which puts him at odds with the front office who, at a minimum, hasn't ruled it out. Goes back to what 1776 said yesterday... the fact that we are even talking about needing to trade Skubal because of lack of depth in other areas is a global failure for the General Manager.

Meadows is still in Erie? He probably just struggled with the adjustment from High A to AA and has worked through it. Which is really an encouraging sign considering where he was a year ago

Should be noted that May was his bump up to from High A to AA.

Solid return for the Royals, who badly need pitching in their system

Maybe he was a fan of "Fire Avila Night" lol

Important context: Some are now suggesting that Manchin's last time pulling off this bill was a means to get Rs to give up the CHIPS hostage. If they get it passed, it's one of those rare cases of them actually outmaneuvering the Turtle.

No Chafin in Toronto, to be replaced by Bryan Garcia

That's an absolutely brutal loss for the Padres.... brutal

WOW!

He'll be fine.... that inning isn't on him.

Way to go defense!

It's an interesting question. I would hold onto him, but he could be a commodity perhaps.

There are Al apologists here?

What do you get for the Candyman?

lol

Jeimer on a roll!

Bold prediction: he manages to go 7

Nice play for Victor Reyes.... Bad defense probably just shortened Skubs day there

Still think Passan's blurb was interesting and advanced things a little more beyond what Rosenthal reported yesterday (ie. price exorbitant, multiple GMs expect him to move). Anonymous execs have been wrong before and may have their own motives for talking to the press tho.

It's definitely a case of tradeoffs as well... Luis Castillo or Frankie Montas may be better options, but they are also controllable for a much shorter period of time. Using the Cards again because they seem like a really good fit (at least to me), they could value Skubal's youth and controllability over a longer period of time, especially given the size of the market that they play in, the fact that their most useful starters (Wainwright, Mikolas) are guys who are closer to the end than the beginning, and just how they have generally operated in acquiring players over the years.

No, but I do believe there are clubs who would pay more than an 27 y/o oft-injured, past prospect status outfielder. And there are at least a couple of contenders out there where you could easily see Skubal penciled in and getting postseason starts. Cardinals come to mind, especially with all of their injuries and general mediocreness of their starting pitching

If, to borrow Jeff Passan's term, the expectation is that the price for Skubal is expected to be "exorbitant", I don't think Skubal for Kyle Lewis is gonna get it done.

I agree with a lot of what Chas said, but a lot of it depends on how much a team believes in Skubal as well. Even among competitive ballclubs, there isn't a "one size fits all" view on any player, whether it be Skubal or anyone else. Because every GM and every front office is different and values different things. (EDIT: Some of it may depend on how a ballclub builds their roster as well; someone like Skubal makes a lot of sense to a smaller market competitive club who values controllability and affordability over the long term.) Put another way, one GM of a competitive franchise looking to add a starter may feel he is too inconsistent, but another one may feel differently, or may place a high value on the fact that he is controllable over a longer period of time.