Trade deadline transactions 2022

[G-Fafif]

Braves send Will Smith (the reliever, not the catcher nor the slapper) to Houston for starter Jake Odorizzi.

[nymr83]

I like that deal...for the Mets! Odirizzi doesn't worry me in a playoff series (does he even pitch in one?) while Smith was a very good reliever prior to this year,

[Gwreck]

Still looking for two bullpen arms (even if Trevor May comes back healthy/productive). Whatcha got, Billy Eppler?

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Braves also got Robbie Grossman from the Tigers.

[Fman99]

White hot Braves still making deals to try and improve. Curious to see if the Mets make any more transactions before 6 PM today.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

The Cubs' Contrares and Robertson still on the board? Martino says the Mets are talking with the Tigers for Andrew Chafin and Michael Fulmer.

[bmfc1]

Syndergaard might be traded. How about Noah + the difference between what the Mets were going to pay him and what LAA paid him for a middling prospect? He can pitch out the 'pen.

[Frayed Knot]

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=101839 time=1659441121 user_id=119]
The Cubs' Contrares and Robertson still on the board?

[roger_that]

What will it take to land Wilson Contreras at this point? Or is he off the table? What we need most of all is a slugging catcher, much more than bullpen help.

[Frayed Knot]

Contreras IS getting moved, there's no mystery to that.

To where and for what is the question.

[Frayed Knot]

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=101839 time=1659441121 user_id=119] Martino says the Mets are talking with the Tigers for Andrew Chafin and Michael Fulmer.

[smg58]

The Orioles trade Jorge Lopez, a closer with a 1.68 ERA under control through 2024, to the Twins for 4 prospects, the highest of which is ranked 22 in the Twins' system.



Did they think they were selling high?



Also, why didn't the Mets beat that offer?

[Methead]

Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres appears to be done.

[metsmarathon]

woah.

[smg58]

=smg58 post_id=101860 time=1659455070 user_id=62]
The Orioles trade Jorge Lopez, a closer with a 1.68 ERA under control through 2024, to the Twins for 4 prospects, the highest of which is ranked 22 in the Twins' system.



Did they think they were selling high?



Also, why didn't the Mets beat that offer?

[smg58]

=Methead post_id=101861 time=1659455335 user_id=61]
Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres appears to be done.

[Frayed Knot]

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=Methead post_id=101861 time=1659455335 user_id=61]
Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the Padres appears to be done.

[Gwreck]

No excuse to not have a no-hitter tonight.



(Combined. I get that deGrom still has a pitch limit)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, maybe he'll get through the Nationals lineup in 27 pitches.

[Ceetar]

still waiting on Eric Hosmer's approval of the trade actually. Maybe the Mets can still swoop in and three-way deal this thing.

[smg58]

Yeah, the NATIONALS are taking on the undesirable contract to make this deal work. Edgy, is there something wrong with the air in the Baltimore/DC area that their general managers are running their teams like fifth graders in a Strat-o-Matic league with high schoolers?

Edited August 2, 2022 by Guest

[Gwreck]

Wonder what Hosmer would be able to extract for waiving the no-trade clause. $5M? $10M? $20M?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hosmer really has a lot of leverage here.

[metsmarathon]

i don't get at all why the nats would take hos and effectively give away bell. only plausible explanation is that there's somehow "value" to having a guy on contract, instead of the uncertainty of a pending free agent. when, like, selling a team, of course. there's no baseball sense to it.

[Gwreck]

It depends a bit on the deal parameters. If San Diego was going to eat the contract (or part of it), then at some point they could just release Hosmer.



If the point was to get money off the books, well, paying Hosmer $30M to waive the no-trade is still some salary relief (he's owed $39M for 2023-25 plus balance of this year).

[metsmarathon]

ah... it does actually look, according to rumors on mlb tv, like SD is paying the last three years on hos. so yeah, there's value there of course!

[Edgy MD]

=smg58 post_id=101870 time=1659457745 user_id=62]Edgy, is there something wrong with the air in the Baltimore/DC area that their general managers are running their teams like fifth graders in a Strat-o-Matic league with high schoolers?

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Did somebody say that San Diego sent Washington hos? That's so degrading.

Not if you're Matt Gaetz.

BA DA BUM!

Now, back to baseball.



Like Michael Jackson wore one glove, Mets catchers carry a bat - for no apparent reason.



Alvarez isn't ready, so I hope they can get a catcher who can hit by the deadline today.

Later

[seawolf17]

As much as I like to see the Nationals get worse, I *also* get to watch their AAA team every night, so having a bunch of top prospects who may or may not pan out is kind of exciting.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Reports say that Hosmer has rejected the trade, but it's expected to go through without him.