It all started with a “healthy scratch.”
That’s what the White Sox announced as the reason for third baseman Todd Frazier’s removal from the lineup on Tuesday. Immediately, everyone guessed Red Sox because of their longstanding connection to him. But, no, that’s not how the MLB Trade Deadline works. Instead, it was the Yankees who swept in and snagged the Red Sox’s third base solution right out from underneath their nose. It wasn’t just Todd Frazier, either. The Yankees satisfied all their needs in one trade, acquiring Frazier along with relievers Tommy Kahnle and David Robertson. Relief pitching has been trouble for New York this year, and now they get two new, shiny, excellent relievers to pitch out of their bullpen. Click here to read more on Beyond The Box Score.
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Trading for right-handed reliever Addison Reed could be one of the best things a team does this July. In my mind, he hasn’t received the same type of attention on the relief market as David Roberton, Pat Neshek or Brad Hand. But in some respects, Reed has been just as good — if not better than — his relief pitcher compliments.
That could be why MLB Trade Rumors listed Reed as their No. 3 top trade candidate on their latest installment of the Top 60 Trade Candidates, noting: Click here to read more on Beyond The Box Score. The Chicago Cubs announced the acquisition of left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, in the league’s first blockbuster move of trade deadline season.
In exchange for Quintana, the White Sox received a collection of four prospects: outfielder Eloy Jimenez, right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease, first baseman Matt Rose and infielder Bryant Flete. But, here at Beyond The Box Score, we’re not in the habit of breaking news. We like breaking moves down, so let’s break this down. Click here to read more on Beyond The Box Score. Just a few days ago, there became a new free agent. This is not Bartolo Colon. In fact, this player is 18 years old and has zero games of professional experience, but his free agency could potentially shape how we view amateur contracts forever. And no, I’m not exaggerating.
A right-handed pitcher from Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, Baltimore Orioles 4th round pick Jack Conlon has become an unrestricted free agent last week, as sources told Robert Murray of FanRag Sports. Click here to read more on Beyond The Box Score. It feels like yesterday that I was just celebrating the beginning of 2017, but here we are, now past the halfway point of the calendar year. The month of July is one of the most significant months during the baseball season, ranking second behind October. It determines which teams will be set for October by including just one date: July 31, the non-waiver trade deadline. We are just three weeks away from the deadline, and yet there is still a lot that must be decided. As of this writing, 10 teams are within four games of .500 in either direction: the Rays, Royals, Twins, Cubs, Angels, Braves, Cardinals, Mariners, Orioles and Rangers.
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