steveno89

Tepera would make a ton of sense, plus cost couldn't be too high

Hard for me to understand what the logic is for a Reds team not really in contention? They dealt Iglesias this offseason only to trade for pen help now?

He's certainly annoying to watch, but hard to deny that he has been pretty effective the past few seasons

With rare exception, teams won't move high quality prospects for rental players. Salary relief is valuable in and of itself. The big prospects get dealt when there are multiple years of control at a reasonable price.

Sox likely will have to protect Perez, as he is exactly the kind of guy a bottom dweller would roll the dice on in rule five

You realize Crochet is just turned 22 about a month ago and had zero time in the minors to develop before being tossed into a MLB bullpen, right? The stuff is there, and with further development he could become really valuable.

I would be very surprised if the Sox made Crochet available in trade talks. He's a valuable bullpen piece right now and has starter potential if developed properly.

I'm not loving the cost to acquire BP help either. Wait it out until the deadline when clubs have more incentive to move their rental assets.

Sox thankfully do not have a current need to add starting pitching. Usually it is expensive to trade for at the deadline.

Agreed. Turner is simply not a realistic trade option for the Sox as the asking price will be exorbitant. Hahn is shrewd enough to not clean out the farm for any one player. Expect them to go the rental route.

I am not expecting any splashy deadline deals for the Sox. Really think they look to go the relatively inexpensive rental route with Escobar and a a reliever. Our farm does not have the pieces for bigger fish

Baz looks like a stud as well Pirates really screwed up that trade

Sox would do that deal immediately, agreed

Burke may well be the most interesting player we drafted. Great size, and his stuff shows big time potential. Sox generally have developed pitching well, and I expect him to rise up our prospect lists

Hard to imagine the Royals moving him within the division

The Royals have some interesting prospects in their system, but I cannot see them contending in 2022, or even 2023 for that matter.

Really do not like the idea of emptying out our lower minors and would much prefer an Escobar rental

Far smaller sample size, too soon to draw conclusions

Frazier likely has a sky high asking price because the Pirates do not have to trade him. I do not love the idea of trading for a player based on a career year of production.

Really do not like the idea of trading Burger or Sheets for a rental A few months of Escobar should not end up being all that costly

Not a fan of either of these trades. Seems like a pretty poor use of assets, especially Burger/Sheets/Kelley

Madrigal will never have the power to become a true star, but he absolutely could be an annual 4 ish WAR guy Moncada still has the greater upside

Guessing today, EE and a reliever

Sheets/Burger have both outperformed expectations since getting called up. I'm not sure where either will get consistent at bats once Jimenez/Robert come back, but it is a good problem to have

Baez looks foolish to not accept that deal right now