2025 Trade Deadline

[Scionz]

https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1950993249444753742

[Laika]

The first Yankees prospect mentioned in the deal is Rafael Flores. Their #8 prospect per MLB but only 40 FV per MLB. Catcher. 

Not a good sign that he is the first named! lol

[Laika]

1 minute ago, Scionz said:

https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1950993249444753742

Pham? Tommy Pham? 

lmao

[Laika]

1 minute ago, BTS said:

The Yankees believing that Spencer Jones is the second most valuable asset in baseball actually explains a lot about the current state of that franchise 

but but but Aaron Judge happened so this is another Aaron Judge 

[Onyx]

4 minutes ago, glory said:

Which difference making RP's are still out there? Jax and maybe Suarez if he's even available. Not sure who else. 

Fairbanks, C. Smith, Coulombe. Must be more I'm missing 

[jmomcc]

If Flores is the centrepiece on a bednar trade, then i change my mind. 

[John_Havok]

11 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Hopefully the Pirates work them over

1:55pm: Catching prospect Rafael Flores is headed to the Pirates in the deal, FanSided’s Robert Murray reports. Pittsburgh will receive two additional prospect as well, Jon Heyman of the New York Post adds.

[Stangstag]

4 minutes ago, Scionz said:

https://x.com/jonmorosi/status/1950993249444753742

I really like Castro and i see the fit

[jmomcc]

The yankees are such a good pitching org, that pirates could fall in love with a couple of guys down the list. 

[Stangstag]

2 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

1:55pm: Catching prospect Rafael Flores is headed to the Pirates in the deal, FanSided’s Robert Murray reports. Pittsburgh will receive two additional prospect as well, Jon Heyman of the New York Post adds.

Such ********, I dont know why any team ever trades with the Yankees they have garbage to offer every time.

[Terminator]

I never wanted that Bednar guy anyway he sucks

[Terminator]

Just now, Stangstag said:

Such ********, I dont know why any team ever trades with the Yankees they have garbage to offer every time.

League mandate that they only have to pay 70 cents on the dollar

[Stangstag]

1 minute ago, Terminator said:

League mandate that they only have to pay 70 cents on the dollar

It has to be some kind of collusion at this point, its ridiculous. 

[Stangstag]

Soto is like the only trade where they actually gave up a good player

[Jays24]

1 hour ago, Terminator said:

Anytime you nuke someone's post and they have to resort to non-sequitur fellatio comebacks you know you really struck a nerve lol

Haha youre the one who randomly cried about my post and im the one who had a nerve struck?  The world is too scary for you if comments like mine bother you.  

And lol @ thinking you nuked anything when I had a bunch of folks agreeing with my comments.  Just stick to your group chats of where everyone thinks just like you lol. 

[jmomcc]

The pirates seem to get f***ed on trades a lot. Like even the good reports on flores makes it sound like he is first base probably. 

[Terminator]

Looks like Edgleen Perez is going to the Yanks in addition to Flores

Perez was the Yankees #6 prospect but he's a Catcher too

[John_Havok]

49 minutes ago, max silver said:

I'd guess the White Sox are asking for too much in trade. Robert is likely a rental as I don't think there is a front office aside from the White Sox who would consider picking up his $20 million option for next season.

Relevant from MLBTR

 

The White Sox haven’t found an offer to their liking for center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and are increasingly likely to hold onto the outfielder rather than move him before this afternoon’s deadline, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez hears similarly.

If the Sox hold onto Robert, they’d likely be doing so with an eye toward picking up his $20MM club option for the 2026 season. It’s a risky gamble, given Robert’s lengthy injury history and the lack of production he showed throughout the entire 2024 season and the first two-plus months of the 2025 campaign.

Robert has performed considerably better of late, slashing .278/.361/.472 (130 wRC+) over his past 123 plate appearances dating back to early June. The ChiSox sat him for three straight days in early June as part of an effort to get Robert refocused on his mechanics, and whether due to that brief reset or pure happenstance, he indeed looks much like the peak version of himself.

It’s still a small sample of plate appearances, however, and Robert has frequently missed time due to injury in the past. There’s been interest in the talented 27-year-old, but not to the point where teams have been willing to offer up the sort of prospect(s) the Sox deem sufficient. A healthy two-month finish to the season for Robert could both boost his trade value in a more meaningful way and make that $20MM club option (a net $18MM decision, considering the $2MM buyout) look more palatable.

At the same time, the White Sox run the risk of encountering a scenario where Robert again falls to an injury or sees his recent production at the plate erode. Under either circumstance, exercising that $20MM option wouldn’t be all that enticing. Chicago’s payroll is quite clean, however, and even if his option were declined Robert would surely receive a big league contract as a rebound candidate. The Sox, it seems, are willing to run the risk of overpaying for his 2026 season by several million dollars in hopes that he can boost his value down the stretch or in the early portion of the 2026 campaign.

The Phillies, one of the teams that had been pursuing Robert, acquired Harrison Bader from the Twins earlier today. Other clubs that have been tied to Robert include the Padres, Reds and Mets. SNY’s Andy Martino reported recently, however, that talks with the Mets had stalled as of late last night.

[jmomcc]

Fangraphs like the second catcher in the bednar deal a decent amount. 45FV and quite young. 

[Terminator]

Ok here's the full deal. Two catcher prospects? Pirates are such a trash org. 

[glory]

Ben Cherington was part of the Jays org from 2017-19. Now it's starting to make sense why the team sucked so bad at making trades during that time. 

[Laika]

that's such a disgustingly bad return for Bednar 

lmao 

[Laika]

 

Passan gives the bullish take for sad Pirates fans 

[jmomcc]

Its possible that mlb gms like me are not super high on bednar. 

[Terminator]

2 minutes ago, Laika said:

 

Passan gives the bullish take for sad Pirates fans 

"Excellent swing decisions"

The guy has zero homers and a .236 SLG in A-ball lol

[Terminator]

We need a complete and total shutdown of this Yankee-Pirate trade until we can figure out what the hell is going on

[Laika]

Yeah but his swing decisions are Judgian. Spencer Jonesian even. 

[Laika]

Need another good RP and a bat upgrade. Do it or quit, ROSS. 

Will Wagner is hitting .237 with 0 HR this year. Ernie Clement is down to a 93 wRC+. 

Offense is needed. 

[L54]

Pirates have a weird obsession with catchers 

[L54]

It’s too bad Ha Seong Kim is injured again  he would be a good target