#rylan bannon

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Spring Training:

Tomás Nido assigned 3

José Iglesias assigned 11

Ben Gamel assigned 21

Trayce Thompson assigned 43

Cole Sulser assigned 45

Yacksel Ríos assigned 49

Chad Smith assigned 53

Austin Adams assigned 54

Kyle Crick assigned 55

Taylor Kohlwey assigned 57

Rylan Bannon assigned 58

Danny Young assigned 81

Austin Allen assigned 82

Yolmer Sánchez assigned 83

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Top 10 MiLB walk leaders: week 25

10: Luke Ritter, Syracuse (73) 9: Grant Lavigne, Albuquerque (73) 8: Kameron Misner, Durham (73) 7: Jackson Holliday, Norfolk (75) 6: Cooper Hummel, Sugar Land (79) 5: Drew Avans, Oklahoma City (80) 4: Juan Brito, Columbus (88) 3: Ryan Noda, Las Vegas (89) 2: Rylan Bannon, St. Paul (96) 1: Chase Meidroth, Worcester (105)

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Al japonés solo le bastaron tres turnos para estrenarse como jonronero de los californianos. Yonny Chirinos salió con todo en su debut con los Marlins de Miami. El de Bachaquero respondió en su primera aparición en los entrenamientos primaverales. A Eduardo Rodríguez no le fue bien en su primera apertura con Arizona. Eugenio Suárez se reportó con su primer sencillo para Arizona. José Ruiz sigue sorprendiendo a Filadelfia con sus actuaciones. El de Guacara ha estado intratable en sus presentaciones con el equipo en el Spring Training Shohei Ohtani ya muestra su poder en los entrenamientos primaverales con los Dodgers de Los Ángeles. Este martes el japonés sacó su primer cuadrangular vistiendo la camiseta de los californianos, esta vez ante los Medias Blancas de Chicago. Solo tres turnos le bastaron al nipón para inaugurar su cuota jonronera en el spring training. Ante los envíos de Dominic Leone, Ohtani mandó la pelota a los más profundo del jardín central con un corredor a bordo y de esa forma acercar en el marcador a los Dodgers 4-3. Cabe destacar que en sus primeros dos turnos Shohei Ohtani se ponchó y bateó un rodado para la doble matanza. Zuliano Yonny Chirinos con buen relevo [caption id="attachment_104458" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Yonny Chirinos | Foto cortesía[/caption] Los Marlins de Miami adquirieron para este 2024 a Yonny Chirinos, un lanzador capaz de asumir cualquier rol en el bullpen ya sea como abridor o relevista. Para la jornada de este martes, el manager Skip Schumaker le dio la oportunidad de lucirse sobre el montículo en un encuentro del Spring Training. Se trató del cuarto juego del equipo y el primero contra los Mets de Nueva York. Allí, el venezolano relevó al abridor A.J. Puk a partir de la tercera entrada y se mantuvo en el compromiso durante dos capítulos antes de ser reemplazado por Josh Simpson. Chirinos fue recibido con un doble de Rylan Bannon, aunque después dominó a Alex Ramírez con un elevado al jardín derecho. Sin embargo, un sencillo de Tyrone Taylor impulsó la carrera del empate en ese entonces. Acto seguido, Francisco Álvarez bateó un rodado para doble matanza. A pesar de esa rayita, el criollo salió al cuarto inning un poco más decidido. Tras regalar una base por bolas a Ji Man Choi, forzó a que Mark Vientos bateara otro rodado para doble matanza. El último out fue un roletazo por la antesala de parte de Luke Voit. En total realizó 28 lanzamientos de los cuales 18 estuvieron en la zona de strike. Mientras la ofensiva de los Marlins no logró despertar, el pitcheo sufrió un bajón entre el quinto y séptimo episodio. Al final los Mets se impusieron con pizarra de 7-1 y le endosaron la segunda derrota a los de Miami tras cuatro presentaciones. Respecto a Chirinos, cabe señalar que su récord en entrenamientos primaverales es de 3-2 en 24 encuentros (siete como abridor), con 5.66 de efectividad, 36 carreras permitidas, 15 boletos y 45 ponches en 49.1 innings. Eugenio Suárez pega su primer imparable con Arizona [caption id="attachment_104460" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Eugenio Suárez. Foto: cortesía[/caption] Uno de los peloteros venezolanos que tiene nuevo hogar es Eugenio Suárez que se mudo a Cascabeles de Arizona, siendo desde su llegada fundamental en lo que será la temporada 2024 y que ya comienza a rendir desde los campos primaverales. Suárez pegó su primer imparable del Sprint Training ante la novena de Rangers de Texas, mismo que fue un verdadero misil por todo el centro del campo y salió disparado a una velocidad de 109.6 millas por hora. El año pasado el criollo conectó 24 cuadrangulares, impulsó 96 carreras y bateó para un promedio de .232. Ahora, espera aumentar su producción en esta venidera zafra con unos Cascabeles que llegaron hasta la Serie Mundial en 2023 contra todo pronóstico y que con la adición de la experiencia del tercera base esperan repetir. José Ruiz con otra gran actuación [caption id="attachment_104461" align="aligncenter" width="1155"] José Ruiz | Foto cortesía[/caption]

