I wonder if Reyes and Buehrle have any regrets signing with the Marlins since they're now having a fire sale. Sure they're getting some nice prospects but it could be a few years until they become contenders. I can't wait to watch the next few episodes of The Franchise to see how these trades came about.

The firesale continues and Hanley Ramirez and Randy Choate get shipped off to LAD for Nathan Eovaldi and some B prospect it sounds like. Not much too give up on LA's part and if a change of scenery can refresh Hanley and bring back the good Hanley, quite the steal for LA. If not, I still think it works out for them. He fills their hole at SS and provides some power. Sounds like Miami had gotten tired of him, seems like he was becoming a headache.

That Hamels deal is massive. $24 million for 6 years, he better not get injured.

Looks like the Dempster to Atlanta deal fell through as Dempster was giving his okay anytime soon and Atlanta didn't want wait/be a chump any longer.

Buster Olney thinks the Cubs are now going to hold on to Dempster, and make a qualifying offer...for the possibility of compensatory draft picks.

I know Dempster loves Chicago. He allegedly only wanted to go to a NL team so he could still come back and pitch at Wrigley. What boggles my mind is him putting the Cubs over a barrel by refusing a 3 month trade in the final year of his contract. He could be shipped for a decent prospect, have a shot at the playoffs, then return to chicago next year.

I am watching this cardinal dodger game and all i can think Is how nomar garciaparra got a job doing play by play

Harold Reynolds just mentioned it and I think it's a great idea. The giants need to make Tim lincecum their closer

Why would they move Lincecum to the closer spot when they already have Casilla who has pitched fairly well this season and they have Brian Wilson returning next year? Seems like a bad move in my opinion..

Casilla has blown like 7 of his last 9. I'm not saying Timmy remain closer but he is obviously ineffective as a starter this year. And it's been the 3rd time through the rotation whence gets hit hard. Right now Timmy is the odd man out come playoff time as a starter

Could this be next?

the want profar and olt. i dont think thats happening.

I feel like the brewers should have asked for segura and bourjos

It kind of seems light on the Brewers end, but you really never know about prospects. The pundits are saying the Brewers gave up more to get Grienke than they got back. Both in and out were short-term rental situations. It was a good run though for the Brewers though. I admire that franchise for giving it all, with Prince and Greinke last year. They were close.

Angels really do not have an excuse for not winning at least the AL Pennant at this point. I think Greinke is risky though and if someone can get over on him or CJ Wilson in the playoffs, you may not see Anaheim in the World Series. I'd rather have Lee or Dempster in the short-term.

With Nolan's Ryan competitive fire, Texas will probably overpay for Lee/Dempster/Johnson before this is over with. I really hope Texas gets fucked over in whatever deal Nolan shoehorns them into.

I think the Giants landing Scutaro will be enough to nullify the Hanley to LA deal. Not that Scutaro is a better player, just that the Giants were that much better of a team before either of these deals were made.

First : Demon Lung lay off the pipe if you think Lincecum should be a closer, based on a (so far) bad year. fantasy stats are not that important.

Second: The Brewers run was when they got CC. Last year was steroid Braun, and he got off on a technicality. They couldve traded grienke for real value, skipped on ramirez & kept prince. theyd be better off, but still pretenders at best.

Third: Wanting what Dempster has been so far, and getting what he really is are two different things.
I'm probably just bitter because 3 weeks or more ago Dempster wouldve gotten the cubs something great in return... now it is decent at best on a return

The 2 best trade pieces right now on the Cubs are the ones no one is really talking about:

Paul Maholm is killing it as a back of the rotation guy... no expectations, and I think he's at 6 straight starts with 1 or less ERA? Back to the pirates? LHP is ALWAYS in demand.

Carlos Marmol - best slider in baseball, it is fucking filthy when he is on it.
Can he control it, or can he find a pitching coach that can control him? Rothschild coached him when he was at his best

Marmol is worthless. The cubs have been trying to move him fr 3 years. Samarja is their best trade peice

And also who said anything about fantasy value for Timmy? I don't care about Timmy's fantasy value. I care about what he can do best to help my favorite baseball team. For the rest of the year that should be at the back of the bullpen. I'm not saying it permanent but his arm obviously needs a break. He hasn't been bad this year he has been really fucking bad. Hes gone over 220 innings for like 5 years straight and he did it right out of the gate. That ahit has started to catch up to him and the giants need to find a way for him to be effective as well as help the club. I hate the Scutaro trade. Crawford has been playin a good ss and theriot has held down second base. Charlie Culberson would have been a solid future 2nd baseman for the giants. They should have went after a catcher so they could go ahead and move buster to 1st. They have a catcher in the minors that's like a year away

The back and forth as teams vie for leverage continues. Though this wouldn't shock me.

