I wonder if the Jays would give away jeff hoffman if we picked up a decent amount of salary. He was awful early in the year but his last 20 appearances he has let up a total of 11 hits in 19 innings with 27Ks and only earned runs in 1 appearance. ErA from 6.31 to 4.0

On 7/30/2026 at 2:00 PM, Chick Mercedes said:

Not now anyway. But I wouldn’t be mad, as long as they had a stopgap to step in. Which could have been Gonzalez

Agreed

4 hours ago, Jose Abreu said:

Shades of James Shields' last start as a Padre

Trade Sebastian Romero for him

Definitely need some more rumors! The Peralta one helped some, but it died down too quickly.

Also, I feel like we got one trade coming for us tomorrow.

4 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Definitely need some more rumors! The Peralta one helped some, but it died down too quickly.

Also, I feel like we got one trade coming for us tomorrow.

If not tomorrow, then the next day. And if not then, definitely the day after that.

1 minute ago, Bonemer, I Hardly Know Her said:

If not tomorrow, then the next day. And if not then, definitely the day after that.

I’d like one tomorrow, one Sunday, & two on Monday preferably.

1 minute ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I’d like one tomorrow, one Sunday, & two on Monday preferably.

The lack of rumors in general is irking me. I know the deadline is Monday, but we usually get some big trades in the days leading up in previous years.

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

The lack of rumors in general is irking me. I know the deadline is Monday, but we usually get some big trades in the days leading up in previous years.

It’s weird

Can we please get Stephenson? Would be a major upgrade at C going forward and the lineup looks even better with him in it

27 minutes ago, BigHurt3515 said:

Can we please get Stephenson? Would be a major upgrade at C going forward and the lineup looks even better with him in it

Heim, Jeffers the Twins will be asking a mint for him, Torrens, Rutschman...someone please

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Teams want prospects. Getz isn't giving up any so I don't expect anything major to happen.

Twins got Dean Kremer from Baltimore. He’s awful

2 minutes ago, tray said:

Teams want prospects. Getz isn't giving up any so I don't expect anything major to happen.

How does anyone know what he's doing at this point?

Just don't know how much two month contract buying JR is willing to authorize.

3 minutes ago, Baron said:

Twins got Dean Kremer from Baltimore. He’s awful

Didn't he shut down the Sox last month with the O's or am I thinking of someone else?

1 minute ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Didn't he shut down the Sox last month with the O's or am I thinking of someone else?

yes

1 minute ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Didn't he shut down the Sox last month with the O's or am I thinking of someone else?

Maybe?

Look at his last start

2 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Didn't he shut down the Sox last month with the O's or am I thinking of someone else?

Likely the primary reason they picked him up

T.Rogers has really been pitching well AND an expiring contract

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mlb-trade-deadline-white-sox-continue-their-search-for-starting-pitching-195439525.html

Jerry Hairston Jr. predicts a multi-team trade for Skubal

"I think the Tampa Bay Rays are going to be extremely aggressive," he noted. "I'm hearing the Brewers are going to be active, and hopefully the [Chicago] White Sox can be active as well."

From all of the reports going around, it's interesting to see Hairston lump the Chicago White Sox into the mix. Not many teams have predicted Skubal could land there, especially knowing that would keep Skubal in the American League Central for the rest of the season, at bare minimum.

Hairston continued, "Obviously the Dodgers are going to be in on it... I think if the Dodgers do pull off this trade, I think it's going to be a multi-team trade. I think it won't be just one for one as far as Tigers, Dodgers, if they do get it done."

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/one-unexpected-guardians-trade-could-173104431.html

SI is really falling off.

Trade struggling Tanner Bibee for someone pitching better?

Brilliant.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Jerry Hairston Jr. predicts a multi-team trade for Skubal

"I think the Tampa Bay Rays are going to be extremely aggressive," he noted. "I'm hearing the Brewers are going to be active, and hopefully the [Chicago] White Sox can be active as well."

From all of the reports going around, it's interesting to see Hairston lump the Chicago White Sox into the mix. Not many teams have predicted Skubal could land there, especially knowing that would keep Skubal in the American League Central for the rest of the season, at bare minimum.

Hairston continued, "Obviously the Dodgers are going to be in on it... I think if the Dodgers do pull off this trade, I think it's going to be a multi-team trade. I think it won't be just one for one as far as Tigers, Dodgers, if they do get it done."

If the Sox trade for Skubal, Ishbia is busting open that checkbook.

16 minutes ago, Quin said:

If the Sox trade for Skubal, Ishbia is busting open that checkbook.

And his nut. Unfortunately, we are still working on Jerry’s coin purse.

why is Nightengale putting out fake info and stirring twitter into a frenzy lol

We are now less than two 1/2 days from the trade deadline.

One thing to think about ahead of the deadline is what is the rotation plan is for 2027. At the moment, you have Burke & Martin as locks and Kay as a solid back of the rotation option. Then there is a massive group of arms who could be in the mix for the other two spots between Schultz, McDougal, H. Smith, Sandlin, S. Smith, Adams, & Thorpe. This latter group includes a former All Star and four former Top 100 prospects, but all of them come with question marks.

Theoretically, we should feel awesome about this group with the breakthroughs of Burke & Martin. Obviously that really isn’t the case as many of these guys have gone backwards this year and the others haven’t had a chance to prove themselves at the majors due to injury recoveries or other factors. I would NOT feel good about starting the 2027 season with two of these guys in my rotation and even moreso not when that would make Kay my effective #3 SP.

As such, one rotation upgrade is an absolute must and two is probably ideal if we’re really going for it. We should have cash to burn this offseason and adding a pricey free agent SP should the priority. No doubt Skubal is who we should target, but obviously that’s super unlikely and not worth planning around. The other best free agent SPs are Gray, Gausman, Ray, Peralta, Woodruff, Holmes, Mize, Singer, Flaherty, Boyd, Martinez, May, Rogers, Ryan, Griffin, & Bubic. King & Burnes also have opt-outs. That’s an incredibly deep free agent class and at our single biggest area need.

Ultimately, I bring all this up for two reasons. First, many of these guys will be available at the deadline (by my estimate, 11 of the 19 guys above). If you really like one of them and plan to pursue them aggressively in FA, why not spend a bit more now at the deadline to bring them into the fold and give yourself an extended sales pitch window. Second, does the depth of this market change the thinking on adding a controllable SP this deadline? If a salary floor were to be implemented, adding a second pricy SP would be the best way to solve it.

In conclusion, I love me some Reid Detmers and think he would slot in perfectly between Burke & Martin, but am now leaning towards going the rental route at the deadline. If I could get him for a pitching heavy package (guys in the group of seven listed way above), I’d certainly do it. But if it requires Carlson, then I think I probably pass for now and save that chip for later. I’d still try to add two rentals SPs this deadline and make sure one of them is a free agent priority.

21 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

why is Nightengale putting out fake info and stirring twitter into a frenzy lol

What did he put out?