Lou Merloni has had it with the Boston Red Sox making big promises and not following through. He says the fanbase feels the same way. During an appearance on WEEI Thursday, the NESN broadcaster and former Red Sox player blasted the team’s conservative approach to the trade deadline. Merloni argued that the fans’ trust in the team has deteriorated after …
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The Yankees now have a bona fide closer, but the team’s prospect pool got thinner in the process. Yankees catching prospects Rafael Flores and Edgleen Perez, along with outfield prospect Brian Sanchez, are heading to the Pirates in exchange for veteran closer David Bednar, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported Thursday. Flores, 24, was ranked as the Yankees’ eighth-best prospect on MLB Pipeline’s list. …
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The Red Sox traded three prospects in total to acquire starter Dustin May and reliever Steven Matz before Thursday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. They sent outfield prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers in a last-minute deal for May. They dealt corner infield prospect Blaze Jordan to the Cardinals for Matz on Wednesday night. “We obviously didn’t …
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Image credit: Ryan O’Hearn (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) After adding the best closer on the market in a massive deal, San Diego added a pair of much-needed bats, as well, with a deal to acquire Orioles first baseman/DH Ryan O’Hearn and outfielder Ramon Laureano. The Padres have been one of the worst teams in baseball in production …
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Image credit: Tyler Rogers (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) The Mets added submarining righthanded reliever Tyler Rogers from the Giants on Wednesday to give their bullpen a different look. New York sends Triple-A Syracuse teammates—and one-time University of Tennessee teammates—Blade Tidwell and Drew Gilbert plus big league reliever Jose Butto to San Francisco in the exchange. Mets Receive Tyler Rogers, RHPAge: 34 Rogers has perhaps the …
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Jesse RogersJul 30, 2025, 10:45 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitcher Mike Soroka from the Washington Nationals for two prospects, it was announced Wednesday night. Soroka, 27, is 3-8 with a 4.87 ERA in 16 starts while leading the league in hit batsmen with 14. …
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Trade details: New York Mets acquire RHP Tyler Rogers from the San Francisco Giants for RHP José Buttó, RHP Blade Tidwell and OF Drew Gilbert New York Mets acquire RHP Ryan Helsley for INF Jesus Baez, RHP Frank Elissalt and RHP Nate Dohm The New York Mets have been busy at this deadline, using some of their second- and third-tier …
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Deal details: Philadelphia Phillies receive RHP Jhoan Duran for RHP Mick Abel and C Eduardo Tait In hindsight, it should have been obvious the Philadelphia Phillies were our best hope for a good old-fashioned deadline trade, and they gave us one, sending two prospects to the Minnesota Twins for closer Jhoan Duran. Long before Paul Skenes was a glimmer in …
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Ryan Helsley, the fireballing two-time All-Star closer and longest-tenured member of the St. Louis Cardinals, recently estimated his chances of being traded away “90 percent.” He was proven correct on Wednesday, when the New York Mets traded for Helsley, league sources confirmed to The Athletic’s Will Sammon. “The likelihood is probably as great as it’s ever been for me to …
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NEW YORK (AP) — Investors occasionally scoop up shares of companies whose financial prospects appear dim. The consensus around such companies is that the shares should, if anything, fall further. But they suddenly get touted in online forums and take off for no fundamental reason. Wall Street has dubbed them “meme stocks.” Here are some characteristics of meme stocks: Poor …
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