Trade Watch (It starts)

[Crazysilver03]

Because the Hamels contract is a very good value if you believe he stays healthy and declines at reasonable rate. And Texas very much believes they can compete next year. Looking to move Choo and get aggressive in FA, as well.

Is there a market for Choo?

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[Can_of_corn]

Because the Hamels contract is a very good value if you believe he stays healthy and declines at reasonable rate. And Texas very much believes they can compete next year. Looking to move Choo and get aggressive in FA, as well.

I want to see the deal that gets someone to take Choo's contract.

[paulcoates]

I want to see the deal that gets someone to take Choo's contract.

Bag of chips for $75M and Choo

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Surreal scene. Mets trade Wilmer Flores but leave him in game. Flores then cries on field while playing. <a href="http://t.co/0CDpjGpwpS">pic.twitter.com/0CDpjGpwpS</a></p>— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) <a href="

">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Stotle]

Just based on what they got back from Texas and Washington? Or does their minor league system actually help out? Doesnt seem they have any other tradeable assets.

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Plus Crawford, Nola, Franco, slew of Double-A arms, and money to grab one big piece in FA.

[Just Regular]

Bag of chips for $75M and Choo

Choo for Kemp straight up. Padres are too right handed, Rangers are too left handed.

[Stotle]

I want to see the deal that gets someone to take Choo's contract.

I don't see it either. Maybe splitting cost and finding someone who thinks he's worth a shot at half the salary.

[Crazysilver03]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Surreal scene. Mets trade Wilmer Flores but leave him in game. Flores then cries on field while playing. <a href="http://t.co/0CDpjGpwpS">pic.twitter.com/0CDpjGpwpS</a></p>? Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) <a href="

">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Thats crazy. Do the Mets not have someone that could replace him in game?

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[SteveA]

The Braves have good knowledge of the Dodgers farm system with Roy Clark returning to Atlanta from LA.

[Stotle]

Is there a market for Choo?

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I can't imagine there is for his current contract, so my guess would be they eat a huge chunk of the salary just to get the other chunk off the books and spend elsewhere.

[SteveA]

July 30? Is he posting from the future?

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Maybe he's in Europe. It's the 30th there.

[Aristotelian]

Thats crazy. Do the Mets not have someone that could replace him in game?

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Tejada and Uribe listed on their bench. Weird. Meanwhile, Upton and Kemp leave the game for no particular reason.

[weams]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For panicky Braves fans: Most in the industry no longer see Peraza as Braves' best prospect. Should be solid, is young, but far from elite.</p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="

">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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[Ruzious]

I figure Olivera will help immediately but Atlanta is looking for contention in 2017 or 2018, seems Olivera's talent wont be capitalized on.

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Olivera's 30 years old and injured. It makes less than zero sense for the Braves of all teams to trade their top prospect for him.

Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports has the outline of this still-developing trade ?

If completed, Dodgers get Wood, Latos, Johnson, Peraza, Morse. Braves get Olivera, Zach Bird, draft pick. Marlins get 3 low-level pitchers.

? Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2015

Were the Dodgers wearing a mask and carrying a gun? They just got Olivera for nothing but cash, and they turn him into a package like that?

Lol at the Braves. They couldn't afford to sign Olivera, but they can afford to give up a quality young starting pitcher, their best prospect, and their closer. And all they get as far as youth is Zack Bird - who's known more for being an athlete than a pitcher and might never make it to the majors? Wow. Stottle, help me out - what am I missing here?

[TonySoprano]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The trade that actually might be closest to completion, at this moment, is Hamels to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rangers?src=hash">#Rangers</a>. First to report close: <a href="https://twitter.com/Sullivan_Ranger">@Sullivan_Ranger</a>.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="

">July 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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