Wexler’s Ledger: Trade #2

Every season has a trade that makes you blink and check the calendar just to be sure it’s not July yet. This one qualifies. The Washington Senators trade a 3rd-round pick and RP Greg McMichael to the Seattle Pilots for C Mickey Tettleton, RP Sean Maloney, and $532,000 in cash. Well now—this is a fun one for a deal made just a couple weeks into the season. Washington entered the year riding high, then promptly ran into the kind of injury...

Wexler’s Ledger: Trade #1

This season, your esteemed writer will be breaking down every trade across the league—blockbusters, bench shuffles, and the annual tradition of Florida and Arizona trading with each other because… of course they did. The Florida Marlins trade CF Lance Blankenship, P Pedro Martinez (no, not that one), and $90,000 to the Arizona Diamondbacks for OF Alex Cole. Go ahead, raise your hand if you’re surprised the Marlins and Diamondbacks linked...