MLB Trade deadline Unofficial Official Watch Thread

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Love this time of year waiting to see what kind of trades teams "in the hunt" make.

Well, the first major trade is Mariners acquiring Josh Naylor from the Dbacks. Who knew the Mariners would be the first to spend money. Didn't see that coming. Nice pick up for them imo. Their lineup is getting stout. Be interesting if they end up going all in and also acquiring back Suarez in the coming days.

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Hey Nasher, you think Royals will end up sending Lugo back to the Mets?

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Yankees trading for Rockies 3B Ryan McMahon

https://x.com/MLB/status/1948802943312167101

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Good pickup for them. Could mean Suarez may be a Mariner again

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Hey Nasher, you think Royals will end up sending Lugo back to the Mets?

I hope not; it was Lugo and Ragans that got us to the playoffs last season.
When Lugo's yakker is on, it's one of the most devastating pitches in the game.
Take it from me, I couldn't hit a curve for shit, and Lugo's curve has left many a slugger talking to themselves on the way back to the bench after strike three.

The Josh Naylor deal was the steal of the day so far.

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Oh, not for nothing, great thread, Mr. Unde!

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I hope not; it was Lugo and Ragans that got us to the playoffs last season.
When Lugo's yakker is on, it's one of the most devastating pitches in the game.
Take it from me, I couldn't hit a curve for shit, and Lugo's curve has left many a slugger talking to themselves on the way back to the bench after strike three.

The Josh Naylor deal was the steal of the day so far.

I know about Lugo, he was a Met for years. He just had problems with command back in those days. He figured it out when he was shipped your way.

He had devastating stuff on MLB the show as well.

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Mets land another Soto, that dude is a dirty lefty, he'll be OK in the Mets 'pen.

Mets trade for Orioles left-hander Gregory Soto - ESPN

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Mets land another Soto, that dude is a dirty lefty, he'll be OK in the Mets 'pen.

Mets trade for Orioles left-hander Gregory Soto - ESPN

Yep, I was hoping for something better than that. Could use another hitter not another middle of the road bullpen arm.

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The Padres have discussed Dylan Cease in trade talks with the Mets, Cubs and some American League East teams, Buster Olney of ESPN report

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MLB: The Trade Red Sox Turned Down from Padres for Jarren Duran

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MLB: The Trade Red Sox Turned Down from Padres for Jarren Duran

Ya, I wouldn't take that trade. Cease is not nearly the pitcher he was and definitely is no where near the level of Duran as a player.

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I like this signing, but KC still needs one more bat.

Royals acquire outfielder Randal Grichuk from Diamondbacks - ESPN

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Several big names still out there, the drama is building coming down to the deadline

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Lugo signs extension with Royals not going anywhere Nasher

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Nasher, you see Ichiro call out the one writer who didn't vote for him in his induction speech? Classic

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Tigers need to get something here. Free fall. I’d even trade Skubal for a haul, he’s outta here anyway.

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I hope not; it was Lugo and Ragans that got us to the playoffs last season.
When Lugo's yakker is on, it's one of the most devastating pitches in the game.
Take it from me, I couldn't hit a curve for shit, and Lugo's curve has left many a slugger talking to themselves on the way back to the bench after strike three.

The Josh Naylor deal was the steal of the day so far.

yeah man, totally agree—lugo’s curve is nasty when it’s on. straight-up unhittable some nights. and yeah, that naylor trade? absolute steal. front office cooked on that one.

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Not much action yet, hopefully we get a flurry of trades in the coming days...

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Source: The Athletic
Tim Britton, Aaron Gleeman, Eno Sarris
July 28, 2025, Updated 8:04 am EDT

MLB trade deadline Urgency Index 3.0: Who needs what? Who needs it the most?

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

Trade deadline week is finally here.

And so is the third and final version of The Athletic’s Urgency Index — our look at which teams need a boost the most over the next four days. It’s been fascinating to see the ways this list has evolved since it first ran on June 12 and again on July 2. Each time, for instance, the team that needed a bat the most acquired one: San Francisco brought in Rafael Devers, and Seattle traded for Josh Naylor. (We have a good feeling we’ll go 3-for-3 on that one.)

Like each of the last two times, it’s Tim Britton breaking down bats, Eno Sarris on starters and Aaron Gleeman on relievers.
Bats

1st	San Diego Padres	3rd

The void in San Diego’s left field could fill, I don’t know, something the size of a warehouse. The Padres rank 28th in left-field production this season, which has improved since they moved Gavin Sheets there from DH. Problem is, their DHs now rank 29th in production across the majors. The Padres have scored two runs or fewer 11 times in the past month.

The bad news is San Diego desperately needs to add a bat to that mix, and desperation isn’t a great look in late July. The good news is that the bar is so low for improvement that the Padres’ lineup will look much better with even a league-average bat in left. The Friars could look to upgrade behind the plate as well.

