Rickie Weeks goes down with an ankle injury and takes Milwaukee’s playoff odds with him, Dustin Moseley tries to make his way back, Clay Buchholz’s back gets mysterious, and Craig Gentry suffers his fourth concussion.
A quick-‘n’-dirty analysis of about 180 trades finds that just a few have altered destinies.
Uncovering the hidden beauty in the struggles of Adam Dunn, the Mariners, and more.
John runs down the top candidates for the next GM vacancy.
Colby Rasmus’ arrival in the AL East marks another important step on Toronto’s path to division domination.
One Hall of Fame-caliber outfielder is taking his act to the Bay area, while a questionable Hall case may be looking at his release papers.
The tater trots for July 27: Justin Upton’s *big* day, Papi’s very slow trot.
The Cubs try to unclog their outfield situation, while the Indians send along a couple of players who may be more than warm bodies.
A look at what AL West teams may end up doing before Sunday’s trade deadline.
Which players preceded Jason Kipnis in breaking in with a bang?
The Giants add some much-needed offense, while the Mets secure salary relief and a high-upside young arm.
Flashing back to the last Beltran blockbuster.
The door is slammed on an era, but it’s not the same as a door opening on a new one.
The tater trots for July 26: Chase Utley’s inside-the-park home run and Albert Pujols shows the fallibility of instant replay.
It’s a Trade Deadline and Debt Crisis special all in one! No wonder we almost hit the three hour mark. We read your emails, talk plenty of trades and then bring in ESPN’s Buster Olney to help figure out what’s going to happen, that our official news correspondent, Lincoln Mitchell explains the debt crisis to us, and our listener of the week, Dr. Million (I did not make that up) the astrophysicist explains how this debt mess could hinder the cause of science and what you can do to help. We also talk about hugs.
The TA team runs down today’s whirlwind of trades between the Cardinals, White Sox, and Blue Jays.