Deadline Deals Done

[Frayed Knot]

I hope it goes without saying so that this thread pertains to non-NYM deals over the next five days,

but one never knows when the conservation of threads committee will rear its ugly head.



Anyway, the Angels have talked the talk about keeping Ohtani so now comes the walking the walk part of their program

as they've traded their #2 & #3 prospects (a LHP and a C) to the Chisox for RH starter Lucas Giolito and RH reliever

Reynaldo Lopez

btw, this marks the second time that Giolito & Lopez have been traded with each other as, back in December 2016 when

Giolito was one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, the two were dealt in tandem from the Nats to Chicago for OF

Adam Eaton. So they can once again split the cost of the Uber ride to and from the airport.

[nymr83]

Frayed Knot wrote: I hope it goes without saying so that this thread pertains to non-NYM deals over the next five days, but one never knows when the conservation of threads committee will rear its ugly head.

I volunteer for said committee!

[A Boy Named Seo]

Frayed Knot wrote: I hope it goes without saying so that this thread pertains to non-NYM deals over the next five days, but one never knows when the conservation of threads committee will rear its ugly head. Anyway, the Angels have talked the talk about keeping Ohtani so now comes the walking the walk part of their program as they've traded their #2 & #3 prospects (a LHP and a C) to the Chisox for RH starter Lucas Giolito and RH reliever Reynaldo Lopez btw, this marks the second time that Giolito & Lopez have been traded with each other as, back in December 2016 when Giolito was one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, the two were dealt in tandem from the Nats to Chicago for OF Adam Eaton. So they can once again split the cost of the Uber ride to and from the airport.

6 years into the Ohtani/Trout era, a couple games above .500 with Trout on the shelf for who knows how long, the Angels are ALL IN BABYYYY

[Frayed Knot]

The good news is that they're only 4 games out of a WC slot.

The bad is that there's not one but multiple teams vying for that last invite so LAA has to be better than ALL of those others down the stretch.

[G-Fafif]

Wanna beer that's smooth? Go see the newest Brewer, Carlos Santana, traded to Milwaukee for a minor league infielder by Pittsburgh.

[Chad ochoseis]

=G-Fafif post_id=132977 time=1690485208 user_id=55]
Wanna beer that's smooth? Go see the newest Brewer, Carlos Santana, traded to Milwaukee for a minor league infielder by Pittsburgh.

[ashie62]

My prediction for soon to be ex-Mets are in no order



David Robertson

Tommy Pham

Daniel Vogelbach

Omar Narvaez



Raley Canha Verlander Scherzer stay

[ashie62]

Verlander to Seattle catching steam

[ashie62]

Lotta Mets packing bags today

[MFS62]

As the old expression goes, "Don't send out your laundry".



Later

[kcmets]

=ashie62 post_id=133083 time=1690557799 user_id=90]Lotta Mets packing bags today

[G-Fafif]

[MFS62]

It seems like Lance Lynn has been "rumored to be traded" from the White Sox since they got him.



Later

[G-Fafif]

Kendall Graveman, who buried the Mets last week, is headed from the White Sox to the Astros for catcher Korey Lee.

[Frayed Knot]

So it seems to me that the ChiSox have no one left to pitch any games for remaining two months.

Maybe their position players will take turns for the rest of the season. That would be kind of cool.

[Frayed Knot]

So instead of the cards being dealt, the Cards have become the dealer.



- 100+ mph reliever Jordan Hicks is sent to Toronto

- and now the Rangers are said to be in talks to acquire LHP (and former NYY) Jordan Montgomery from StL

[Frayed Knot]

* Jeimer Candelario from the Nats to the Cubs



*AJ Pollack to SFG from SEA



* Paul Seawald to the DBacks



* Randal Grichik and CJ Cron from COL to LAA



* RHP Aaron Civale to TBR from CLE

[kcmets]

I was considering starting a thread in the spirit of 'Juan Gonzalez Signs'*

entitled 'Ohtani Moved' but chickened out.



Ohtani Moved!!!

Multiple reports with a few hours left on today's trade deadline that Shohei

Ohtani has indicated through his interpreter that he's very moved by all the

trade talk and interest by so many teams desiring his services.



*dating myself

[Edgy MD]

You should've played that card. That would've been awesome.



McNeil to Houston!



For those of you traveling this summer, the distance from McNeil, Arkansas, to Houston, Texas, is about 322.7 miles, or about five and a half hours.



Just, you know, FYI.

[G-Fafif]

Metkiller Paul DeJong takes his venal talents to Toronto.

[smg58]

Frayed Knot wrote: * Jeimer Candelario from the Nats to the Cubs *AJ Pollack to SFG from SEA * Paul Seawald to the DBacks * Randal Grichik and CJ Cron from COL to LAA * RHP Aaron Civale to TBR from CLE

Part of the Mariners package for Sewald is Dominic Canzone, who had an OPS over 1.000 in 304 PA with a 39/40 BB/K ratio. He struck me as the kind of guy the Mets should have targeted.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I'm having trouble believing Sewald became a closer. But good for him.

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: You should've played that card. That would've been awesome.

Thinking more, I think the classic thread title was 'Juan Signs.'



Side note, Bryan Hoch was on MSNBC this morning pushing a Judge book.

He's huge! Professionally and, uh, physically. But really nice to see him.

[Edgy MD]

I've been wondering if any of the Mets' young, new broadcasters is our own Gary Cohen, Jr.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I blame this all on Peterson and Megill for not panning out. And the WBC. That Diaz injury turned out to have a doozy of a domino effect. Or maybe Cohen inherited a deeply flawed team and Cohen was forced to mask the problems by buying an entire pitching staff. The old guys declined and the only top pitcher here before Cohen (B.C.) left and was breaking down anyways. It could've been even worse. The Mets could've signed Trevor Bauer and then re-signed Jake deGrom. Is Cohen a Mets jinx?

[batmagadanleadoff]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=133706 time=1690941276 user_id=68]
I blame this all on Peterson and Megill for not panning out. And the WBC. That Diaz injury turned out to have a doozy of a domino effect. Or maybe Cohen inherited a deeply flawed team and Cohen was forced to mask the problems by buying an entire pitching staff. The old guys declined and the only top pitcher here before Cohen (B.C.) left and was breaking down anyways. It could've been even worse. The Mets could've signed Trevor Bauer and then re-signed Jake deGrom. Is Cohen a Mets jinx?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Isn't this Cohen tactic where he's paying a significant chunk of Scherzer 's and Verlander's future salaries brilliant? If Cohen doesn't send the money, then the trades don't get made and he's stuck with declining players who he thinks won't help enough in 2024. He'll still have to pay for their 2024 salaries , but with diminishing returns. And no prospects in return. He found value in overpaid, declining old ballplayers.