Time to clean out Ruth's House
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Time to clean out Ruth's House

How is it possible that the New York Yankees are in contention for a Wild Card and only traded for one rental reliever at the trade deadline? No top of the order speed, no middle of the order power, and perhaps most importantly no starting pitching. We’re just a few days past the trade deadline….

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Belle of the Ball, Texas Rangers
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Belle of the Ball, Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers have captured everyone’s attention after a few notable acquisitions only days away from the deadline. We all know their offense is leading the American League by wRC+ at 120, but there were some holes on the pitching side prior to the deadline.

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White Sox Trade Deadline Grades and Ideas
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White Sox Trade Deadline Grades and Ideas

The Chicago White Sox are in full-sell mode here toward the end of July with a 42-63 record and a full twelve games back in the AL Central. The Sox have already offloaded a few veteran salaries during deadline week and their tax payroll is now down to about $162M. Let’s break down each trade and discuss a few other possible moves.

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Three Teams that Need Pitching
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Three Teams that Need Pitching

The baseball world just finished watching Jack Flaherty’s last Cardinals start ahead of the August 1st trade deadline (6 ET). While thinking about the market this week, I noticed how concentrated the starting pitching inventory is. This is partly due to the fact that teams like the Angels and Mariners have not lost enough to go full sale.

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Losing, A Cardinal Sin
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Losing, A Cardinal Sin

At present, the St. Louis Cardinals payroll sits at $183M, five million below the MLB average. Fangraphs projects their playoff chances at slightly over 5% a week before the deadline, which is low enough for Cards brass to acknowledge plans to move some of their better players.

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