I think I read Amaro said Lee isn't going to be traded (this year) but you got to think he'd have to reconsider if Texas came calling with the right offer.

Guess I wouldn't be too surprised to see Shields land in Texas. An Andrus for Shields offer would probably be able to get things done and if Texas has enough confidence in Profar being ready to handle things in the pro's might make some sense. Profar hasn't played beyond Double A though, right? I dont follow the minors but that seems like it might be a rush job to bring Profar up so soon?

yeah profar is a year away. i could see them offering one of those guys up for lee though.

ChiSox get Liriano. The AL Central sure seems to trade a lot of players around within the division. It's weird.

And Liriano is so hot and cold...depending on which version shows up could determine the White Sox fate.

Cubs trade Maholm & Johnson to Atlanta for two minor league pitchers.
Soto to Texas for another minor league pitcher.

Maholm had the best 6 start run for a Cubs LHP in 90 years, and only brought a pitcher recovering from Tommy John?

Soto? steroids were a hell of a drug. he'll be out of baseball before the end of next year

Phillies traded Victorino to the Dodgers and they traded Pence to the Giants.

The Mets trade Beltran to the Giants last year for their top prospect and he was just a 2 month rental. The Phillies trade a similar OF with another year on his contract and they get shit back in return. Way to go Rueben. He and the Phillies scouts should all be fired, and I'm not even including Charlie in this rant.

You got the 3rd best catching prospect in the minors. They were talking about moving posey to 1st for him

Aj Burnett has been dealing this year. 13 wins already

The Phillies didn't need another catching prospect when they already have two in their farm system. The Phillies needs are 3B, OF and pitching. They didn't address these needs. Gary Brown should have been the main guy the Phillies received back in return from the Giants. Especially since Pence is signed through next year. He's not a 2 month rental.

Where are you getting this information from. According to Keith Law's Top 100 Prospects article he wrote at the beginning of the season, Tommy Joseph isn't even listed. Plus if you take away Mesoraco and Grandal who have already made the majors, Joseph still doesn't crack the top 5 at catcher.