El Spring Training no se detiene para los equipos de las Grandes Ligas. Para la jornada de este martes los compromisos continúan y los Filis de Filadelfia se midieron ante los Mellizos de Minnesota. Allí, el lanzador José Ruiz volvió a cumplir de gran manera con su trabajo para dejar una grata impresión en el staff técnico. Se trató de la segunda aparición del oriundo de Guacara en estos entrenamientos primaverales. Para la cita de hoy hizo su aparición en el quinto episodio como reemplazo de Dylan Covey y logró sacar los tres outs por la vía rápida. Obligó a Kyle Farmer a conectar un elevado por la inicial, luego a Max Kepler con un rodado al segunda base, y terminó ponchando a Ryan Jeffers. Tras esta sólida actuación, Ruiz preservó la ventaja mínima que tenía Filadelfia sobre Minnesota. Para el sexto, el manager Rob Thomson lo cambió por el relevista Orion Kerkering. Al final, el choque finalizó con empate a tres carreras. De esta manera, el carabobeño concreta su segundo inning en blanco en este Spring Training. El primero sucedió el pasado sábado en el triunfo 14-13 ante los Azulejos de Toronto. En esa ocasión subió al montículo en la octava entrada en la que regaló dos bases por bolas y recetó un ponche. Asimismo, cabe recordar que el criollo viene de una temporada 2023 con las Medias Blancas de Chicago y D-Backs de Arizona. Dejó marca de 2-1 en 38 juegos, con 5.89 de efectividad, 1.65 de WHIP, 21 boletos y 39 abanicados en 44.1 entradas de labor. Apaleado Eduardo Rodríguez [caption id="attachment_104459" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Eduardo Rodríguez. Foto: cortesía[/caption] El lanzador venezolano, Eduardo Rodríguez tuvo su primera salida del Sprint Training con su nuevo equipo Cascabeles de Arizona pero no fue del todo buena. Rodríguez lanzó una entrada, permitió cuatro imparables, recibió cuatro carreras, permitió dos boletos y ponchó solo a dos bateadores. El gran problema fue su comando que no estuvo del todo bien, solo 20 de sus 38 lanzamientos fueron en strike, dejando muchos envíos en zona franca y fue castigado. El criollo buscará mejorar sus números de la temporada pasada dónde dejo récord de 13-9, una efectividad de 3.30 y ponchó a 143 rivales para así aportar toda su experiencia a un equipo como Arizona que llegó hasta la Serie Mundial. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano/Líder

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@true0neutral - Hazel, half-elf cleric

@fauxfire76 - Darvin, human bard/sorcerer

@hyperewok1 - Remi, human paladin/warlock

@lindira - Clarity, tiefling rogue/warlock

Marion - Ava, human ranger

Brian - Barnabus, minotaur fighter

@lovemmawesome - Rylan, wood elf sorcerer

We lost a Froseth for this session because of ill effects from the booster. Still better than Covid, though. Also we had some technical difficulties as Marion wasn’t at her usual abode and the laptop she had access to was being wonky about connecting to the router and so she had to join in via her phone. We made it work. Anyway.

Remi collected Barnabus from the command tent of the local mercenaries. Remi brought Barnabus pancakes. The mercenaries were jealous. Barnabus made burritos out of pancakes and sausages to eat as they gathered to head out to town. They left Froseth behind for his very important conversation with Farideh.

They were tasked to stop on the way into town to deliver some breakfast to the wood elf refugees in the town treehouse. Hazel called out a hello and got shot at by twitchy wood elves. Then one of the wood elf refugees - specifically, Bannon, the kennel-master’s son who gave them the tour of the wood elf encampment they stopped in while in the Elvenwild - actually recognised them, and some conversation ensued to see if these wood elves had any more recent news about the Elvenwild than Rylan had. Apparently it’s still pretty bad - bad enough to try to shield the youngers from it and to get the youngers out before anything bad could happen to them. Bannon also rescued about a half-dozen blink dog puppies. So they had some playtime. That was fun.

