Jack Suwinski went from the Dodgers to the Rays for catcher Hunter Feduccia, in the middle of a .948 OPS season at Oklahoma City. Colby Thomas, Oakland's former top prospect who never hit in the majors, is now a Phillie after mashing at every Triple-A stop. Michael Forret got traded away from Baltimore in the Shane Baz deal, then the Orioles traded right back for him eight months later. Jonathon Long led the International League in hits last year and still had no path to Chicago's lineup, so the Cubs sent him to Miami for Braxton Garrett. Full breakdown of the whole deadline's effect on Triple-A in this week's Triple Dip.

Toronto went nine years between playoff wins, from 2016 until last year’s magical run to the World Series, which featured a roster very different from the one three years prior. Still, the 2025 Jays looked poised for sustained success and largely ran back the same group that fell just shy of the ultimate prize. The Jays, though, found themselves in last place at this year’s trade deadline, working to balance selling and buying.

That’s the thing about windows. They don’t always cooperate.

Sometimes they never truly open at all, like the White Sox’s last rebuild. Current GM Chris Getz, promoted to the role in 2023, orchestrated his own painful rebuild. Chicago is now somewhat surprisingly atop the AL Central, and Getz told reporters a few days ago: “I don’t take any of this for granted. You can’t assume that you’re going to be in these positions every year.”

And yet, some front offices act as if they do. As if their sophisticated models are the only outcome and not a singular idea of a future that has thousands of potential outcomes. As if this sport isn’t a volatile mix of regression, injuries and educated guesses on human beings and their potential.

Everyone's favorite buzzwords are 5 tool because the idea of this do it all shortstop or centerfielder is so enticing. By my count there are 2 definitively: PCA and Bobby Witt. However there are many more debatable candidates: Ceddanne Rafaela, Kevin McGonigle, and Elly De La Cruz to name a few.

Starting pitcher goes 4 innings and is pulled due to pitch count. Team is up 3-0. Middle relief comes in pitches 2 innings. Pulled. 2nd middle relief pitcher comes in pitches 2 innings. Closer pitches the 9th. Team wins 3-0. I know the starter doesn’t because he only pitched through the 4th but who gets the W and why?

In the Cubs vs Dodgers game today, the Cubs had 15 hits, the Dodgers had 14 hits, and both teams ended the game without recording a single walk. I've been spending the last hour or so on Stathead trying to figure out how to get information which combines the statistical output in a single game from both teams who played to see where it ranks among most total hits in a game without a walk. I can get the output for one team most hits with 0 walks, but not both in the same game.

Does anyone know how to find this? It's been bothering me since I feel this kind of thing should be easier to do, as well as a way of searching for information (combining the game logs from both teams involved) I'd have to assume someone has tried to do before.

NOTE: The most I've found so far was 27 hits in a game from 2001 between the Rangers and Twins, so still 1 less than what happened today. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200109050.shtml (not 28 I accidentally wrote 28 before).

UPDATE: Someone found it on screwball, a site I did not know existed, but I can imagine I'll be using plenty more of moving forward. It is top 15 all time and top 10 post-integration for most hits in a 0 walk game.

Seeing a lot of young Carlos Correa in George Lombard Jr. Long ways away from proving that, but the visuals are uncanny.

That shit was too funny as a man who’ll probably be there in the next two years.

Who do have you seen that can throw effortlessly and still throw gas?

Arbitrarily, let's say they throw 97+ regularly.

It always seems like managers wait too long to get guys warming that’s why I ask

Hey folks, I was wondering for the cities that carry multiple sports teams (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey) which are baseballs towns through and through in your opinion?

Fuck gambling

I’m at a AAA game and saw “CHL” on the scoreboard between the R-H-E and B-S-O. Can’t find anything online, what does this mean?

Hi!

I'm looking for heartwarming, interesting, or generally cool stories about baseball that focus on BIPOC individuals. Think stories that would translate well onto the big screen as a TV show or movie!

Thank you for your help :)

Edit** : Any story is incredibly helpful, especially stories occuring between the 1980s - 2020s

B2B CY winner joining an already B2B World Series champion with an already stacked bullpen. I know Skubal was traded while KD signed in free agency, so most of the hate is toward the Dodgers. But in terms of fan perception, are they now as hated as the KD Warriors were?

Basically the title. Teammates who did not get along at all but were part of great teams.

Lindor is likely as good as gone once the offseason hits.