RANK POSITION PLAYER TEAM HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE
1 CF Mike Trout L.A. Angels 6-1 217 20
2 RF Bryce Harper Washington 6-2 245 19
3 LHP Matt Moore Tampa Bay 6-2 205 22
4 SS Manny Machado Baltimore 6-3 185 19
5 RHP Shelby Miller St. Louis 6-3 195 21
6 C Travis d'Arnaud Toronto 6-2 195 22
7 SS Jurickson Profar Texas 5-11 165 18
8 C Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati 6-1 220 23
9 DH/C Jesus Montero Seattle 6-3 235 22
10 RHP Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh 6-4 220 21
11 RHP Dylan Bundy Baltimore 6-1 200 19
12 SS Hak-Ju Lee Tampa Bay 6-2 170 21
13 OF Wil Myers Kansas City 6-3 205 21
14 RHP Arodys Vizcaino Atlanta 6-0 190 21
15 OF Bubba Starling Kansas City 6-4 180 19
16 RHP Jameson Taillon Pittsburgh 6-6 225 20
17 3B Anthony Rendon Washington 6-0 190 21
18 RHP Julio Teheran Atlanta 6-2 175 21
19 RHP Archie Bradley Arizona 6-4 225 19
20 LHP Martin Perez Texas 6-0 180 20
21 RHP Trevor Bauer Arizona 6-1 175 21
22 RHP Carlos Martinez St. Louis 6-0 165 20
23 LHP Manny Banuelos N.Y. Yankees 5-11 155 20
24 RHP Taijuan Walker Seattle 6-4 195 19
25 LHP Tyler Skaggs Arizona 6-4 195 20
26 3B Nolan Arenado Colorado 6-1 205 20
27 RHP Zack Wheeler N.Y. Mets 6-4 185 21
28 3B Miguel Sano Minnesota 6-3 195 18
29 RHP Jacob Turner Detroit 6-5 210 20
30 LHP Danny Hultzen Seattle 6-3 200 22
31 RHP Jarrod Parker Oakland 6-1 195 23
32 RHP Casey Kelly San Diego 6-3 195 22
33 RHP A.J. Cole Oakland 6-4 180 20
34 OF Mason Williams N.Y. Yankees 6-0 150 20
35 SS Francisco Lindor Cleveland 5-11 175 18
36 1B Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs 6-3 220 22
37 3B Nick Castellanos Detroit 6-4 195 19
38 RHP Matt Harvey N.Y. Mets 6-4 210 22
39 RHP Wily Peralta Milwaukee 6-4 240 22
40 OF Rymer Liriano San Diego 6-0 211 20
41 RHP Zach Lee L.A. Dodgers 6-4 190 20
42 RHP Drew Hutchison Toronto 6-2 165 21
43 3B Cheslor Cuthbert Kansas City 6-1 190 19
44 SS Jean Segura L.A. Angels 5-11 160 21
45 LHP Drew Pomeranz Colorado 6-5 230 23
46 1B/LF Jonathan Singleton Houston 6-2 215 20
47 OF Jake Marisnick Toronto 6-4 200 20
48 OF Christian Yelich Miami 6-4 189 20
49 RHP Joe Ross San Diego 6-3 185 18
50 OF Eddie Rosario Minnesota 6-0 170 20
51 LHP James Paxton Seattle 6-4 220 23
52 LHP Mike Montgomery Kansas City 6-4 185 22
53 OF Oscar Taveras St. Louis 6-2 180 19
54 RHP Daniel Corcino Cincinnati 5-11 165 21
55 C Gary Sanchez N.Y. Yankees 6-2 220 19
56 3B Jonathan Schoop Baltimore 6-1 187 20
57 SS Nick Franklin Seattle 6-1 175 20
58 RHP Taylor Jungmann Milwaukee 6-6 220 22
59 OF Anthony Gose Toronto 6-1 190 21
60 OF George Springer Houston 6-3 205 22
61 RHP Allen Webster L.A. Dodgers 6-3 185 22
62 SS Xander Bogaerts Boston 6-3 185 19
63 RHP Chris Archer Tampa Bay 6-3 185 23
64 SS Billy Hamilton Cincinnati 6-1 160 21
65 C Yasmani Grandal San Diego 6-2 205 23
66 3B Zack Cox St. Louis 6-0 215 22
67 OF Josh Bell Pittsburgh 6-4 195 19
68 CF Gary Brown San Francisco 6-1 190 23
69 1B Yonder Alonso San Diego 6-2 240 24
70 RHP Garrett Richards L.A. Angels 6-3 215 23
71 RHP Jake Odorizzi Kansas City 6-2 175 21
72 OF Starling Marte Pittsburgh 6-1 170 23
73 RHP Sonny Gray Oakland 5-11 200 22
74 RHP Tyrell Jenkins St. Louis 6-4 180 19
75 3B Mike Olt Texas 6-2 210 23
76 RHP Trevor May Philadelphia 6-5 215 22
77 OF Michael Choice Oakland 6-0 215 22
78 RHP Jarred Cosart Houston 6-3 180 21
79 RHP Nate Eovaldi L.A. Dodgers 6-3 195 21
80 OF Aaron Hicks Minnesota 6-2 185 22
81 RHP John Hellweg L.A. Angels 6-9 210 23
82 3B Matt Davidson Arizona 6-3 225 20
83 RHP Dellin Betances N.Y. Yankees 6-8 260 23
84 LHP Enny Romero Tampa Bay 6-3 165 21
85 OF Oswaldo Arcia Minnesota 6-0 210 20
86 OF Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh 6-1 190 22
87 OF Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay 6-1 200 22
88 RHP Taylor Guerrieri Tampa Bay 6-3 195 19
89 CF Brett Jackson Chicago Cubs 6-2 210 23
90 3B Jedd Gyorko San Diego 5-10 195 23
91 RHP Chad Bettis Colorado 6-1 195 22
92 RHP Jordan Swagerty St. Louis 6-2 175 22
93 C Derek Norris Oakland 6-0 210 22
94 C Christian Bethancourt Atlanta 6-2 190 20
95 SS Javier Baez Chicago Cubs 6-0 180 19
96 RHP Aaron Sanchez Toronto 6-4 190 19
97 RHP Addison Reed Chicago White Sox 6-4 215 23
98 RHP Randall Delgado Atlanta 6-3 200 22
99 RHP Neil Ramirez Texas 6-3 185 22
100 C Blake Swihart Boston 6-1 175 19



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