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That escalated quickly!

The Rockies were looking for an old time trade that just doesn't happen anymore or very rarely. Basically the Rockies wanted what the Cubs gave up for Chapman in return for Story and nothing less.

Would be ironic the Cubs waited for him to pass the super two deadline and then keep him to get a compensation pick on a bad team.

Rockies yes Cubs maybe?

I hope the Padres get Gibson. I just don't believe Gibson is all that good or someone to waste trade capital on. I would prefer either Kennedy or Iglesias but I think the Angels believe they can make a run and won't make Iglesias available.

Knowing the Pirates they probably will ruin someone's season one way or another.

Rumors are that if the Yankees don't make the playoffs both Cashman and Boone could be out in NY. So this could just be a desperate act by Cashman to make the playoffs or at least make it look like he is trying to. I am not sure I believe the rumors as it is probably just the NY media being the NY media.

There were rumors that the Orioles may not be willing to trade Mancini basically they would listen but it would have to be a blow us away type of an offer. I don't believe Mancini is that type of a player that you do that for and it looks like so far other GM's across baseball are in agreeance with this.

That is a pretty good return for one pick in the 2nd round.

When the pitcher throws good pitches to swing at you have to swing at them.

At the deadline the Brewers have traded for both Schoop and Moustakas. The Brewers were also in on Machado but were not willing to give up Burnes to get him. Schoop was at or above an .800 OPS when they traded for him. Moustakas worked out but as we know Schoop didn't. I could see a trade with the Twins where Urias, JBJ and a prospect in return for Donaldson and cash or international cash.

Houser is a good #4/5 starter. There is value but you are not getting much for him.

Their top two prospects won't even be traded more than likely.

Sure for your local beer league softball team.

I like Josh Primo though not sure he will be there when the Bucks pick. The middle pucks are really hard to figure out this year. There are a lot of players who fit into that 15-30 range.

Not sure why anyone would want Gibson at all. He is basically Houser but having a little bit of a better year. At best you are going sideways and giving up talent to do so which would make this trade a bad trade for the Brewers. If you are going to trade for a starter they should be better than what you are replacing and Gibson isn't all that much better than Houser. If the Brewers are going to go after a starter it should be Jon Gray from the Rockies as he would be an improvement over Houser in the rotation unlike Gibson who would just be a lateral move at best and you really wouldn't have a role for Gibson in the playoffs. Putting Gibson in the bullpen would be a huge mistake unlike Gray who you could use like Houser in the bullpen come playoff time. So you would be giving up assets just to put Gibson in the rotation for 2 months and then get nothing else out of him in the playoffs. That is just a poor use of team resources.

While Ayton didn't cover Giannis all the time when he did Giannis scored 27 against him and 8 of those were at the free throw line the next person who covered him the most was Crowder and he scored 12 against him the rest were covered by Kaminsky and others. So Kaminsky was also part of that 50 so no Frank did not outplay him in game 6 and if Frank played more he would have been worse than Ayton. Giannis was absolutely abusing Kaminsky when he was in the game during the series I don't see that stopping at all. Ayton didn't play all that well in game 6 but to say Kaminsky outplayed him is just asinine.

Bryant is more than likely gone. I don't see the Cubs holding onto him especially since they know they have a very little chance in resigning him.

why are pencils still called lead pencils when they don't have any lead in them?

There weren't all that many or as many as there have been in the past. This year was actually about average in 2019 there were far more transactions like this. Majority of the time these contracts have no bearing or impact on the NBA playoffs as these are end of the bench type of guys and that isn't really impacting the game at all competition wise.

Kaminsky was a liability all series a couple of minutes in game 6 doesn't change that he is an extreme liability on the court. In game 5 Teague or Forbes got to an easy rebound that Kaminsky should have had think about that for a minute. Kamnisky is a horrible center and is no where near Jokic offensively or defensively. He also did not out play Ayton in Game 6. Just because he was playing decently for a few minutes in game 6 doesn't mean he outplayed Ayton in game 6.