Food delivered, they headed into town proper, and into the multi-faith shrine. They saw Estan first. Estan is still grumpy as ever, and also envious as fuck that the Cupcake Coterie’s gods love their flaily asses enough to give an aasimar permanent wings.

Rylan got the orange aventurine bracelet they continually wear enchanted by Lira as protection against the black corruption. Lira also reassured Rylan about the response Rylan would get to the particular suite of abilities that Rylan as a Shadow Sorcerer possesses.

Meanwhile, Barnabus got swarmed by faerie dragons. And when Rylan returned to the group, Rylan got swarmed by faerie dragons, except for the one violet faerie dragon that Polymorphed itself into a cat to get pettings. Meanwhile, Hazel had to bribe Sheepshank, the resident rope dragon, for access to the potatoes. Jerky was heavily involved.

Hazel and Alisaie made lunch. Rylan is not accustomed to spicy food. Lira brought out celebratory tarts for the occasion of Hazel’s first big officiated ceremony and Remi and Alisaie’s wedding.

Lira used TrueSight to navigate Hazel’s bag of weird-ass jelly beans.

They were going to go to Jenna’s forge next, but Alisaie dropped a Sending to Froseth first - after all, they were going to be asking questions about their Awakened Steelsinger weapons and Froseth has one so he would need to sit in on this (plus it was a great excuse to bring @miaaoi back next session).

I’m just so, so grateful that my players do love their fluff.

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Baltimore Orioles @ Minnesota Twins 3.9.21

Baltimore Orioles Lineup Minnesota Twins Lineup

1.) Cedric Mullins CF     1.) Max Kepler RF

2.) Trey Mancini 1B        2.) Josh Donaldson 3B

3.) Ryan Mountcastle LF 3.) Nelson Cruz DH

4.) Pedro Severino C      4.) Jorge Polanco 2B

5.) Austin Hays RF          5.) Miguel Sano 1B

6.) Pat Valaika SS           6.) Mitch Garver C

7.) Yolmer Sanchez 2B    7.) Alex Kiriloff LF

8.) Tyler Nevin DH           8.) Keon Broxton CF 

9.) Rylan Bannon 3B       9.) JT Riddle SS

SP Dean Kremer RHP    SP Kenta Maeda RHP

(0-0) 16.20 ERA             (0-0) 0.00 ERA

(2021 Spring Training Stats)

-Chris Kreibich-

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"Orioles prospect season in review: Yusniel Díaz and Rylan Bannon https://bit.ly/3DkNRg8 " - Camden Chat

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2019 Bowman Chrome Rylan Bannon Gold Refractor Auto /50**FANTASY SPORTS- http://dld.bz/fX2MU

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Four Orioles prospects from Double-A Bowie to play in Eastern League All-Star Game

Four Orioles prospects from Double-A Bowie to play in Eastern League All-Star Game

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Four players from the Bowie Baysox, the Orioles’ Double-A affiliate, were named Monday to the rosters for the Eastern League All-Star Game, which will take place in Richmond, Va., on July 10 at 7:05 p.m.

The Western Division features Bowie left-handers Zac Lowther and Alex Wells and infielders Rylan Bannon and Mason McCoy.

Lowther is 7-4 with a 1.95 ERA through his first 13 career…

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2019 Bowman Mega Box 3-Box Divisional Rylan Bannon Auto!

from Missouri Cards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcU7qtGHSOc via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCip5lus3HedFNPnQXTOm4Eg

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Rylan Bannon takes 38. Last worn by Korey Lee in 2022.

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Top 10 MiLB walk leaders: week 24

10: Luke Ritter, Syracuse (71) 9: Isaac Collins, Nashville (71) 8: Jax Biggers, Round Rock (71) 7: Cooper Hummel, Sugar Land (73) 6: Jackson Holliday, Norfolk (75) 5: Drew Avans, Oklahoma City (76) 4: Juan Brito, Columbus (87) 3: Ryan Noda, Las Vegas (89) 2: Rylan Bannon, St. Paul (95) 1: Chase Meidroth, Worcester (104)

