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QUOTE (Username @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 08:29 AM) Hahaha yeah I'm studying for the Bar exam and legit can't stop checking twitter. Test is in a week and I'm busy posting in Soxtalk. You can turn twitter into the "logic games" section: 1) Ken R says... 2) Bob Nightgals says... 3) Brian Bilek says... 4) Buster Olney thinks... 5) Jon Heyman insists...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 06:59 AM) I always wonder how much stock teams take into recent performance when making a deadline deal for a proven veteran player. Obviously, you watch him perform, make sure he doesn't look injured or anything, but you only get what he does for the following next 2 months, not what he did in the past. If Frazier hits ten homers from today until July 31, would it change his value in teams' eyes that significantly? Just the law of baseball averages and regression would tell you that he's not gonna keep hitting homers at the pace or anything similar. I think these GMs are only human. I'm sure they try to be rational about things, but still...I know the Cubs had a ton of discussions and analysis in regards to Q..and felt strongly he was the same guy as he has been. But the outings leading up to the trade probably didn't hurt, either.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 06:36 AM) It is interesting how many people think picking up Panda's contract is a good thing. A. Boston is flush with cash and not over the luxury tax. If these prospects are a bargain for $50 million, why would they be in the business of selling them? And B. JR just spent $50 million on a prospect. He certainly isn't going to spend $50 million on another, and neither would anyone here if they actually owned the team. They also just cut the player and ate $50 million after eating how much in re: Moncada? It doesn't matter how you do it, it only matters that you do it. The problem is Boston probably doesn't have the prospects outside of Devers to really entice us to take on Panda. I suspect if Boston said, Rick, we will trade you Panda and Devers for Carson Fulmer, we would think about it very carefully.

QUOTE (Username @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 08:16 PM) Martin Prado to the DL. Can't hurt Frazier's trade value. Beat me to it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 08:09 PM) Yanks and Red Sox both blew games in the 8th today Perfect

Looks like he got picked off 1st base. Seems a bit harsh.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:33 PM) Legit minor injury I believe. Nothing official Pretty bizarre of them not just to dispel the rumor immediately, like the Nats just did. See how easy that was, Astros?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:28 PM) Shades of Rios Seriously though, did you ever hear anything in re: Tucker?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:27 PM) What a f***in troll job by that manager ha. Even though I didn't think we had any chance...i was still all amped up

Rosenthal saying it was a base running mistake. FFS.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) Gonna put my guess on someone nobody suspects. That's all I got. I think if he moves Robles for Britton he's now gone overboard. I suspect if he has moved him, it's gotta be for multiple pieces - a starter and a closer.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:20 PM) You'd think if it was an injury to Robles we'd know by now. At the same time you think someone would have picked up if there was a trade. Basically, this post of mine is worthless. Has Kyle Tucker f***ing played yet since he was yanked?

JD Martinez came out of the Tigers game as well. Can't imagine Rizzo would move him for another f***ing bat.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 07:12 PM) Just saw that. Any rumors, or injury related??? Nothing solid. Some speculation it could be for Britton.

Robles was pulled in the 4th inning tonight.

Love Kopech, but I like Dunning, Hansen and Cease better than the other trios.

Heyman saying Nats indeed still weighing idea of acquiring closer.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 04:08 PM) I doubt Albies + Acuna was on the table, because I'd take those two alone over the Cubs trade. I think it would have been more like Albies and one of their top arms. Acuna would have been the one piece I would have considered ahead of Jimenez.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 03:47 PM) How about Frazier, Robertson and Anderson to Yankees for Torres. They won't have any interest in Anderson.

Bird's ankle needs surgery, so the Yank's definitely may have some incentive to explore Frazier. I really like the idea of packaging a reliever with Frazier and sending them to one of the AL East teams. More to like in NY, IMO, and I think their 40-man crunch may make this an easier decision for them than it is for Boston to give up a guy like Chatham or Chavis.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 01:27 PM) I think it was definitely more speculation, almost came off very Phil Rogers-ish. I think some of his other tweets were KW leaks though. The "should only cost a fringe prospect" tweet screamed out to me as a leak by the Sox to try to get more bidders into the mix even if 3B isn't a huge need. Right now it feels like Boston is the only real suitor, unless want to try him as a 1B (and there are plenty of those guys out there). Yanks as well possibly.

Sounds like opposing GMs are complaining about Tigers' asking prices.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 12:14 PM) You can ask indians fans for the day to day stuff, but when people have a problem with Bauer it's largely around his twitter feed. He has a reputation for being a handful, and being oft-injured most tribe fans don't think he's worth it. Sounds like a great change-of-scenery (again) candidate!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 17, 2017 -> 11:56 AM) Lol...wish I had would have saw this before I made my post, because I completely agree. Great minds

The only thing you have to watch out for is if you get to the point where they are all at the same point in their development curve and you don't have enough affiliates to get them reps/PAs. I don't know where exactly these guys are, but I am sure it's something we would be cognizant of.