2nd	Houston Astros	HM

If you check out the major-league leaders in offense in July, the Astros remain a Top 10 outfit. So why do they rank so highly here? The injury to Isaac Paredes might prove to be one too many maladies to overcome. Paredes joins Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Pe

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MLB trade deadline Urgency Index 3.0: Who needs what? Who needs it the most? - The Athletic

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Deadline week update: Top 50 MLB trade deadline candidates - ESPN

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Yep, I was hoping for something better than that. Could use another hitter not another middle of the road bullpen arm.

The lefty Soto was brilliant in the seventh. He made Devers look stupid on that weak ass, 8-bounce dribbler back to the mound.

Lindor is killing me; he had a couple of chances to do serious damage, only to gag again.

Oh, even if the Metropolitans reach the World Series, Diaz will give you a heart attack along the way.
Diaz is John Franco 2.0

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Ya Soto looked good. Nothing new with Diaz. He always brings me to the brink of hospitalization but gets the job done. Probably seen that 20 times minimum this season. He loves to create all sorts of trouble for himself before getting the outs.

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Indians losing pitchers left and right on sports betting investigation

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Indians losing pitchers left and right on sports betting investigation

That Indian scandal is going to turn into a giant stink storm that's going to make that moron Manfred very cranky.

Wait for it, unless the MLB executive empty suits put a lid on this.

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Breaking...
This just in...
And yep, the roof is about to fly off in Cleveland.

By Zack Meisel
July 28, 2025Updated 1:30 pm EDT


Emmanuel Clase, the Cleveland Guardians reliever who is one of the league’s top closers, was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of a sports betting investigation, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.

Fellow Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz is already under the same parameters. The league initially sidelined Ortiz on July 3, and then extended his leave after the All-Star break.

“We have been informed that no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted,” the Guardians said in a statement. “The Guardians are not permitted to comment further at this time and will respect the league’s confidential investigative process as we continue to fully cooperate.”

Clase, 27, had been one of the more popular trade candidates this month, with plenty of contenders seeking bullpen reinforcements. He led the American League in saves each of the last three seasons and finished third in the voting for AL Cy Young in 2024, thanks to a 0.61 ERA.

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Breaking...
This just in...
And yep, the roof is about to fly off in Cleveland.

By Zack Meisel
July 28, 2025Updated 1:30 pm EDT


Emmanuel Clase, the Cleveland Guardians reliever who is one of the league’s top closers, was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of a sports betting investigation, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.

Fellow Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz is already under the same parameters. The league initially sidelined Ortiz on July 3, and then extended his leave after the All-Star break.

“We have been informed that no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted,” the Guardians said in a statement. “The Guardians are not permitted to comment further at this time and will respect the league’s confidential investigative process as we continue to fully cooperate.”

Clase, 27, had been one of the more popular trade candidates this month, with plenty of contenders seeking bullpen reinforcements. He led the American League in saves each of the last three seasons and finished third in the voting for AL Cy Young in 2024, thanks to a 0.61 ERA.

Maybe they will just blame his interpreter for the scandal again

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Luis Ortiz is under investigation for 2 Pitches thrown that were balls in 2 diff games. There was unusual betting patterns on both pitches which both were Balls. R ppl this dumb? I like to no the amount that was wagered on the 2 pitches.

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Lugo signs extension with Royals not going anywhere Nasher

"Lugo, 35, finished second in AL Cy Young voting last season and has followed with a similarly excellent 2025, posting a 2.95 ERA over 113 innings. He was expected to decline a $15 million player option for 2026 and reach free agency, but Lugo expressed a desire to stay in Kansas City and negotiated the extension to remain in one of baseball's top rotations."

They all love playing in and for KC.
George Brett loved KC, Hosmer loves KC, and Sal Perez, the face of the franchise, loves it there.
Bobby Witt and even Bo loved playing for the Royals; he even said so, and Bo knows baseball.

Mike Trout loves KC, and he doesn't even play here.
"Gone, and I mean gone"
"That's Bo Jackson territory."

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b2iBSdvp4Ek

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Luis Ortiz is under investigation for 2 Pitches thrown that were balls in 2 diff games. There was unusual betting patterns on both pitches which both were Balls. R ppl this dumb? I like to no the amount that was wagered on the 2 pitches.

Ortiz is dirty as sin; the word is Ortiz was in on the prop bets.
That's still not proven in a court of law, but there's enough proof out there that Ortiz tanked those pitches.

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I agree how did they think they were going to get away with it is my ?

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Clase threw 22 pitches this season with an 0-0 count with the bases empty outside of the Gameday Strike Zone. Of those 22 balls 11 of them r classified as uncompetitive. He pretty much bounces the ball one moron swung LOL. He's fcked what a moron. He was a great reliever.

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I agree how did they think they were going to get away with it is my ?

You can't get away with it, I agree.
I'm an analytical geek from way back; some of these blockhead pitchers still don't realize that in this day and age, every pitch is analyzed by us geeks, location, velocity, type of pitch, everything. Analysts don't miss a thing.