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Harold Capote Aunque la calidad bateadora de José Altuve es algo que no genera dudas, quizás un bajo grado de preocupación pudo generarse, luego de que él llevase de 9-0 en los primeros turnos consumidos en sus juegos de rehabilitación como antesala a su estreno en la temporada 2023 de Grandes Ligas. “Astroboy” en estos momentos se desempeña en la sucursal Tripla A de los Astros de Houston; con el Sugar Land Space Cowboys este domingo consigue su primer indiscutible, en jugada que se anota como infield hit, luego de que batease roletazo que obliga lanzarse de cabeza al antesalista contrario, Jantzen Witte, quien en la acción atrapa la esférica pero solo puede sacar el out de Dixon Machado en la intermedia. La conexión involucra al también venezolano, José Castillo, relevista. Todo esto ocurre en la 7ma entrada, con la filial sideral arriba en el marcador 3x2 sobre los Chihuahuas de El Paso, sucursal de los Padres de San Diego. Culminado este episodio, el "Pequeño Gigante" es reemplazado por Rylan Bannon en como segunda base. Al final, los Cowboys vencen 4x3. El criollo hasta ahora lleva 13 turnos oficiales consumidos, por lo que su promedio de bateo es de .077, cifra en la que también se ubica su porcentaje de embasado, además de un OPS en .154.     Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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Bannon leads California League All-Stars

Former Dodgers prospect Rylan Bannon, who is now with the Orioles, won the California League MVP and Rookie of the Year honors to lead the circuit's All-Stars. from MiLB News https://ift.tt/2PsKnjr

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Twins-Orioles Tie 3-3 In Sarasota.

Twins 3 Orioles 3 Minnesota (5-4-4) Baltimore (7-5-2)

The Minnesota Twins returned to action today with a late afternoon match-up in Sarasota to play the Baltimore Orioles. A low-scoring affair ensued at Ed Smith Stadium as pitching dominated for a majority of the day. The Twins got the scoring started early in the first inning. Nelson Cruz blasted a Keegan Akin offering out to deep left field for a solo blast. It was his third homer of the spring and put the Twins up 1-0. The Orioles would answer in the bottom of the third as Cedric Mullins led-off with a single. Hanser Alberto hit a grounder to third that advanced Mullins to second base. Later in the inning, Chris Davis hit a run-scoring single to left and the game was tied at one after three frames. The Twins responded in the top of the fourth. Alex Avila led-off with a walk and LaMonte Wade singled. Royce Lewis hit into a double play, but Gilberto Celestino delivered an RBI single to center. The Twins took a 2-1 lead and pitching on both sides shut the door. Neither side scored until the ninth inning. Alex Kiriloff belted a Cole Sulser pitch out to left field for a solo homer. The Twins took a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth and it seemed like the game was over. That wasn’t the case as Ryan Garton entered the game. Rylan Bannon led-off the ninth with a walk and Adley Rutschman singled to right. The next batter, TJ Nichting hit a run-scoring single to right to pull the O’s within a run. The next batter, Austin Wynns reached on an infield single back to the mound. A run scored on the play to tie the game at three apiece. Ryan Garton retired the next three batters and we ended in another tie this afternoon in Sarasota. 

-Final Thoughts- Homer Bailey had a solid second outing of the spring. He threw three innings and allowed a run on four hits with two strikeouts. Matt Wisler had a clean fourth, Cory Gearrin struck out on in a scoreless fifth, and Cody Stashak struck out three over two scoreless innings. Sam Clay struck out two in the eighth and Ryan Garton struggled in the ninth. He gave up two runs in an inning of work and blew the save. Nelson Cruz is in mid-season form with three hits on the day. The Twins hit 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. There are normally about three ties each spring per team, but the four ties are a lot this early in the spring training schedule. Next up, the Twins return home to play the Rays. Yonny Chirinos will face Josh Lindblom in that one as the team gets ready to head to the Dominican on Saturday. 

-Chris Kreibich-

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The winners and losers of the 2018 MLB trade deadline

It’s that time of year, where we all ignore the fact that the Major League Baseball postseason is nonsense. Baseball starts drinking on Oct. 1, and when it wakes up in the first week of November, the smoke alarm is going off and there’s a horse in the bathtub. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, but we’re supposed to pretend like we can predict winners and losers at the trade deadline.

Heck yeah, we’re supposed to pretend like we can predict winners and losers at the trade deadline. It’s fun. So even though you might be from the future and laughing at my simplistic analysis, just know that I’m more interested in being fun than right. Which is good, considering this won’t be right.

Thought the Astros should have traded for Yu Darvish instead of Justin Verlander last year, for example.

Hey, it could have worked, you don’t know.

But you clicked, so I’ll write. Here are the winners and losers from the 2018 MLB trade deadline:

Rays

Acquired: Tommy Pham, Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Jalen Beeks, bonus pool money, players to be named later

Traded: Chris Archer, Jonny Venters, Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Andriese, Justin Wilson, Genesis Cabrera, Roel Ramirez, Michael Perez, Brian Shaffer

They have the payroll of a medium-sized Quiznos now, which I guess is part of the point. I’m not a fan of baseball’s current economic structure, and I’m hesitant to heap too much praise on a team trying to cut costs.

