The Diamondbacks have once again checked in with the Orioles on Manny Machado, primarily as a matter of due diligence, tweets Jon Morosi of MLB.com. There’s little surprise there, given that the Snakes were oft-linked to Machado in the offseason and were reportedly one of the more interested parties in obtaining his services. Beyond that, Arizona has received limited offensive contributions from both the third base (.216/.313/.394) and shortstop (.232/.296/.442) positions so far in 2018. The D-backs are currently hanging onto a 1.5 game lead over the Dodgers in the NL West, and adding someone of Machado’s caliber would be reminiscent of last season’s J.D. Martinez acquisition, though Machado has more defensive value even with poor ratings at shortstop so far in 2018.
More trade talk from around the league…
- Morosi also tweets that Blue Jays righty Ryan Tepera is generating trade interest. It stands to reason that virtually every player of even modest value on Toronto’s roster will draw inquiries, of course, considering that the team is 16 games out of first place in the AL East and is facing a similarly bleak outlook in the Wild Card standings. Morosi notes Tepera’s career-best K/9 rate in 2018, though in this instance, that hardly seems like a reason to expect his value to increase; Tepera’s 9.5 K/9 mark is only nominally higher than last year’s 9.4 K/9, and his overall 26.8 strikeout percentage compares favorably to last year’s 25.4 percent mark. Tepera has made modest gains across the board in terms of fastball velocity (95.3 mph), swinging-strike rate (13.9 percent) and chase rate (34.2 percent), but his greater appeal is simply one of club control. He’s arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason and controlled cheaply through the 2021 season. Tepera will turn 31 this winter, which won’t enhance his appeal, but he’s a hard-thrower with a 3.27 ERA and 137 strikeouts against 51 walks in his past 132 MLB innings.
- The Braves didn’t make a strong effort to acquire Kelvin Herrera before he was traded to the division-rival Nationals, tweets David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. While the Atlanta front office liked Herrera’s arm very much, O’Brien notes that assuming his remaining $4.4MM salary (which the Nats were willing to do) would’ve burned through the majority of the funds the team has available to upgrade via trade this summer. That would seem to suggest that the Braves may struggle to land any big-budget players as the non-waiver trade deadline approaches. Certainly, given the team’s place atop the NL East standings, they’ll look to improve to whatever extent possible, but it appears that finances will be a fairly notable factor in any moves the team does make.
- There’s a widespread expectation that the Padres will sell some pieces this summer, but Dennis Lin of The Athletic (subscription link) takes a deeper look at a factor that could push the Friars into activity: the Rule 5 Draft. San Diego has more than a dozen prospects who’ll be Rule 5 eligible this offseason, Lin observes, which could create further motivation to open some spots on the 40-man by moving assets that are controlled beyond the 2018 season. Brad Hand, Kirby Yates and Craig Stammen all fit that bill and have all already drawn trade interest, Lin writes, and the Padres could also shop outfielders Hunter Renfroe and Travis Jankowski to other clubs as well. Lin speaks with general manager A.J. Preller at length about the upcoming roster crunch in a thorough look at some of the decisions the club will face in the not-too-distant future.
Braves going to upgrade for under 5 mil? Goodluck holding off the Nats.
Yet who’s in first place?
Because the Braves have never blown a 3 game lead (cough, 10 1/2 games on Aug 24 and got caught, cough).
hahahha
Yes, typically when one attempts to “hold off” another they happen to be in front of them in the standings.
When the Braves blew that lead, they had no reserves in the minors to call on.
There are 15 pitchers in the minors that could possibly come in to a relief role ala David Price for a post season run.
More money isn’t going to make the Braves a winner. If Ronald Acuna returns and performs the way he left, they’ll be fine with position players. Every team in MLB could use more pitching but the Braves are looking for just one piece to take the pen to a new level. They just need to stay healthy.
As for next season, 1/2 the total salary for this season will be off the books when the contracts of Adrian Gonzalez $22M, Scott Kazmir $18M, Brandon McCarthy $11M and Nick Markakis $11M expire. For this season, 1/3 the total team payroll goes to players not on the field (Gonzalez, Kazmir and RA Dickey buyout).
Nathan Evoldi as a closer. Cheap and throws gas as a starter.Should be available. Craig Stammen could help too.
I don’t understand. Could the braves be any less clear on the direction they are taking this franchise, and what their budget is? This hasn’t been as clear to understand since AA took over
well we did take on money this year to free up salary for next year. with the contracts of Kemp, Gonzalez, McCarthy, and Kazmir, it’s easy to understand why they don’t have much money to work with this year. would be nice if ownership would provide a little flexibility though.
