WestEddy

Tampa Bay did just 2 years ago, so maybe they can FedEx that bong to you.

Not having a quality farm precludes a team from acquiring good prospects from other teams?

Maybe doesn't want Baldwin pantsed by deGrom. Rojas might have better ABs.

With an injured Sosa, your choice is between Josh Rojas or Capra. It looks like they're getting Meidroth smooth at 2B in advance of a possible C. Monty callup. I would guess that Fletcher is still only a better fielding Palacios at this point. Many screamed that Elko should be the starting 1B in the bigs, so I blame them for him.

He looks like the same guy TB traded to the Brewers for a William Bergolla-looking shortstop in 2024. Fix him, and maybe he brings back a top 100 prospect (Kyle Manzardo) like he did in 2023.

Nor should they. Elko is AAAA filler, and many said that when people were screaming for Elko to be promoted during a hot streak in a AAA bandbox. He strikes out too much, and he's really being exposed the more he plays. Yea, he's good defensively, can run the bases competently and is a great story. The odd HR helps, too. But Miguel Vargas is the 1B of the future. Lenyn Sosa and then Colson Montgomery are going to squeeze Elko out in the next month. Bryan Ramos will be out of minor league options after 2025, and since he will have to be rostered on the big league squad all of next year, they should probably get a pretty good look at him at 3B, 2B or the OF this summer. I felt he should get a shot, too. Elko/Colas as a 1B platoon felt better than Vaughn out of the gate. His Charlotte fireworks were cool and certainly warranted a look after the TDL. But he's dying right now, and it's not for lack of playing time.

So do I. They're called baseball cards.

I believe he does. Started the season with 5 full years' service time.

Shuster's already down. Gilbert, Booser, Eisert and Alexander are the 4 lefties. Maybe they try to sneak Alexander through waivers.

That would all have to mean that Jordan Leasure goes down when they process Civale onto the roster. But congratulations to everyone on Vaughn and Palacios both being gone on the same day. Condolences to those who need them.

Is there a Sergio Santos "you've been traded" video to accompany this news?

They got little baby legs They stand so low You got to pick 'em up Just to say hello They got little cars that go, "beep, beep, beep" They got little voices goin', "peep, peep, peep"

I'm just going to go ahead and declare that we won the Vaughn trade now.

Hey, if Civale wants to request another trade, there's always Colorado.

I would like to see Palacios cut right now, but the guy does have an 8.5% BB rate, and his .300 OBP is better than Sosa and Robert.

His MiLB page says he's been assigned to the ACL on a rehab assignment May 1, but for some reason, MiLB isn't showing ACL stats. B-R.com has ACL stats, but nothing for McClain.

Missouri and Kansas are going back and forth. The teams are in MO, but KS is vying to get them to move to their side. I think MO is offering 50%, and KS passed 70%.

Missouri passes KC Chiefs & Royals stadium incentives bill | Kansas City Star

1/3 of the league got 0.

That's how it should work. Rojas could start for a week in a pinch. Capra isn't really an option for starting beyond a getaway day game.

The White Sox were 7-23 (.230) on the morning of May 1st. I believe that since then, they have swapped out better rookies and injured vets for guys like Jankowski, Vaughn and Amaya. Since 5/1, the Sox have played 16-21 (.420) baseball. If we assume that while swapping out better prospects for slumping regulars (Sosa/Monty for Capra, Fletcher for Palacios), they continue at a .420 pace, that would be a record of 17-25 in the remaining games before the TDL, or a 40-69 record on the morning of 8/1. I'm going to say the Sox decimate their bullpen, and maybe trade Houser and Davis, so that maybe they'll limp along for the rest of the season at the .230 pace they played through 4/30. That would be a 12-41 record the rest of the way, finishing 52-110. However, if their lineup and bullpen is fundamentally improved by prospects and play at a slightly better 19-32 (.333) pace, that leaves them at 59-101 on the season. This would probably mean their rotation is some grouping of Burke, Cannon, Vasil, Scholtens, Clevenger, Owen White, Evan McKendrie, and Tyler Schweitzer. Maybe Riley Gowens or even Jake Palisch get a shot at starts in the last 2 months.