Still, as long as this is the framework, the Rays are within their rights to exploit it. And, baby, they’re exploiting it with aplomb. They’ll have an outfield of Meadows/Pham/Kiermaier, which is built to win now and for the distant future. They won’t have their ace, but they’ll have pitchers who are majors-ready or close to it coming back.

These deals aren’t for toolsy A-ballers who are five years away. This is the Rays trying to buy their cake at a yard sale and eat it, too. It’s just crazy enough to work, and I’m very impressed by the their ability to walk this weird, thrifty tightrope.

Mmmmmm, yard-sale cake.

Dodgers

Acquired: Manny Machado, Brian Dozier, John Axford, Dylan Floro, Zach Neal

Traded: Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, Zach Pop, Rylan Bannon, Breyvic Valera, Luke Raley, Logan Forsythe, Devin Smeltzer, Corey Copping, James Marinan, Aneurys Zabala

The Dodgers don’t like trading prospects if they don’t have to, and they certainly gave up a lot of interesting players, Kremer has the gaudy strikeout totals, and Bannon hasn’t stopped hitting as a professional. That’s before you get to Diaz, who is supposed to be the centerpiece of the deal. It’s a lot for two months of production and the postseason.

At the same time, this is a franchise that was a single lousy game away from a World Series win last year, which is something they haven’t had since 1988. They were extremely cautious when it came to trading their prospects just a couple years ago, but now they’re trying to add to a team that’s somehow powered by minor-league free agents and lesser trades and signings.

Oh, and Clayton Kershaw. Minor-league free agents, lesser trades and signings, and Clayton Kershaw. They might have the best team in the NL, still, so it makes sense to add a hitter with Hall of Fame talent in the middle of his best season, even if he’s just a rental. If Dozier has a Dozierific second half, this could be the best lineup in baseball. The Dodgers gave up a lot of prospects, but they had a lot to offer.

When it comes to the Machado trade, it doesn’t hurt that this is a preview of what it would be like to play for the Dodgers long term, either. The weather’s pretty nice, Manny.

Yankees

Acquired: Lance Lynn, J.A. Happ, Zach Britton, Luke Volt, $2.75 million in international bonus money

Traded: Tyler Austin, Luis Rijo, Brandon Drury, Billy McKinney, Cody Carroll, Josh Rogers, Dillon Tate, Chasen Shreve, Giovanny Gallegos, Adam Warren

I’m not a huge fan of Lance Lynn, even as he’s been solid for the last two months, but he’s overqualified for what the Yankees are asking him to do, which is sit in a glass case and be ready. The Yankees have a starter with a wonky elbow in Masahiro Tanaka, one with a case of the mystery sucks in Sonny Gray, and a 38-year-old in CC Sabathia. They aren’t crossing their fingers; they’re preparing for the apocalypse. Good for them.

Happ seems like the kind of starter who can give five solid innings in the postseason before giving way to a four-headed monster of bullpen doom, and look at that, Zach Britton is here to be another head. I don’t know what happened to Tommy Kahnle either, and there are no guarantees that Britton will be back to 2014-2016 levels, or anything close to it, but the Yankees have the kind of depth that wins championships.

It’s about time. They’ve had to wait nine years and endure two 84-win seasons, but now they’ve built their best shot at another title run.

Royals

Acquired: Brett Phillips, Jorge Lopez, Blake Perkins, Kelvin Gutierrez, Yohanse Morel

Traded: Mike Moustakas, Kelvin Herrera

A fair return for two beloved players, with deft timing executed on both. The Royals swooped back into the market to sign Moustakas, which might have cost them a compensatory draft pick. Unless it just meant that he wasn’t going to have to sit out until June, which would have been incredibly annoying and sad.

Phillips is the main snag, and there’s a strong chance that he’ll whiff his way out of starting consideration soon. Still, the tools are real, and they got him for a rental. Even if that rental will have pictures of him hanging around the ballpark for the next half-century.

Orioles

Acquired: Yusniel Diaz, Dean Kremer, Zach Pop, Rylan Bannon, Breyvic Valera, Cody Carroll, Josh Rogers, Dillon Tate, international bonus space, Evan Phillips, Jean Carlos Encarnación, Brett Cumberland, Bruce Zimmerman, Jonathan Villar, Luis Ortiz, Jean Carlos Carmona

Traded: Manny Machado, Brad Brach, Zach Britton, Darren O’Day, Jonathan Schoop

It would have been more if they opened up shop in the offseason, or even better if they did this two years ago. Ah, the benefit of hindsight.

