MLB Trade deadline takeaways: ◻️ St. Louis headlines the winners ◻️ New York teams stumble ◻️ A look at the biggest losers The Athletic's baseball experts ranked all 30 teams into winners, losers and snoozers⤵️
, but, to be very clear, it was the Tigers who granted him a partial no-trade clause in the first place, so he has every right to exercise it as he sees fit. It’s unclear whether that spooked other suitors, or whether there simply weren’t many interested in the end.
And so the Tigers enter another uncertain chapter with Rodríguez. If he pitches well for the rest of this year and opts out of his contract, well, that’s that. If he opts in, likely because of poor performance or injury, the Tigers will have a decision to make about his future. Either way, they’ll have the names of a couple Dodgers prospects circled: the ones who got away.
Two complaints, though: First, just sign the guy in the offseason, then keep the prospects. Leave the Verlander, take the draft-pick cannolis. I get that they’re saving scores of millions doing it this way, with the Mets paying a huge chunk of Verlander’s salary, but it’s so much easier to just spend the money in the first place.fifth-highest Wins Above Average total from their starting pitchers
. They’re getting absolutely nothing offensively from catcher or first base, ranking close to the bottom for both positions. They ranked second in baseball in adjusted ERA entering the deadline, but only 12th in adjusted OPS. Sure, they’re a little scarier in the postseason if they keep their prodigal 40-year-old ace healthy and effective, but the difference doesn’t seem worth trading two top prospects from a thin system.
Kendall Graveman is a good get, sure, sure, but where is the lineup help? Man cannot dine on fastballs alone. The Astros still need to find dingers somewhere. –The Twins, clinging to the AL Central lead by a game, seem to understand they’re being chased by four sellers. The Guardians made their position clear, moving their best healthy pitcher for a bat to help in 2024 and beyond, and so the Twins sat on their hands.
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