I agree atlho. Liberty needs to throw in some cash. Not gonna happen though.
It’s not going to happen because they legally can’t add money to the Braves. Or take it away.
Well Legally. Haha
If Mets take on rest of familia contract, that could be an option. He is proven closer so it would cost a decent amount, but I wonder if the in-division thing would put an end to a trade between the two.
Huh? There’s a law against investing in your business, in Georgia?
It’s against SEC regulations bc Liberty Media didn’t outright buy the Braves. They did a stock swap with Time Warner to unload stock and the Braves were the centerpiece. They can’t legally put money into them bc they are a publicly traded company ( the only baseball team with that holds that distinction.) To sink money or take from payroll would be a federal crime bc it would fall under insider trading statutes
Yes.
The Braves can extend payroll and make business decisions like any other team, as the decision will be based on revenues. Sell more seats and jerseys, get more $’s for salaries (simplified example, of course, but it illustrates the economics of the decision). A real shot at the playoffs – and the money that could come with it – helps Sept. baseball (which hasn’t been a money maker in Atlanta for a few years) attendance.
Except MLB has a debt to revenue ratio in play as well. Have you heard the liability the Braves took on for the stadium and development? The Braves are stretched well beyond that ratio. If they were to acquire more debt, the result would likely be sanctions.
Do you commenters have the password for the Braves financial pages? Seems you know more than the team knows!
I’m guessing the Braves weren’t expecting to be this good as of June 20th. Still makes you wonder what their thinking is.
In an interview with AA, he said that if the Braves are still seen as legitimate contenders, come the trade deadline, that ownership WOULD increase the budget, in order to add a player that would increase their chances at a playoff spot..
However, what wasn’t specified was how much leeway ownership would give AA…
Like you stated, it is fair to say, neither ownership nor AA saw this team as a legit contender going into this season. They were aiming towards the upcoming free agency period to add some payroll..Hence, the McCarthy/Kazmir trade..
I’m just not so sure the Braves are going to be able to get the nod to add enough salary to get someone that will legitimately increase their chances at a deep playoff run..
So, with that being said, it sounds like the Braves’ plans are one of the following:
1.) Acquire a bat or bullpen piece, by incrwawing their budget, but giving up lesser pospects..
2.) Or they are going to have to give up better prospects to get their trade partners to pay the contracts of the players their acquiring..
3.) Or they could be focusing on younger, talented players under cheaper contracts..Which will clearly cost more in terms of prospects..
4.) Or they could trade off Teheran or McCarthy; in order to, provide them with more immediate financial flexibility..Although, both need to start pitching better to make them more appealing to other teams..Teheran looks healthy now, and with his fastball back up to a consistent 91-93, he could be primed to bounceback..His last start 6 IP, 0H, 3BB, and 11K’s was certainly a promising start, and showed signs of him maybe turning a corner..He has worked with Anibal Sanchez alot, and he has helped Teheran tremendously with his off-speed pitches, and especially his pitch sequencing..So we will have to wait and see..
5.) The Braves could keep their budget, add a low-cost reliever or bench bat, and hope for the best with primarily a healthy version of their current roster..
6. Or the Braves could just hope that getting healthy and promoting from within is enough to keep them in contention with the Nats and Phillies..
Acuña is close to beginning his rehab stint..Soroka is getting healthy, and has earned his role in the rotation, Teheran is now healthy, and looks to be turning a corner. Camargo is healthy, and starting to produce much more at the plate, as has Culberson..And then the Braves have Evan Phillips for the pen, Austin Riley, if healthy, as a 3rd base option, and then Kolby Allard, Max Fried, and Lucas Sims pitching extremely well in AAA, if the rotation needs a bump in production..Also, Gohara is now healthy, and getting stretched back out as a starter in AAA..So there is that as well…
Don’t be shocked if AA looks to Toronto and Roberto Osuna. Not sure if he’ll pitch again for the Jays after his investigation. AA knows him well and he is young and controllable. Obviously I have no idea if either party is interested, but it wouldn’t shock me.
Where is Ted Turner when you need him. This is problematic issue when suits own teams instead of owners like George or Ted that want to win.
ATL currently has their 2nd highest payroll of all time. Their previous highest payroll was last year at about $122M
Next CBA, the Players Association should insist on a minimum payroll well above that.
Well above that, really?
That’d be in excess of 5mil avg per player on the 25man roster.