All told, though, it’s almost like having a full draft to yourself, right down to the first-round promise of Diaz. That’s a pretty sweet haul for players who weren’t going to be around for the next good Orioles team, even if it’s ultra-depressing that Machado won’t be on that team.

The part where the Orioles acquired international bonus money for Brach and Schoop made me laugh, though. They usually hold an International Bonus Money Day at the park, where they give international cap space to the first 20,000 fans, and now they’re acquiring it on purpose? I know there’s a good reason for it, but still. It’s ... almost like the organizational direction isn’t clearly defined.

Still, think of it like a free draft. Hey, free draft! If you’re going to trade away your middle infield, your bullpen, and the most reliable starter in a sea of unreliable misery, at least get 15 players so you can pretend you’re getting a free draft out of it.

Twins

Acquired: Luke Raley, Devin Smeltzer, Tyler Austin, Luis Rijo, Chase De Jong, Ryan Costello, Gilberto Celestino, Jorge Alcala, Jhoan Durán, Gabriel Maciel, Ernie De La Trinidad

Traded: Brian Dozier, Lance Lynn, Zach Duke, Ryan Pressly, Eduardo Escobar

Give me a list of the prospects the Twins were offered for Dozier two seasons ago, and I’ll tell you if they were winners or losers. As is, that’s a list of names that’s 11 players long, and there’s a fine chance that at least one or two of them will make a dumb “winners-losers” binary choice look silly in four years.

Dozier was traded too late, and the return wasn’t impressive. That’s how it goes.

Duke was traded at the perfect time, and any value he adds through trade is impressive.

Pressly is solid, even if his K-rate suggests he should be more than that. Dealing him as he’s getting deeper in his arbitration years is a good move, and while I’m not qualified to analyze the return too deeply, it sure looks like they got highly regarded prospects back, which is excellent value.

Escobar was an extreme sell-high player, and to the Twins’ credit, they sold high.

I’m leaning toward “WINNERS, ABSOLUTE WINNERS,” but as of now, I’ll turn the caps lock off. Looks good from here, and give them credit for deciding to sell so quickly after a surprise postseason run.

I just want to know what they could have got for Dozier two seasons ago.

Indians

Acquired: Leonys Martin, Brad Hand, Adam Cimber, James Hoyt

Traded: Francisco Mejia, Willi Castro, Kyle Dowdy, Tommy DeJuneas

They’re not on the loser’s list because these trades won’t help them. These trades might send them to the World danged Series. The Indians’ bullpen was a mess, and they got two low-cost relievers with loads of team control. That’s a net positive.

It cost them one of their best prospects, though, and it came after an offseason where the Indians let several relievers go and replaced them with wishes and hopes and dreams. That’s not to say that Bryan Shaw and Boone Logan have been good, because they haven’t. But their plan was something like, “Neil Ramirez and Matt Belisle and uh we’ll get back to you,” and it cost them Mejia.

If it helps them even reach the World Series, it’s a successful trade. But it sure seems like one that could have been at least partially avoided with just a modicum of urgency this offseason.

It was a reasonable trade deadline strategy, sure, but it was also a strange offseason for a team that’s so close.

Diamondbacks

Acquired: Eduardo Escobar, Matt Andriese, Brad Ziegler, Jake Diekman

Traded: RHP Jhoan Duran, OF Gabriel Maciel, OF Ernie De La Trinidad, Brian Shaffer, Michael Perez, Tommy Eveld, Wei-Chieh Huang

It’s a lot of talent for underwhelming players. Eduardo Escobar might have figured out how to be more than a super-sub at the age of 29, but the seven years of an 89 OPS+ that came before it leave me skeptical. Andriese is the best example of Just A Guy in baseball right now, right down to the 4.36 ERA, and Ziegler is an old friend suffering through an erratic season.

Most of these players are trending in the right direction, but as a deadline strategy? I want something bolder if I’m a Diamondbacks fan. These are the kinds of moves I would expect from a team like the Red Sox or Astros, teams with recent success that are running away with their respective divisions.

A team like the Diamondbacks, scrapping with three teams and without a championship since Juan Soto was an infant, should seek out trades with just a teensy bit more oomph. These players should help, so I’m probably being overly nitpicky, but with a team like this, I want EXPLOSIONS.

Rockies

Acquired: Seunghwan Oh

Traded: Forest Wall, Chad Spanberger, player to be named later

The team that spent the offseason building the Super Bullpen of Great Fortune had to go get a reliever because their plan failed. Not only did they have to get a reliever, but they got one they could have had for a pittance throughout the entire offseason.

