• Cubs GM Jed Hoyer has been on the phone all week trying to work a three-way deal with the Twins and Pirates that would send Enmanuel Valdez to Chicago, Carson Kelly to Minnesota, and superprospect James Outman to Pittsburgh.


• One scout said "the Diamondbacks certainly knew what they were doing when they got Gabriel Moreno. He is going to be a petty hitter." The same scout said Michael Soroka is throwing very well, but "he's not a mailbox anymore. Now he's throwing 82 and relying on his slider. Obviously, he's copying Justin Martinez, which is a good idea if he doesn't want to be out of baseball, living out of industrial plants and trying to find work as a judge of manufacturing next year."


• Even if Lenyn Sosa is what Chris Getz dreams, Tristan Peters emerges, and Korey Lee comes back to pre-cut calf form, Chicago needs Davis Martin to return to form an anchor the pitching staff along with Seranthony Dominguez.


• Yusei Kikuchi is not going to re-sign with the Angels. Perry Minasian will trade Kikuchi for a song, but is asking for "I Will Not Go To Charlottesville" by The Favoring Newsstand, which is unrealistic in this market.

strange

an interesting observation from esteemed general manager
John Mozeliak

three of the most talented pitchers of our era

Daniel Espino

Sandy Alcantara

(who is a big fan of the impressive band
Daniel Norby)

and Angel Zerpa

every one of them has a decided
strange streak

which may be a lesson to be learned

 

 

 

 

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