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koz-man · 07-30-16, 07:54 AM

Homer back for Cincy...

The Reds activated Homer Bailey from the disabled list Thursday following a rehab assignment and designated him as the Sunday starter on Friday.

Chi_archie · 07-30-16, 08:00 AM

Originally posted by koz-man

Homer back for Cincy...

The Reds activated Homer Bailey from the disabled list Thursday following a rehab assignment and designated him as the Sunday starter on Friday.

Good of luck Homer

JAKEPEAVY21 · 07-30-16, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by BigSpoon

Marlins gave up 2 of their top 6 prospects for a few months of Cashner and Rea basically. Nice haul for the Padres.

lower level of farm system is juiced to the gills now

now the Padres have to develop the talent, which has always been an issue

BigSpoon · 07-30-16, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by koz-man

Didn't realize that there were 2 top tier prospects involved.

Wow... Great deal for the Pads!!!

Naylor and Castillo won't be as highly ranked in the Pads system but yeah good deal by the Pads to convert three struggling pitchers into some decent assets.

Cross · 07-30-16, 12:33 PM

Padres are hard to watch. Never have much hitting.

JAKEPEAVY21 · 07-30-16, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Cross

Padres are hard to watch. Never have much hitting.

this coming from a guy with a Cutler avatar

Padres just had a 25 game home run streak and are actually scoring runs this year

the pitching is the problem now

LT Profits · 07-30-16, 02:46 PM

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mr. leisure · 07-30-16, 11:25 PM

Padres trade Matt Kemp to Braves for a player they then immediately cut

The Braves and Padres both get rid of Hector Olivera on the same night

Two Bad contracts

BigSpoon · 07-30-16, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Padres trade Matt Kemp to Braves for a player they then immediately cut

The Braves and Padres both get rid of Hector Olivera on the same night

Two Bad contracts

The Dodgers are paying portions of both guys salaries for next 3-4 years too.

$3.5M/yr for next 3 seasons after this one on Kemp & $4.67M/yr for next 4 seasons after 2016 on Olivera's deal.

mr. leisure · 07-30-16, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by BigSpoon

The Dodgers are paying portions of both guys salaries for next 3-4 years too.

$3.5M/yr for next 3 seasons after this one on Kemp & $4.67M/yr for next 4 seasons after 2016 on Olivera's deal.

Yep , the dodgers really got screwed on those deals

BarkingToad · 07-31-16, 12:50 AM

Bryce Harper has done very little since April.

El Nino · 07-31-16, 01:12 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Padres trade Matt Kemp to Braves for a player they then immediately cut

The Braves and Padres both get rid of Hector Olivera on the same night

Two Bad contracts

What a mess.

Chi_archie · 07-31-16, 03:34 AM

Colin Rea hurt in the 4th inning of his debut with the Marlins after being traded from the pads

EmpireMaker · 07-31-16, 03:50 AM

Originally posted by BarkingToad

Bryce Harper has done very little since April.

He was 1/21 last 7 days going into Saturday's game.

koz-man · 07-31-16, 07:46 AM

Phillies put up obscure 8th inning

The Phillies batted around and scored four runs -- all without recording a hit.

Philadelphia - Top of 8th

Cervenka relieved Ramírez.	5	3
Goeddel hit for Asche.	5	3
Goeddel walked.	5	3
Galvis bunted into fielder's choice to first, Goeddel out at second.	5	3
Featherston hit for Ramos.	5	3
Featherston walked, Galvis to second.	5	3
Galvis stole third, Featherston stole second.	5	3
C. Hernández intentionally walked.	5	3
Herrera walked, Galvis scored, Featherston to third, C. Hernández to second.	6	3
Weber relieved Cervenka.	6	3
Franco safe at first on error by third baseman García, Featherston and C. Hernández scored, Herrera to second.	8	3
Howard safe at first on error by shortstop Aybar, Herrera to third, Franco to second.	8	3
Altherr hit by pitch, Herrera scored, Franco to third, Howard to second.	9	3
Rupp grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Altherr out at second.	9	3

JAKEPEAVY21 · 07-31-16, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Padres trade Matt Kemp to Braves for a player they then immediately cut

The Braves and Padres both get rid of Hector Olivera on the same night

Two Bad contracts

opens up playing time for the numerous young and talented outfielders for San Diego

Otters27 · 07-31-16, 09:02 AM

Rockies make their way to .500 can they sweep the Mets become a major player in the wild card race

mr. leisure · 07-31-16, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by JAKEPEAVY21

opens up playing time for the numerous young and talented outfielders for San Diego

The right move , just dumping an inflated salary .

