The Seattle Pilots trade SP Chris Haney to the Milwaukee Creams for SP Amaury Telemaco. At long last, the Chris Haney saga is over. After what felt like six straight months of Seattle posting “Chris Haney available” every other day, someone finally blinked. Congratulations to Milwaukee for ending the longest-running classified ad in DBL history. To be clear, Haney isn’t bad. In fact, he’s been one...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA — In a bold demonstration of organizational consistency, the Boston Red Sox today announced that the club will fully embrace its role as trade deadline sellers, despite an inconveniently red-hot July that has briefly propelled the team into the general vicinity of playoff contention. “Look, we appreciate the enthusiasm,” said Red Sox leadership in a statement released moments after the team’s ninth win...
WHAT IS GOING ON?
As we approach the trade deadline at the end of this week, the league waits with bated breath to see what deals will be made. Or perhaps the better question right now is: will any deals of consequence be made at all? So far, the marketplace has largely been filled with the same message repeated over and over again — teams looking to move players in exchange for draft picks. There is nothing wrong with that approach, of course. Sellers exist...