If this isn’t a textbook lesson in bullpen construction, I don’t know what is. There are lot of ways to build a bullpen, but I’m pretty sure that throwing money at it is the absolute worst one.

Pirates

Acquired: Not Gerrit Cole

Traded: Gerrit Cole

But, yeah, go get that late-inning reliever for this year and the next. That’ll shore things up.

NEVER MIND.

Acquired: Chris Archer, Keone Kela

Traded: Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows, Taylor Hearn, players to be named later

This is the year they’re taking risks. This is the year they trade huge pieces of a potential future. This is the deadline where they vault ahead of their competition. The one where they’re seven freaking games back in the NL Central. The one after they traded Gerrit Cole for magic beans.

Let’s check in with the deadline action in 2014, when they actually made the postseason.

July 31, 2014

Selected Angel Sanchez off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.

What about 2013, when they won 94 games?

July 31, 2013

Traded player to be named to the Seattle Mariners. Received Robert Andino.

They did get J.A. Happ in 2015, and that was more inspired than anyone gave them credit for at the time. But this is the year to go bananas?

To be fair, though, if you’re going to go after a pitcher, one who has an owner-friendly contract is the way to go. Archer will be around for the next three years if the Pirates want him, so I don’t begrudge the Pirates for thinking he fits some sort of window for them. And if you’re making me bet on the cumulative WAR for Archer over the next three years and the cumulative WAR for Austin Meadows and Tyler Glasnow, I will probably choose Archer. If Meadows had boffo power or plate discipline, I’d be giddy about him, but he’s just shy on both fronts, and Glasnow has been erratic.

Still, it’s the timing that gets me, even if the trade might work out.

YOU’RE TAKING RISKS NOW?

NOW?

Astros

Acquired: Ryan Pressly, Roberto Osuna, Tommy DeJuneas, Martin Maldonado

Traded: Ken Giles, David Paulino, Gilberto Celestino, Jorge Alcala, Hector Perez, Patrick Sandoval, James Hoyt, their self-respect

Their bullpen is more talented now. Congratulations, Astros. Osuna can really wing it.

When I talked to people who worked for the Astros last year, I asked what about the team is it that they would want to read about. My answer was that the clubhouse was a diverse wonderland of ebullient personalities, one of the most cohesive teams ever assembled. So I wrote about it. They won the World Series. I was raised not to go overboard on the clubhouse stuff, but last year’s team sure got me wondering ...

Then they acquired a pitcher serving the second-longest suspension for domestic violence under the new rules. The ace pitcher clearly isn’t enthused, even as he tries to be a good employee. The Yankees acquired a reliever in the middle of a domestic violence suspension, and then they traded him for one of the best prospects in the game before giving themselves a better chance to win the World Series. So if you want to be cynical, you can look at this purely in baseball terms.

There were other relievers, but the Astros settled on Osuna because he was a buy-low guy. That’s extremely cynical.

Gross. And very much against the spirit of what got them their first championship. We’ll see how receptive the clubhouse is to a player who still has a court case pending because he allegedly did some repugnant shit.

Brewers

Acquired: Jonathan Schoop, Mike Moustakas, Joakim Soria

Traded: Jonathan Villar, Luis Ortiz, Jean Carlos Carmona, Brett Phillips, Jorge Lopez, Kodi Medeiros, Wilber Perez

I don’t hate these trades in isolation. I hate them only because the Brewers now have an overstuffed infield, but they’re still counting on Wade Miley to shore up the rotation. Maybe he’ll have a 2.01 ERA forever.

RON HOWARD: Get the fuck out of here.

Yeah, I’m not a believer in Miley, and neither is the narrator. The Brewers adding to their already formidable bullpen depth was smart. Getting one more infielder was necessary. Getting two, but not a starting pitcher?

Dunno. Not what I would have done. We’ll see if the post-deadline waiver madness helps them in this regard, but I would have loved to see them with Archer instead of the Pirates.

A’s

Acquired: Jeurys Familia

Traded: Will Toffey, Bobby Wahl

The A’s are good, dang it. I wanted more. I wanted a sign to the clubhouse that the A’s are capital-G, capital-F, and Capital-I Going For It. I wanted a starting pitcher kicking down the door and screaming, “COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE ... IN A WORLD WHERE I PITCH SIX OR SEVEN STRONG INNINGS REGULARLY.”

Instead the A’s got a reliever. A good one! At a reasonable price! But I was looking for something more when it comes to the rotation, not to mention some help for poor, lost Jonathan Lucroy behind the plate.

The A’s probably aren’t in a spot to go all-in on this year’s surprising (TO SOME) contender, and I get that. But something a little bit more than a setup man would have been nice. This fun, scrappy team deserved it.

