I’m very glad to see that the Brewers, Pirates, Braves, and Mariners were so active at the trade deadline. The Brewers and Mariners never won a World Series, and the Pirates and Braves have not won in a long time. (Yes, it’s been over 20 years since the Braves won the World Series.)
The Brewers get Johnathan Schoop and his power. Schoop uses a lot of outs to deliver his punch, but he’ll be be better than the production Milwaukee received from their middle infielders this season. The Orioles also sent Kevin Guasman and Darren O’Day to Atlanta, providing more depth to that pitching staff. The Orioles have done a nice job of restocking their farm system.
The Pirates land Chris Archer. I’m hoping that the fine coaching staff in Pittsburgh can return Archer to his 2015 form. His three-true outcomes remained good in that time period, but it seems he gives up way too many hits for his strikeout rate. The Rays get two players not yet in their prime who were touted as top prospects at one point. In addition, the Rays acquired Tommy Pham and traded Wilson Ramos to the Phillies, so it’s tough to tell if Tampa Bay were buyers or sellers in these deals.
I think Pirates fans owe Pirates ownership a bit of an apology. They would have had a better team with Gerrit Cole, but I’m not sure they would have had a better team with Andrew McCutchen. This group proved they could win, and ownership went out and improved for this stretch run. Maybe the front office and coaching staff in Pittsburgh knows what they are doing.
The Mariners picked up the well traveled outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Marlins, which gives them outfield depth. The Indians did the same in getting Leonys Martin from the Tigers.
The Nationals, a team that also never appeared in the World Series, dumped a reliever. It might have been a clubhouse move:
This deal surprises me, as if the Nats had wanted to clear money, they could have cleared more with Madson or Herrera. Feels worth noting Kintzler something of a squeaky wheel. https://t.co/Qvngaqfx9T
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) July 31, 2018
There were some other deals today, but all in all it was a good trading season. A number of teams are all in on trying to win this year. Prospects were redistributed to weaker teams. The Yankees cleared some of their relief talent for international signing money.
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