No way
They should make the cap lower. That way the Yankees doyuers and company have to pay more taxes
Stanfield, my understand is that a lot of this payroll is suppose to fall off by next season, which in theory would leave a lot of budget wiggly room if payroll budget were the same or a tad lower. But from this article it’s almost like the budget has dropped a lot. Which makes some of these moves we made earlier this season not as good as we first thought they might be. When we make trades for payroll reasons, then payroll still ends up being an issue, something is wrong. The entire situation really seems off to me
I think the idea was to free payroll for next year when they expected to contend by taking on more this year under the assumption they wouldn’t be contending.
Get used to it. That’s what AA did in Toronto.
I think they were not prepared to be in first place at this very moment. They were aiming for 2019. They are treading lightly here. They have 4 weeks to decide if they are contenders or pretenders. We’ll see.
I wonder if the Dbacks will ultimately trade for Moose to solve their 3B needs? They already have a lefty in Lamb though so I’m not sure it would be the best fit.
That makes no sense at all with Lamb there.
True they’d have to do something with Lamb then. Braves are a better fit.
Moose, Lamb, Cheetah whatever works.
Tiger’s been seen taking grounders.
Moose makes $5.5m this year. Prorated post a potential trade would mean there’d be about $2m or less remaining on his deal. I think he’s the guy the Braves will target, cuz the little that’s left would allow them to budget for additional help elsewhere if cash is truly limited. He’s a rental, and they need a bat at 3B. If
What about Beltre
TEX unlikely to trade Beltre. They want to keep him until retirement so he goes into the Hall a Ranger. Not what I would do if I was TEX, but I’m not TEX
So they think if they trade him, he’ll go in as a Redsox?
Lol, could be a Mariner or Dodger
@solaris doesn’t the player decide what cap to wear?
Always the 1 day contract to return if it requires being your last teams cap.
O Conchobhair….The HoF decides on the cap. Players used to and the HoF will consider the players request. It has changed a few times if I remember correctly. One reason they stopped letting the player decide were accusations teams were paying players to select their cap if they played for multiple teams and were elected.
Moose is not a significant upgrade over Camargo.
Camargo has more potential, he’s a switch hitter, a better fielder and can run the bases. The Braves have built their team the right way, IMO. Moose is not an upgrade.
Ah yes, the Padres…….an embarrassment of riches.
Their perpetual last place finishes and lack of being even remotely competitive year after year certainly attest to the genius baseball acumen and the skill level the Padres front office has.
Well at least right now, they have a very very talented farm system, so that will change.
You should research this concept called a “rebuild”. It’s where a struggling team sells off top players for prospects in the hopes they can create a winning team after additional losing seasons. Yes it may hurt the fans, but it could be fruitful in the long-term.
Although I am so certain your baseball operational skillset sets you far ahead of the pros. Would love to see you take over after hearing such great wise words !!!
Orioles of the Pacific
That’s a shame. For 20 years, 1964 – 1983) the O’s were the model. Now they are the anti-thesis of that legacy.
Imagine for a moment a universe where all 30 teams are in rebuild mode simultaneously. What would that even look like?
Perpetual last place finishes?. 4 time in the last 10 yrs. 7 times in the last 20 year.. They are perpetually finishing in the middle, which is worse.
Injediwetrust has it right on the money. The Padres have been bad to mediocre team for way too long. The current rebuild was a longtime coming.
Also, they are not the “orioles of the west”. The Padres actually spend money in the international market and have a mentally sane ownership group.
That’s because the Pads drastically change their philosophies. If they would just stick to the plan… whatever it may be.
I don’t see why people are surprised about AA, this is reminiscent of the Astros and cubs a couple years ago, neither one of them made a big trade in their first year of success but both of them made one the next year, in which they won the World Series, Verlander for the Astros, and Chapman for the Cubs
great point
Well seems like they aren’t gonna be able to make a big trade even if they wanted to.
AA has never won a championship!
Most new general managers don’t make major trades for prospects in their first year. They have a better feel for their system after year 1- 1.5. They might trade low commodities to obtain minor pieces here and there, but it’s hard to rectify trading guys without a full understanding of everyone in their system.
Doesn’t matter where machado’s traded to in July. In November, he’s signing with the Yankees
Can you work out the infield alignment for everyone then…
Why would The Yankees go after Machado when they have Didi Gregorious at short, and have gotten good production out of Andujar and Torres?
DiDi will be on the market. Manny at SS, Migggy stays at 3B
“Didi will be on the market” he’s signed through 2019.
