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I wonder if Gibson's trade value has moved some after he got destroyed by Detroit in back to back starts. His FIP is now closer to 4 than it is to his ERA.

Yup, we gotta keep up. Even if it's for depth pieces. Eloy getting hurt 2 games after coming back already has me doubting how healthy we'll be for the stretch run.

It's a good thing he sucks cause he's probably going to Charlotte...I hope.

Once the Berrios, Bryant, and Kimbrel trades go down, it's gonna be a frenzy.

With the Yankees loading up, a lot of teams in for the 2nd wild card should start thinking about selling.

There's our 2nd reliever!

Did they try to make a run at Gallo? I feel like if they're gonna empty the farm for Mancini, why didn't they try to do the same for Gallo?

Twins are gonna get a haul for him aren't they? They got half the league lining up.

Rockies are a joke lmao. Are they really going to give Gray and Story QOs hoping they don't take it?

Zavala is at least a good framer and defender. I don't think Ramos is that, even if he can hit a little better.

I realize more control gets them better prospects, but they clearly like Mancini for his leadership and public image coming back from cancer. Them having this much control also means this isn't the last chance for them to get something for them, unlike a rental. I don't think they're desperate to trade them, meaning we'd probably have to overpay to get someone like Mancini, who while good, is not a perfect fit on this team.

Why are we so in love with Mancini? Does the FO really think he can play RF effectively? Also the Orioles have no good reason/incentive to move these guys. They are all under control for the next 1-3 years.

It's almost like he's trying to be a team mouthpiece.

We really don't give a shit about OF defense lol. Even if we get Mancini he'd mostly be a DH/1B. He hasn't played the OF since 2019 and he wasn't real good when he played out there.

I think the Nationals selling everything off caught some people off guard. They struggled a lot this past week to completely take them out of the NL East race. Rizzo was saying they might not sell as recently as a week ago. Then the COVID thing hit them and they're trading just about everyone who isn't under control for more than 2 years.

Ah yes the we tried argument. I've seen this one before.

No way they keep Bryant. I think it'll either be Mets or Giants for him.

Maybe in MLB The Show franchise mode and you're trading with the CPU for Andrew Vaughn cause they haven't updated his attributes yet.

But the Pelicans did...and Gar is part of their org lmao

Good pick. Not much to lose in the 2nd round. We pick up a local kid who was loved at UIUC. He has to work on his shot as well as his left hand, but he was a joy to watch develop at Illinois and I'm hoping he can continue that with us in the NBA.

Do you think we're done?

If you count the Blue Jays as a contender, I'd say we've done better than them so far. But they'll probably make more moves.

That wouldn't be a bad guy to get as backup catcher, even when Grandal gets back. The only problem is that he's a below average framer.

Nationals get Aldo Ramirez. 40+ FV RHP.