Kolek planning to go pro
As long as the brewers aren't trading any top prospects, adding a bat would be nice.
Co-sign. I'd have to look at the list of impending free agents to know exactly who I think would be a good target, but streaky hitters with power should come (relatively) cheap and fit the "get hot at the right time" strategy. Kind of like Soler for the Braves. Maybe a Hunter Renfroe reunion? CJ Cron?
Love seeing the Brewers beat the Reds again.They appear to have the "Twitter fanbase" this year. Had a collective meltdown that a few barstool randoms gave the Twins the 9th spot in the weekly power rankings over the -4 run differential Reds who have lost 7/8 against their only divisional competition.
A sports fanbase being irrational on Twitter? No way!You ever seen an MUScoop Gameday thread? Well, of course you have. You're one of the most irrational, active posters in them!
Brewers scoreboard guys with another W
White Sox trade Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez to the Angels for prospects C Edgar Quero (#65 prospect in MLB Pipeline top 100) and LHP Ky Bush.Reasonable return for a guy the White Sox almost certainly weren't re-signing. Guess the Angels aren't going to be sellers.
They announced they won't trade Ohtani and will try to make the playoffs. Two weeks ago, that would have seemed foolish, but they're playing well now (7-2 since July 15), they're only 4 games out of the wild-card (and the teams above them - Tor, Bos, NYY - are hardly juggernauts), and they hope to get Trout back fairly soon.Might as well go for it and make one last push not only to achieve something but to convince Ohtani that they're serious about wanting to win. If things happen to really go south and they are hopelessly out of the race a month from now, it's still possible to make a big trade before Sept. 1 - there have been many times over the years that superstars have cleared waivers so deals can get done.I like that the Angels are taking this stance and I'm hoping they stay in it till the end. If so, it will be the first time in his career that Ohtani will have faced pressure situations in Sept/Oct, and it will be real interesting to see if the best player in baseball can also be one of the best pressure players.
I think August 1 is a hard deadline. There is no longer an extended deadline with waivers.Making these types of decisions when a hot streak gets you within shouting distance of a Wild Card spot isn't a good idea.
For the White Sox, pretty meh return for Giolito AND Lopez. Bush is starting to project as a potential reliever himself. And the Angels already have a top catcher close to the bigs and the guy they gave up while he has great potential is flat lining a bit too and his big season may be a product of hitter friendly minors league. So Sox coulda tried for a little more since Angels were not even trading from a need.
1st game of doubleheader- Ohtani throws a one-hitter. 2nd game of doubleheader - 2 HRs so far.
It's pretty bad when you trade for a first baseman who has an OPS of .732 and it's a major upgrade.
With the Brewer's luck the kid they gave the pirates will end up being the next big thing.