Yeah right LOLOL. He’s guaranteed to sign with the Yankees. Sick of Yankees fans assuming “oh this superstar is a free agent, now he’s ours” aren’t you guys just sick of sitting back and assuming you can buy wins and playoff berths?
Yankee fans can’t figure out all the halla-balloo about Machado while Rob Refsnyder is available……..
I’m a red Sox fan. Saw an interview over the winter with Machado saying it’s his dream to be a yankee
That explains everything!
I’m sick of other teams fans saying stuff like you just said about Yankees fans. Yankees don’t need to “buy wins and playoff berths” it’s *births, cause it’s 2018 and they’ve retooled from within again, while other teams such as the Cubs-Sox are doing the spending. Take a look at the MLB payrolls why don’t you. I don’t know who you root for nor do I care, but perhaps you’ll let all of us know so we can scrutinize that teams fans. Geesh
It’s actually berths in this context, FYI. Don’t be so bent about people saying the Yanks “buy wins and playoff berths”, they have in the past and everybody knows it. We also know that spending money does not guarantee success, but we thoroughly enjoy giving Yanks fans grief about it as much as y’all enjoy saying “27 rings!”
So i took a look at the payrolls… Yankess are 7th in payroll this year, only 13 mil less than the cubs (who are 5th and also under the luxury tax line). So they have a glut of young players now but they are always top 10 in payroll.
Actually “berth” is to dock, or rest, that wouldn’t be the meaning of what he was saying. A playoff “birth” is new, moving forward for the team, and not staying in the same place. Anyway enjoy life’s small pleasures I guess.
It’s berth. As in a team has achieved a docking station for the post season.
Steven Chinwood……Merriam-Webster disagrees. Berth also means position or place. An example from the NY Times and cited by M-W…”Chances are, though, that the Mariners’ roster will continue to evolve as the team chases its first playoff berth since 2001″ merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berth
You can’t say the Yankees aren’t in a group with the cubs and Sox when they literally bought ellsbury, Sabathia, Tanaka, Chapman, Stanton and probably others for more than what most teams will pay in 5 years.
How did they buy Stanton when they traded for him.
Either way Stanton is now on a team that has a shot at a postseason berth.
That’s just the way that cookie crumbled. Anyway I think the guys anger let his autocorrect dictate the word.
Steven, do you not realize a single word can have multiple meanings? I guess every sports writer in history has been wrong to use the term berth in reference to playoff entry. It’s cool, didn’t realize you were more informed than any of those professionals. I mean, I was able to verify it in less than 30 seconds, but you do you.
If it was auto-correct (which I doubt) it was correct….it’s playoff berth not birth.
They took on Stanton’s albatross and only gave up one good prospect. It’s pretty obvious what I meant man, they basically bought him.
They agreed to pay Stanton $290MM for 10 years, and gave up very little in return, so they more or less bought him minus the return.
Trading a relatively expensive average 2B, and a borderline top 100 prospect doesn’t land you 10 years of a proven superstar unless you pay a fat portion of contract (essentially buying him).
I agree their re-tool was brilliant imo, and not all Yankees fans are this way… But they generally give the impression that if they don’t get Harper, they *will* get Machado and vice versa, bc of their habits of spending big. I’m a fan of a smaller market team, and whenever a FA hits the market from Japan or another team, really nobody says “hey this guy is ours”, as is the case with Ohtani, Harper, etc.
Not a TB fan, but I feel like if they got to spend 100M more than the Yankees do (as is usually the difference between the two teams, but other way around), then they would be *way* better than NYY.
I prefer watching savvy teams like OAK, TB, etc. who can always find diamonds in the rough rather than… “we kinda need an OFer, Harper available, problem solved” -yankees.
It’s also definitely berths…
Just looked at the MLB payrolls, NYY is at #7 this year- their first year of not being in the top 2, yes that’s right TWO since 1993,,, when they were third.
Wrong the Marlins sent 30 million dollars to the Yankees in the Stanton deal, so they’re not paying the full salary. It was a trade no matter how you try and spin it. Berth is to dock or stay in one place. Haters will always hate on the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants, and the Dodgers. Even if they did have the highest payroll, and bought the last 5 ships they’re only playing by the rules.
“Wrong the Marlins sent 30 million dollars to the Yankees in the Stanton deal, so they’re not paying the full salary”
Wrong again Steve.