Not happening as the actual Blackhawks name is of an actual Chief. There really isn't anything controversial about the name either it is literally the name of Chief Black Hawk.

Two 45 FV players that is a nice return for the Twins for a rental of Cruz. Though I am not all that sold on Ryan at least not in the rotation he is definitely a bullpen arm. Strotman has a chance to make it as a starter and is probably the better prospect coming back to the Twins. Strotman has top of the rotation stuff but he has had TJ surgery so that may or may not be an issue going forward. Still a nice trade for the Twins and a nice trade for the Rays also.

The demand for pitching especially relief pitchers is extremely high. All of the teams contending for a spot in the playoffs need relief pitching and pitching in general. This is a sellers market for pitching and a buyers market for positional players. There are far fewer teams that need help on the offensive side compared to the amount of teams that need pitching help.

Relief pitchers and starting pitchers are going to be at a premium along with players with multiple years of control. Teams that are going to be trading rentals are going to be shocked by the offers they are going to receive. If you are going to be trading a reliever even just an average one you are going to get about double your return on these pitchers. Guys like Kimbrel and others are going to cost a lot for the Brewers to get Kimbrel in a trade it would cost Mitchell, Turang, Ashby and a lower level player. For someone like Bryant or Story it will cost one of Turang, Small or Ashby plus a couple of lower level players. The demand for pitching in general is really high. Nearly every single team that is competing for a playoff spot needs pitching especially relievers. This is a bad year for the Brewers to need bullpen help as it is going to cost a ton to get that help. I think the Brewers are going to rely on their younger arms that they have in AAA as it is going to be difficult to get a good pitcher. I think if the Brewers are not able to add a relief pitcher someone like Gray from the Rockies will be their top priority as they could put him in the rotation or put him in the bullpen. I wouldn't be surprised if Gray is who they go after in free agency also. People are going to be shocked when they see the offers and what teams will have to settle for, for the rental players guys like Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, Story and others are not going to bring all that much back. The Cubs best asset and who will bring the most back will be Kimbrel and if they put Hendricks on the market will bring back the most for them. Rizzo is the biggest puzzle as he may only bring back one 40+ FV prospect and a couple of lottery tickets. I don't think the Cubs will move Rizzo for that. Bryant is probably the next highest and he should bring back at least one 45 FV prospect and maybe one 40+ FV prospect and some lottery tickets the same for Story. Now guys with multiple years of control are going to be in higher demand. Guys like Mancini will bring back more than they are actually worth so you are looking at something like at least one 50+ FV player and then one or two in the 45-40+ FV range and a couple of lottery tickets. Players that are going to be pure rentals are going to have very little value going into this trading deadline while pitchers and players with multiple years of control are going to cost a lot. I don't see the Rangers trading Gallo unless they get blown away by an offer which the Brewers currently don't have the prospects to do and nor should they even attempt to. It would cost the Brewers Mitchell, Turang, Small, Ashby and more just to get Gallo. I think the Brewers are going to play it safe and won't go after the multi year guys and will instead try and steal one of the rentals by moving one of Small or Turang. A relief pitching acquisition maybe out of the question for the Brewers as the price is going to be to high for them to get someone that will provide enough value for what they will have to give up. Watch for the Brewers to target someone like Gray from the Rockies or Kelly from the Dbacks if they are going to go the pitching route. I am more confident the Brewers will go out and get a bat but I think Gray is probably the guy the Brewers go and pick up. There are a lot of innings that the Brewers will need to fill from now and until the end of the season so another starter that they could push to the pen later in the year is who they are going to target. Another target they will probably seek out is someone who can play 1B and 3B so they are able to rotate that player and play the matchups. Bryant is probably the only player who would provide an impact that would be available to do that as I believe Gallo is not a realistic target. Seager is another possibility but he wouldn't be an impact player and the Mariners would have to eat a lot of salary for that to work and I am not sure the Mariners are willing to do that.