What kind of teams improve by 25-plus games and what happens to those teams the next season?
Sean Rodriguez returns to Pittsburgh in style, J.D. Davis arrives in Houston, and Baltimore sells off more international spending room.
Lucas Sims joins the Braves’ rotation and the Diamondbacks add some veteran infield depth.
I’m just a dreamer / I dream my life away / I’m just a dreamer / Who dreams of better days
On the 19th episode of the DFA podcast, Bryan and R.J. hit the big questions, both literally and figuratively. Did the Mets get enough in return for man-mountain Lucas Duda? And where is Rangers ace Yu Darvish going to pitch in August? All that and much more!
On the 18th episode of the DFA podcast, it’s time to talk about all those medium-sized deals that are part and parcel of deadline season. The Padres and Royals swap intriguing pitchers, Jaime Garcia (finally) heads to Minnesota, and the Red Sox add two third basemen: one from within and one from without.
Pablo Sandoval heads back to San Francisco, the Twins add much-needed rotation help in Jaime Garcia, and the Mariners swap four minor leaguers for David Phelps.
Evaluating velocity alone is easy, interpreting it has gotten a little harder.
Released by the Braves, 44-year-old Bartolo Colon will try to make it back to the majors with the Twins.
No one can ever really fill a Bartolo-sized hole, but Newcomb will try, at least for a spot start.
Atlanta ditches James Loney for Matt Adams as Freddie Freeman’s replacement and the Padres mercifully put Jered Weaver on hold.
On the eighth episode of DFA, R.J. gets his revenge and kicks Bryan to the curb in favor of BP’s Meg Rowley. They discuss the Cardinals trading Matt Adams to the Braves, the Angels signing Doug Fister, and of course a little Mariners talk. Plus much, much more!
It’s musical utility men, as Michael Martinez, Danny Santana, Christian Colon, and others find new homes.
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