The Marlins haven’t sent anything yet. They only pay the $30M IF and only IF Stanton does not opt out after 2020. You are as wrong on this as you are on berth. merriam-webster.com/dictionary/berth
“Miami Marlins to pay $30m to New York Yankees if Stanton does not opt out following 2020 season” Notice the word “If” This is from BB Ref. I case you are not sure where to find it, it is near the bottom of the page under salary
baseball-reference.com/players/s/stantmi03.shtml
Are the Yankees paying the full 290? Was it a trade? God, you guys just want to nit pick. If you want to get technical the Marlins took on Castro’s contract in that “trade” which JDGOAT failed to cover, it was a trade. Arguing about the use of “birth or berth” instead of the payroll, trade, buying championships with the guy.
Ok, they traded for him. Congrats on arguing the littlest detail. Sure wish my team could take on albatross contracts and give up almost nothing in return. Sure seems like it was a good baseball trade, and not a team buying a player from another.
Ok cereal, instead of paying Stanton the 290 million, they got out of Castro’s 10 million. So they got him for 280. The fact is that the poster I responded to said the Yankees aren’t in the same league as the Red Sox and cubs when it comes to salary, which is false. Whether it was a trade or signing, they’re still on the hook for Stanton’s astronomical deal. And it’s pretty obvious they used money to get that deal done. If it was a true baseball trade some of Torres, Andujar, And the other prospects would be playing in south Florida right now. But instead they bought him from Miami. You can argue it but it was obviously not a regular trade and New York paying him was what made it happen.
Dude it was still a trade and no it’s not 280 or 290…enough already WTF
Whatever, maybe they “only ” pay $260M of Stantons contract, don’t care not really the point. They win a lot because they have lots of $$$ are the Rays, Athletics, Pirates even considering Harper? No, Yankees fans expect it. Playing by the rules, sure, it just gets kinda old after awhile. Don’t call it hating, call it $$$ talking.
Lookup “playoff birth” on google, and it’ll correct it lol
Stanton trade was basically a free agent signing. Except they paid a little less than they would have by giving up Jorge Guzman and Castro. (And Devers) it’s technically a trade, but it’s pretty similar to a FA signing.
Just like 2+2=4
Was it a trade or wasn’t it a trade..IT WAS A TRADE…not “technically” or any other word you choose to use changes it!
WTF is it with you guys
It is a trade no one is contesting that. But reading between the lines, sports writers classify it as the Marlins essentially opting out of Stantons deal ( they didn’t, they traded him and Everyone knows that) but it’s not your conventional trade of a superstar for a boatload of prospects. The Yankees didn’t “sign” Stanton (we can all agree on that) but they did take on a superstar by paying him $250M+ over 10 years. Same effects on the Yankees org as a normal free agent signing, although it is a trade. That’s why sports writers and fans refer to it as essentially a signing , none of them are contesting the fact that it is officially a trade.
If this guys dying on the hill “that it’s not a trade” and refuses to acknowledge the circumstances of the trade, just let it go. I feel like they’re going to try and find something to argue about in every post. Even if the detail has no impact on the conversation.
I’ve read all these posts and it’s amazing how anti-Yankees they are especially you. Yea sure you aren’t keep preaching that bunk.
Yankees have been number one or two on payroll every since 2000. They are resetting the lux tax penalties this year. They won’t care about going over next year so expect them to be well over again next year. The Dodgers are doing the same since they have been number one in payroll since 2014 I believe. Remains to be seen if the Dodgers care about luxury tax next year but the Yankees certainly won’t.
The. Yankees have roughly 47 million coming off the books and the competitive balance tax is increasing 9 million dollars this offseason. They are currently under the cutoff for reasons, such as arbitration’s and perhaps an extension offer for Judge. With all their needs filled for position players, and a strong farm system to trade for pitching why in the world would you think they’ll go over. That’s just no the game they’re playing anymore.
They may not I’m just saying they won’t hesitate too if it means winning. This season they reset the lux tax and I’m guessing they won’t hesitate to go over in the right circumstance. I was also just pointing out the fact they have been one or two in payroll since 2000.
Doubtful. Yankees have far too much inexpensive talent that can play SS or 3rd base to sign Machado.
Machado will likely provide more offense than Didi, but is much weaker at SS defensively. With the Yankees in need of starting pitching, there are better ways to spend their money. Middling defense at SS can turn a mediocre starter into a bad one. It would be better to keep the cheaper, already signed, solid defensive Didi, and sign pitching.
Yankees need a top flight arm. A #1 that can steal a game or two in the postseason the way Verlander did last year. Machado is great, but he probably can’t shut down teams with his pitching…
Atlanta will concede the East before spending for a couple decent arms… not surprised.