Otters27 · 07-31-16, 11:37 PM

So many blown saves recently. guys just blowing in in the bottom of the 9th

BarkingToad · 08-01-16, 12:19 AM

Why would Yankees trade both Chapman and Miller?

El Nino · 08-01-16, 12:24 AM

Originally posted by BarkingToad

Why would Yankees trade both Chapman and Miller?

Chapman a FA next year...get something for him rather than nothing. They weren't re-signing him.

EmpireMaker · 08-01-16, 03:34 AM

Astros GM Jeff Luhnow said the team is “50-50” to make a move in advance of the deadline, as Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports. “We’ve got some things in the works, but nothing getting close to going over the finish line at this point,” said Luhnow, who also acknowledged the high price that starting pitching is commanding this summer. Houston doesn’t appear to have any real needs, strictly speaking, but is surely interested in exploring ways to bolster the roster — particularly in the rotation.
We’ll round up the remainder of the chatter on the eve of deadline day:

Chatter surrounding White Sox ace Chris Sale continues to suggest that he’s an unlikely trade candidate, but the mere possibility of a trade certainly warrants attention. The Rangers, Dodgers, and Red Sox are three clubs still working the phones to see if something can be worked out, per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag, who goes on to discuss some of the names being kicked around in possible deal frameworks.
The Rays’ own controllable starters seem more likely to be moved, though that too is far from a certainty. Tampa Bay is still holding talks with many teams, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times writes. Meanwhile, the Cubs are at least still looking into acquiring a quality arm from that — or another — organization, Bruce Miles of 670thescore.com tweets. We also heard tonight that the Giants are chasing Rays lefty Matt Moore.
Though the Yankees still haven’t fielded offers that it likes for outfielder Carlos Beltran, rival executives tell Heyman (Twitter link) that they think the veteran will be moved tomorrow. You can read up on the latest rumblings on Beltran right here.
Right-handed reliever Jim Johnson still seems to be the likeliest Braves player to be traded, MLB.com’s Mark Bowman tweets. While the team would love to find a taker for shortstop Erick Aybar, though, there simply isn’t any interest in him, per the report.
Before acquiring Matt Kemp, the Braves looked into a deal for outfielder Ryan Braun, Heyman tweets. Braun, certainly, would have been the more intriguing addition, given that he has significantly out-produced Kemp this year, though presumably Milwaukee is much less interested in holding onto a big chunk of Braun’s salary to facilitate a deal. Atlanta GM John Coppolella acknowledged the importance of the financial component of the pact in recent comments, as Bowman reports. “We didn’t give up a draft pick, and we didn’t trade away any prospects,” he said. “So, we were able to stick with the plan that we had while still filling a major need for us with right-handed power.”

Chi_archie · 08-01-16, 05:35 AM

I hope today offers some exciting trades

JAKEPEAVY21 · 08-01-16, 08:18 AM

Hoping Derek Norris gets moved

Austin Hedges is tearing it up in AAA and is a defensive stud catcher to boot

mr. leisure · 08-01-16, 09:33 AM

Eric Bruce most likely going to the Giants .

BigSpoon · 08-01-16, 09:53 AM

Hoping my Jays can add some pitching today. Need another reliever at the very minimum.

mr. leisure · 08-01-16, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Eric Bruce most likely going to the Giants .

WRONG

Now looking like the METS

koz-man · 08-01-16, 02:30 PM

The trade that would send Nimmo to the Reds for Jay Bruce has been held up by medical concerns with one of the minor leaguers involved in the dea

Spin: Apparently, the concern with the unidentified player (not Nimmo) is great enough to where the two sides will have to rework the trade. There's still a chance something will get done before the 4 pm Eastern deadline, but for now, Nimmo remains with the Mets.

BigSpoon · 08-01-16, 03:13 PM

Pretty boring deadline, unless something else is announced after the 4PM deadline here.

El Nino · 08-01-16, 07:45 PM

Zzzzzzzzzz boring trade deadline. Rangers going for it.

Cross · 08-01-16, 10:56 PM

Worst trade deadline ever, usually something happens.

mr. leisure · 08-01-16, 11:15 PM

Yasiel Puig getting demoted to the minors .

EmpireMaker · 08-02-16, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Yasiel Puig getting demoted to the minors .

He has been terrible all year and his bad attitude doesn't do him any favors either.

Chi_archie · 08-02-16, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Yasiel Puig getting demoted to the minors .

For or some reason this makes me very happy

JAKEPEAVY21 · 08-02-16, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by Chi_archie

For or some reason this makes me very happy

agree..guy is a hot dog