Giants

Acquired: Nope

Traded: Nah

Will Smith is absolutely dominant right now. Of all the relievers who were traded, Smith would have been the best one. Teams are clamoring for someone just like him — a lefty who can dominate hitters from either side of the plate and is under team control for next year, too. He would have brought back a hefty return.

The Giants are holding on to him, and they’ll use him to finish .500 this year, with some crossed fingers for next year.

That’s what the Giants had to trade, though. They had relievers, with Smith, Tony Watson, and Sam Dyson all having strong years. This isn’t like their mess from the offseason, where they couldn’t even hold a fire sale if they wanted to. All they had to do is trade relievers.

It’s been extremely nice to watch a team with a competent bullpen, so I get it. But the Giants are climbing out of the bottom of the organizational rankings, and one of the golden rules of building a farm system is that when you have a chance to flip relievers for prospects, you do it.

The Giants declined. They’re five games out of the second wild card, so maybe I’m the dummy. I have a feeling, though, that it would have been an exciting return for Will Smith.

Red Sox

Acquired: Ian Kinsler, Nathan Eovaldi

Traded: Williams Jerez, Ty Buttrey, Jalen Beeks

OK. Sure. Whatever. That seems nice. Kinsler has a glove, and the bat won’t kill you. Eovaldi is still working his way back from Tommy John, and he’s always had great stuff. The Red Sox are a million games over .500 are are making the postseason regardless.

OK. Sure. These are reasonable, if boring, moves.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

Braves

Acquired: Adam Duvall, Kevin Gausman, Jonny Venters

Traded: Lucas Sims, Matt Wisler, Preston Tucker, international bonus money

Duvall still has some believers, especially if you believe in the batted-ball stats. Gausman has a solid arm that’s always been behind his results. Maybe he’ll be better served with a different coaching staff and a ballpark that isn’t unfair to fly balls.

OK. Sure. These are reasonable, if boring, moves.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

White Sox

Acquired: Kodi Medeiros, Wilber Perez

Traded: Joakim Soria

Always take fliers on relievers when you’re a rebuilding team. Always, always, always. Pay the extra millions. Insert yourself into the offseason deals. Then turn around and wish for a happy trade-deadline raffle ticket to pay off.

Still, these are reasonable, if boring, moves.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

Phillies

Acquired: Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilson Ramos, Aaron Loup

Traded: Franklyn Kilome, Jacob Waguespack, PsTBNL

No Machado. No Archer. No flashy win-now pieces, no flashy win-later pieces. Just a couple of guys who could have been solid deadline moves nearly a decade ago, too.

OK. Sure. These are reasonable, if boring, moves.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

It’s hard to judge the Ramos trade without knowing the prospects going back to the Rays, but it seems like a light price. I have no idea how the A’s, Red Sox, or even Nationals couldn’t meet it.

Cubs

Acquired: Cole Hamels, Brandon Kintzler, Jesse Chavez

Traded: Jhon Romero, Ricky Tyler Thomas, Eddie Butler, Rollie Lacy, PTBNL

Hamels got his swing-and-miss back, and there are reasons to believe that he’s still a more valuable contributor than his Texas stats suggest. They added depth in the bullpen, and you wouldn’t be wrong to think that Yu Darvish coming back is like the real deadline addition.

They’re rich. They’re young. They’re good. Sure, add the pricey veteran. Take him for a spin.

These are reasonable, if boring, moves.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

Reds

Acquired: Lucas Sims, Matt Wisler, Preston Tucker

Traded: Adam Duvall

I’m stuck in 2014, so this seems like a fantastic package of prospects to me. Mostly, though, I like how they took a chance by trading on a cheap, under-control player who was not hitting, which limited the return. The Reds have outfielders coming out of their ears; it was a risk they could afford to take, even if it was a little bit of a buy-low trade.

The Reds have made an interesting roster out of hardly noticed trades (just look up who they got in return for Alfredo freaking Simon), and this could be a fine addition to the legacy.

This is a reasonable, if boring, move.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit. Except for the Reds, who definitely aren’t winners these days, ha ha, just a little joke as I near the end of this hellpost.

Nationals

Acquired: Jhon Romero

Traded: Brandon Kintzler

There were whispers about Bryce Harper getting traded, but in the end, the Nationals traded nothing but a complementary bullpen piece, and they acquired several future moments of autocorrect-inspired confusion.

Good. They probably should have dealt Gio Gonzalez and possibly a couple of other short-timers, but at least they made a rational move, while keeping intact their desire to build a young outfield of the gods.

This is a reasonable, if boring, move.

Not everybody is a winner or loser, dammit.

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