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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
31 Jul
The Dodgers acquired a future Hall of Famer and an MVP candidate on Thursday, and now, fans are wondering if anyone can stop them
Los Angeles Dodgers
... club gets Clayton Kershaw back from injury, the Dodgers are going to have an absurd rotation that features Walker Buehler and Julio ...
Washington Nationals
... ngs. It’s impossible to overstate how big his addition is. Since joining the Nationals in 2015, Max Scherzer has recorded more strikeouts (1,610) than any other @M ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
31 Jul
The White Sox bolstered their bullpen with a massive addition on Friday, and now it's time to look at the impact on the move
Chicago Cubs
... Friday’s trade marks the end of Kimbrel’s three-year tenure with the Chicago Cubs. During his first two seasons with the Cubs, Kimbrel looked like a shell of ...
Chicago White Sox
... driks being the other—and both players figure to split time finishing games. White Sox plan to give both Kimbrel and Hendriks save opportunities. With short season ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
31 Jul
The Washington Nationals traded two stars to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Max Scherzer and Trea Turner, and the return feels light
Los Angeles Dodgers
... re still on the hook for most of that. When the Scherzer deal gets done, the Dodgers will owe him only the prorated portion of his $35M salary for 2021, which is ...
Washington Nationals
... rzer will collect $105M deferred in seven installments from 2022-28, but the Nationals will still be on the hook for the vast majority of that. — Mark Feinsand (@F ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
31 Jul
The Minnesota Twins sent starter Jose Berrios to the Toronto Blue Jays for a couple of exciting prospects, enough to win the trade
Minnesota Twins
... ork in progress, but the potential benefits could be huge for Minnesota. The Twins got themselves an A- for this deal. This has the looks of a potential win-wi ...
Toronto Blue Jays
... Woods-Richardson is a right-handed pitching prospect that had landed on the Blue Jays after the Marcus Stroman trade with the Mets. Berrios is a 27-year-old right ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
30 Jul
The Phillies may be just a .500 team, but they made the right decision in adding talent at the 2021 trade deadline
New York Mets
... alf games separate the Mets and Phillies, and although the Mets traded for Javier Baez, Philadelphia arguably had a better overall trade dea ...
Philadelphia Phillies
... WHIP over 19 starts. He even had a 1.98 ERA up until July 7. In Kennedy, the Phillies are getting a much-needed bullpen piece. He will arguably become Philadelphi ...
Texas Rangers
... ng a deal to get starter Kyle Gibson and reliever Ian Kennedy from the Texas Rangers, sources tell ESPN. First on the scene was @Ken_Rosenthal. — Jeff Passan (@J ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
30 Jul
The Chicago White Sox acquired infielder Cesar Hernandez from Cleveland, and it didn't cost them much more than a low-tier prospect
Chicago White Sox
... all at the plate (100 wRC+). — Eno Sarris (@enosarris) July 29, 2021 For the White Sox, though, an average hitter with good defense at a premium position, and grea ...
Cleveland Indians
... the Chicago White Sox made a deal with their division rivals, the Cleveland Indians, which netted them second baseman Cesar Hernandez in exchange for a prospect ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
30 Jul
The Red Sox bolstered their lineup with the addition of Kyle Schwarber on Thursday, but is he a good fit with the team?
Boston Red Sox
... rique Hernandez and Christian Arroyo have all been great this season, so the Red Sox would presumably prefer to keep each of them in the lineup. Doing so would m ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
30 Jul
The New York Yankees acquired slugger Joey Gallo this week, and he is the type of player that fits their lineup to perfection
New York Yankees
... nton (usually the cleanup hitter), the Yankees have been hitting Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez, and Gio Urshela in some orde ...
Texas Rangers
... He was also deployed at first base sparingly over the years. With time, the Rangers realized that while he could play the infield corners, he wasn’t very good a ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
30 Jul
The Chicago Cubs have lots of prominent pending free agents and appear ready to start a rebuild. What could they have done better?
Chicago Cubs
... prioritized veteran free agent signings while ignoring their own stars. The Cubs’ minor league system is ranked in the bottom half. MLB’s preseason ranking h ...
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Andres Chavez
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The Cold Wire
29 Jul
There was a time in which MLB teams tried to avoid making trade with teams in their own division, but times are changing now
Houston Astros
... le was looking for infield depth with several years of team control, and the Astros, who have several of those, needed a reliever. Both teams were able to strik ...
Seattle Mariners
... ral of those, needed a reliever. Both teams were able to strike a deal. Most Mariners fans were not happy about seeing Graveman, a huge contributor in 2021 as the ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
29 Jul
Boston Red Sox star Rafael Devers has shown signs of major potential in the past, but this season, he's putting it all together
Boston Red Sox
... He still has a long way to go, but it looks like he’s improving quickly. The Red Sox have to be thrilled with his progress. Offensively, He’s Producing At An M ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
29 Jul
Kris Bryant's time with the Chicago Cubs may be coming to an end, but he has accomplished a lot during his time in the Windy City
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
29 Jul
The Athletics and Marlins made a very interesting trade this week, and we're trying to figure out which team got the better end of it
Miami Marlins
... at their investment in him pays off. Looking At Luzardo’s Fit In Miami The Marlins were smart to trade away Marte with his contract expiring, and they got a gr ...
Oakland A's
... Fit In Oakland Starling Marte is going to provide a massive upgrade for the Athletics over their current outfield situation. Stephen Piscotty is the player who is ...
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Sam Leweck
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The Cold Wire
29 Jul
The Seattle Mariners shocked their fans by trading Kendall Graveman, and the decision could ultimately doom the team in 2021
Houston Astros
... om Mariners but excited for new opportunities with the Astros pic.twitter.com/3lVaMizuvs — Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) July 28, 2021 ...
Seattle Mariners
... .88 FIP and 0.70 WHIP across 30 outings before the trade. No matter what the Mariners do to compensate for the loss of Graveman, they will almost certainly be loo ...
