Author Archive: Paul Sporer

Trade season kicked off with a couple of smaller moves over the weekend as Boston and Oakland bought in on a pair of once-solid arms trying to recapture their past glory. While the deadline isn’t loaded with top-flight players, we could still see a blockbuster trade period by volume. Of course, that second wildcard keeps a lot of teams thinking they are alive when they really aren’t legitimate contenders… lookin’ at you, San Francisco.

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7/15/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS, INJURIES, RUMORS (2:00)

• Andrew Cashner traded to Boston
• Homer Bailey traded to Oakland

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7/12/19

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FIRESIDE CHAT

• Zack Wheeler (7:00)
• Griffin Canning (15:50)
• Dylan Bundy (19:35)
• Max Fried (25:30)

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The transcript is available below:

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7/11/19

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• Mauricio Dubon (8:00)
• Bubba Starling (12:45)
• Kyle Freeland (15:44)

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Mark Feinsand did a piece at MLB.com highlighting a player per position who could be dealt later this month, a good look at the early market that I recommend you read. What I’d like to do is look into the aftermath of those potential trades and highlight some guys who could fall into jobs. If you’re light on FAAB like I am in some leagues, you may consider acting early – especially with those who are almost certainly on the move – and scoop some of these guys in the coming weeks instead of waiting until August 1st.

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7/2/19

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Paul meanders aimlessly discussing the painfully thin pool of pitching.

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I hate pitching.

OK, that’s not true, but it gets so thin so fast. I have Kyle Gibson in the top 50 for cryin’ out loud. I’m sure we’ve got a lot to talk about given that it opens up entirely after like, pitcher 25, so hit me up in the comments!

(Now with more Clev Dog!)

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This week’s transcript is now live, check it out!!

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6/28/19

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FIRESIDE CHAT

• Blake Snell breakdown
• Quick hit on Brendan McKay’s call-up

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