A lot has happened in the past week. When times were simpler, when the Phillies signed David Robertson for three lives, and two weeks ago, I raised the possibility that we might bring back the tracker for the trade deadline. This is not a sure thing, because the transaction deadline is not the time we try. When the news is slow and multiple teams bid for free agents, they tend to happen in the offseason, which is why Robertson has so many reported suitors—not when the team tries to trade. Loose lips can sink many of the relationships involved in the deal, and after the draft and deadlines, everyone is busy reaching out to journalists, assuring fans with idle attempts that they have made their efforts. At least that’s how it usually works. This deadline is in record number of trades, and we try to do a surprising amount with all the actual moves.
I’m sure I’m not grabbing all the ways I’ve tried, mainly because I’ve paused the entire deadline throughout the deadline, but instead wrote down the deal and listened to the intense movie scores in order to push me to write faster. I didn’t have much time to comb my headlines and social media, but I did get some help from friends. I especially thank readers JD, Elizabeth, Joel and Fox Mulder Bat Flip for sending the way we tried. If you know anything I’ve missed, you can let me know at Bluesky or via email at witriedtracker@gmail.com.
Matt Trueblood (among other media) of the North Side Baseball reported that the Bears were “interested” in Kyle Finnegan. Mark Polish of MLB trade rumors writes that both the Cubs and Yankees sign in on Mackenzie Gore and Jon Heyman New York Post The report said the priests “had done a real run” in Gore, calling them “perhaps the most aggressive suitors.” Bob Nightengale USA Today The twins reportedly asked Christian Walker when negotiating the Carlos Correa agreement. When the Yankees traded for David Bednar, Jeff Wilson of the Wanderer reported today that the Wanderer “Miss”[ed] In people they like for a while. Dan Hayes sports The report said four teams were chasing Chris Paddack. The Tigers caught him, and Heyman reported that the Light was “also” in Paddack, while the nightclub reported that the pitcher was also “chased” by the Yankees. Who is the fourth team? We may never know.
This is a lot of effort. Keegan Matheson of the Blue Jays who covered MLB.com probably summed up the situation best. Jays, he wrote, “had been involved in all the major relief workers in all the moving (Duran, Helsley, Bednar), but everyone was involved. It didn’t matter.” That was the secret to a messy deadline: Everyone was involved. That said, while I appreciate the excellent work Matheson does, I disagree with the importance of it. Some of us are for the love of games. Some of us have read our catechism, so we know that the sin of thought is as true as the sin of sin. You can keep the actual transactions. Today, we are interested in the human heart.
There are crucial differences between the knowledge of team-engagement players. The journey can be done in a million different ways, but this information changes the story. If not, neither the reporter nor the source thought the entire exercise was worth it, and we would have nothing to trace. We can learn from our attempts and that brings us to the Red Sox.
Based on recent history, it is widely believed that all the baseball we try during the offseason will lead all the baseball. Even though they did make a whole bunch of real moves, they still managed to exceed these high expectations. They used the 13 we tried to blow out the other teams from the water. It turns out that Craig Breslow and the company are not done yet.
By the deadline, the Red Sox certainly looks like a place to buy again. Our playoff odds have the Red Sox, with 60% chance of the playoffs. Only 43% of Rangers are closer to coin flips, which means that Boston is one of two teams that could have the biggest impact on the upgrade. The Red Sox pays very well. They may be the best combination of young talents. They have a lot of demand and are one of the worst reserve receivers in the league, injured against first basemen, second basemen and too many pitchers. Finally, they hung the Rafael Devers trade on them. If they missed the playoffs, the Red Sox traded their best players that year and missed the playoffs (again). It’s a narrative that no chief baseball officer wants to be on his shoulders. This seems to be a recipe for adding a lot of additions, but it doesn’t crash like this.
The Red Sox only made a marginal upgrade, adding Dustin May’s 4.85 ERA in the rotation and left-handed Steven Matz’s 3.38 ERA for the bullpen. Alex Speier Boston Global After talking to Boston players about their unstoppable moves, they made a keen observation. “On Friday, they spoke – while May and Matts added, the result of the deadline is almost an adversity that must be overcome.” Trevor’s story says: “As we say all year round, we know we are a resilient crew.” “Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what Breth did or didn’t do.”
Not surprisingly, the Red Sox once again led the league we tried. Ken Rosenthal and Jen McCaffrey sports The report said Sox was a “mix” of Eugeniosuárez. Jared Carrabis of the “Section 10” podcast was told the Red Sox have more [Josh] That’s what the Neribe Mariners do. “Weei’s Rob Bradford confirmed that Red Sox has offered various offers for Joe Ryan, including multiple top 10 prospects for the organization. Boston Global Are they associated with Dylan Cease and Merrill Kelly? Masslive’s Chris Cotillo was told that Jhoan Duran’s Red Sox was a “mix rather than an aggressor.” We may never be able to solve the mystery of Paddack’s fourth team, but we can rest assured that this is not the Red Sox. If they were always on him, we would have heard of it.
Surprisingly, the Red Sox not only left it there. Breslow faces criticism from fans and potential trading partners, and he adopts the classic best defensive attitude attack method. He invited manager Alex Cora to the front desk to see what the deadline is like. He searched for players at clubhouses to explain how and why he acted. He held a Zoom call with reporters on Thursday, appeared at the NESN booth during Saturday’s game, and met with reporters in person on Sunday.
“We’re happy with the guys with Steven and Dustin, but we’re also pursuing real influencers and we feel we can improve our team at 25 and beyond,” Breslow said on the Zoom call. “We’re very positive in trying to pursue them among the players we’re trying to make a deal. Ultimately, it’s not due to a lack of effort.” Breslow said every minor league was on the table in trade talks: “I don’t think it’s someone you don’t want to include or something like that. The team has to like our players to happen.” He reiterated that on Saturday’s game, the last point was that other teams didn’t value the prospects of Boston enough to finish the deal. This goes far beyond some of the ways we try to get into the media. This is driving a story.
This story seems to be very simple. The Red Sox have some idea of what their prospects are worth, and when potential trading partners disagree (which is not part of the story) there seems to be a lot going on. “It’s not a lack of trying to be as aggressive as possible [or] Breslow said. It is obvious that their perception of value and discomfort may not be consistent with the concepts of the other 29 teams. The Red Sox is indeed trying. It’s just that they seem to be working on other leagues, which means they end up giving more understanding than committing their crimes, which means their reason is that I don’t have much attitude toward me. it.
If four games since the deadline are any indicators, the Red Sox might also laugh. They just swept the Astros and then beat the Royals on Monday night to expand their winning streak to six games. This hot stretching pushed them to the Yankees’ first wildcard, putting them back in three games and increasing the playoff odds to 78.7%. There is a no guaranteed deadline agreement that can have a significant impact, or even positively affect the matter, and the Red Sox may prove it eventually. They will more or less roll with what they have. It looks like it will look good, but either way, don’t say they aren’t trying to do more.
