Anthony Franco

• Good afternoon, hope all is well!
• Looking forward to another of these, let’s get it going

Joe schlabotnik

• Gunnar is looking at only2.5-3 WAR this season but he would still bring a hefty return, and the Orioles are going nowhere so they should get rid of him correct?

Anthony Franco

• Henderson still has 2.5 years of club control after this and they just signed Alonso to their largest contract in a decade, which isn’t a move you make if a bad first half in year one is pushing you into a full rebuild. I can’t see it
• If they’re still not good at the ’27 deadline, then it should be on the table

Cat_Herder

• Month before the deadline, what are your thoughts on the Tigers?  They can’t seem to string wins together enough to rise up the standings.

Anthony Franco

• Yeah I just think the hole’s too deep to avoid a sell-off of the rentals at this point. They’re already at 50 losses. How many more could they afford to lose to snag even the final Wild Card spot in the AL? It’s probably 30 at most
• Which means they have to play at a 96-win pace the rest of the way for the chance to maybe sneak in at 82-80. As you said, they just never managed to get off the ground

AC

• Braves have been sliding for last month. Think they make a move soon or closer to deadline? Who do you see them targeting with the holes in SP, LF and SS?

Anthony Franco

• I still don’t really see the outfield as a huge need. Acuña will be back, Yaz is better than this. Could go get a RHH platoon type like Dane Myers to round it out.Rotation would remain the focus for me, they’re the best fit for Sonny Gray but any of the rental starters (Mize, May, etc.) work
• Think they’re kind of stuck at shortstop and should just use Dubón there. Don’t see anyone clearly better who’s likely to move

Freddy Peralta

• Best guess where I am pitching to end the year? Tampa? Arizona? Southside Chicago? Mets aren’t stupid enough to keep me in a Rockies-like season are they?!

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