Quote from WindsorUK on July 31, 2025, 1:49 pm

Quote from BoosterSD on July 31, 2025, 1:45 pm

Minor league righty Boston Bateman is one of the prospects heading to the O’s in the trade, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic. Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com adds that as many as five additional minor leaguers on their way back to Baltimore in a volume-heavy package.

These NEVER work.

So can we officially call AJ insane? He totally fits the description, right? Continuously doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different outcome????

Quote from WindsorUK on July 31, 2025, 1:50 pm

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 1:48 pm

Deadline scramble ... now reports suggest Houston is again in on Cease (plus a RP) ... no idea who Houston has to make that deal work. I guess prospects but who?

Hell, we'll take anything they have since we no longer have any of our own.

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Padres are to acquire Ryan O'Hearn  ... no details on who the gave up.

UPDATE: Laureano is also coming ... two for ?????

O'Hearn is fairly redundant to Sheets, no? Lefty, can play a litte LF and 1B, but mostly DH? Would have rather had Mullins.

Except O'Hearn has produced for a longer time and Sheets has been fading a little since the start of the season.

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 1:51 pm

Quote from WindsorUK on July 31, 2025, 1:47 pm

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 1:30 pm

Padres are to acquire Ryan O'Hearn  ... no details on who the gave up.

UPDATE: Laureano is also coming ... two for ?????

O'Hearn is fairly redundant to Sheets, no? Lefty, can play a litte LF and 1B, but mostly DH? Would have rather had Mullins.

Is Sheets going back to Balt? Is Sheets going to Houston for ??? Is O'Hearn going to be flipped?

Can't see both on the team when they need more punch vs LHP.

 

Quote from TucsonClip on July 31, 2025, 1:52 pm

Cease to Houston helps pay for O'Hearn and Laureano, right? That seems why we haven't heard many names yet.

Quote from BoosterSD on July 31, 2025, 1:54 pm

Or is Arraez going to HOU? He hits better almost everywhere outside of Petco. Both O'Hearn and Sheets have some pop from the left side over Arraez.

Quote from BoosterSD on July 31, 2025, 1:55 pm

HOU is pushing hard for Cease, and there could be a RP included as well?

Quote from Jeremy Hill on July 31, 2025, 2:00 pm

Brandon Valenzuela to the Blue Jays for Will Wagner now too. I'm fascinated to see what this team is going to look like when it's all said and done.

Quote from fenn68 on July 31, 2025, 2:02 pm

The Padres announced that they have acquired infielder Will Wagner from the Blue Jays for catcher Brandon Valenzuela.