The Pirates serve as a cautionary tale for the Braves. Pirates’ window is arguably closing, but from 2013-2017 they added little or nothing at the deadline, and they have nothing to show for those resurgent years. It makes me sick when an organization uses the excuse that they can’t afford to add players when they’re in the thick of a pennant race. The truth is you can’t afford not to.
AA won’t give up the farm system unless his job is on the line and he’s looking for an extension.
“… assuming his remaining $4.4MM salary (which the Nats were willing to do) would’ve burned through the majority of the funds the team has available ”
Hahahaha.. I KNEW IT. From the pattern I saw from last year, the comments AA has made, and the lack of any significant trade during the off season (trading contracts was the only big move). I KNEW the Braves were out of money. Unbelievable when Suntrust increased the Braves coffers by 50% and yet they couldn’t see increasing the budget hardly anything? They are at $117 million right now. This is ridiculous. To really compete they need to raise their budget at least another $10-$20 million. They need third base help and a couple of relief pitchers. I’m a big Braves fan and have been for decades, but seriously if a team doesn’t make a few moves to improve–spend money–they often die out in the playoffs.
Don’t worry, you’ve got some really good years coming. I’m not sure I’d mess with that farm system either.
It seems Camargo has been playing MUCH better of late including great defense. I am not convinced Atlanta thinks thirdbase is in as big of a need of improvement as it seemed a few weeks ago.
AA could trade one of their young minor league pitchers like Allard, Soroka, Gohara, Fried, or Anderson for a relief pitcher.
Out of those I’m only OK seeing freid go. Soroka for a relief pitcher? Get outta here. That’s like people saying Torres for Hamels.
I wonder what it would take for Arizona to land Machado? I’m thinking something like Jon Duplantier, Kristian Robinson, and Domingo Leyba.
lol
Not even close. Look at more of a JD Martinez return for Machado, if the Orioles even trade him. Leyba plus other low prospects probably will be enough
DiDi will be on the market. Manny at SS, Migggy stays at 3B
Didi is the most popular player on the team (with everybody, fans, clubhouse, staff), and he’s not going anywhere. The guy had a curtain call on the road this year.
He’s also been clutch in the playoffs. So he’s definitely Yankee material, possibly a lifer.
So even in free agency, the Yankees will very likely match his best offer and keep him…if they don’t extend him this winter.
Do you have a link to where he’s most popular? And honestly trading him and acquiring Machado might make sense. You’d have an upgrade at short and would be getting a good pitcher back.
Last time I checked Didi didn’t have two national commercials, didn’t make the cover of Sports Illustrated, his own section at Yankees Stadium, among other things. Unless you have a recent link for a pole of “with everybody, fans, clubhouse, staff” that statement is so far from being right it’s nuts.
Other than Andujar staying at third you’re completely wrong.
Let’s get something straight: the Yankees have a shortstop already. And he’s not going anywhere.
While we’re on the subject of getting things straight: the Yankees also have three outfielders who are not going anywhere.
So enough with the Machado and Harper hype. The Yankees don’t need any position players. They also don’t have infinite money. They have a lot of it, but it’s a finite amount, and they’re going to spend it to address actual needs.
They are also interested in buying back YES from FOX/COMCAST/DISNEY. Money doesn’t always go toward payroll.
Perfectly spoken.
Their front office is pretty smart (and lucky) too.
Cant wait for the August/September quotes making excuses as to why this team fall out of the race late in the season. “We have a lot of young talent but inexperience came to bite us at the end.”
Also can’t wait for next year when they fail again and regret not taking advantage of winning when the team was playing well.
Dodgers need Machado. They can move Taylor to 2B and hope Machado’s presence lifts the rest of the lineup, taking pressure off other guys. This is the right time to go all in if you are LA.
Trimreaper is right…..Dodgers NEED Machado.. They would dominate division for a long time and he would thrive in that atmosphere.
A long time meaning 2.5 months? lol
I’m sure the Jays would eat whatever salary AA needs them to in order to get a deal done for some of their players. Is AA willing to give up what it will take to make those deals though? I’m sure he doesn’t want to start selling off his farm already, but he’s in a tough spot to get much of anything done if ownership won’t support him with a little more payroll flexibility, short of overpaying with prospects.
I’ll take lamb and Corbin for machado
I fail to see how trading their best starter helps the Diamondbacks and I fail to see how Patrick Corbin the pending free agent helps the Orioles.