Day: October 3, 2025

The trade deadline may still be weeks away, but the first true blockbuster of the summer has already landed. The St. Louis Cardinals sent shockwaves through the league by shipping out Matt Williams and Doug Glanville to the Florida Marlins in exchange for Jay Bell, Steve Finley, and $71,570 in salary relief. The Deal in Detail St. Louis Cardinals send: 3B Matt Williams (ML) CF Doug Glanville (ML) Florida Marlins send: SS Jay Bell (ML) CF Steve...

Earlier this year, we chronicled the Toronto Blue Jays' wild two-step—first trading away Carlos Delgado for a pair of first-round picks, then using those picks to pry Derek Jeter from the New York Yankees. We all remember the outrage. The confusion. The spreadsheets. And yes—Jeter isn’t Delgado. He’s not going to lead the league in home runs or RBIs. But here we are in early July and Derek Jeter is batting .299 with a .362 OBP and a...