Trade Deadline Watch

[billroper]

The Cardinals have picked up starting pitcher Jose Quintana from the Pirates for not too much in the way of prospects, which I find encouraging. The Cards really need at least one more arm in the rotation this season and I would hate to sell off the entire farm system to get it.

Honestly, I'm not that thrilled with selling off the entire farm system to get Juan Soto either, so let's see what develops by tomorrow afternoon.

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[gorgeousgary]

As it turns out, your beloved Cards are safe as it's the Padres who emptied their cupboard for Soto. Meanwhile, hopefully the Nationals will get a couple of All-Stars out of the next few years of high first-round picks.

Switching to my other favorite team, I see the Curse of the Angelos Family has struck again and the O's have traded two of the reasons they are surprisingly in contention for an AL wild-card spot. I guess they believe they have other decent hitters who will pick up the slack. They may be right about that. We'll find out if their bullpen has another good closer in it.