MLB thread for the rest of July

I'd be absolutely stunned if Yelich or Stanton went anywhere. Yelich is locked up through 2022 at a very reasonable price tag, the Marlins would be insane to unload that type of commodity (a 25 year old who has been nothing short of terrific and who is only now entering his prime).

Stanton's contract is just too huge to move right now when he's locked up through 2020 when he can opt-out. He's a premier power hitter for sure but he would require a franchise-changing level of prospects in return, a real mortgaging of a team's future, to get him (and probably the Marlins eating a piece of the contract). Can it happen? Sure, I just don't think it will.

For the Mets, Jay Bruce, Asdrubel Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Neil Walker, Lucas Duda and Addison Reed are all on the block. Of those, I think only Reed has real value, contending teams can always use dependable arms in the back of the pen to protect those precious one-run leads. Jay Bruce would have more value if there was a demand for corner outfielders but there doesn't seem to be much out there right now. He'll be a dump for a later-round prospect. The rest of the lot have virtually zero trade value. They're all unrestricted FAs at the end of the year and they're all a combination of always hurt and/or always shitty.

Lucas Duda fucking sucks, he's the most un-clutch player of all time. I can't wait for him to be off the team where he can take 2-0 meatballs down the middle before softly popping out to second base for someone else.

Dodgers are still tearing the league up, approaching 70 wins. Cubs have won 6 in a row, unbeaten after the All-Star break.

pirates are a solid squad. they should be able to make a run.


how are the sox looking?

Let's talk trade rumors!!

I just saw on rotoworld that the Cubs (and apparently other teams) have called the Mets about Seth Lugo. What we've seen this year is that when you're built on starting pitching the way the Mets are, you need as many bodies as you can so trading away a starter may seem counter-intuitive. That said, I'm not against unloading a guy when his value is high especially given that Lugo has had nothing but arm troubles in recent years. Plus, all that "all-time leader in curveball spin" nonsense is just that...nonsense. The guy is a good pitcher, nothing more. If the Cubs want to unload a 3B or 2B for him, then you have my vote.

Dodgers and Astros are smoking the league.

Astros = 67 wins
Dodgers = 70

Could we be seeing a head on collision course? Im a Houston fan, we never won a world series. It be nice to finally fn get one.

The Astros have been awesome, no question, but they'll need to nab another starter at the deadline.  Keuchel hasn't pitched in two months and McCullers has been dreadful his past few starts; he's still young you have to wonder how much gas he'll have in the tank as we get closer to playoff time.  

Even though playoff games are won and lost via the bullpen, you don't want to be playing catchup more often than not in a short series.  They should be doing what they can to get into these Sonny Gray/Yu Darvish talks, event though it would represent an intra-division trade.