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And my hate for the Yankees grows. I knew if the Padres would trade him it would be to the AL vs the NL so they don't strengthen anyone in NL but what are the Yankees giving up is the question I have and will be interested to know because I know two or other NL and AL that would of gave possibly a better deal.
 
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Holy shit! This is great news!
 

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And my hate for the Yankees grows. I knew if the Padres would trade him it would be to the AL vs the NL so they don't strengthen anyone in NL but what are the Yankees giving up is the question I have and will be interested to know because I know two or other NL and AL that would of gave possibly a better deal.

Michael King, top pitching prospect Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, and Randy Vasquez. Catcher Kyle Higashioka

Yankees also get Trent Grisham.
 

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So a ton of Pitching pretty much for the Padres but doesn't move the needle for them as a Team losing a Power Bat like Soto.
 

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So a ton of Pitching pretty much for the Padres but doesn't move the needle for them as a Team losing a Power Bat like Soto.
It's a salary dump by the Padres (their owner died and their TV situation is unknown). They wanted pitching and given that Soto is a Free Agent after the 2024 season he commands less in a trade. King is the big loss for the Yankees as he was arguably the 2nd best starting pitcher the Yankees had in September behind Cole.

Judge/Soto/Verdugo outfield is interesting. And Grisham as a 4th OF is really nice. Judge likely to play CF this season.
 

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Yankees X team still salty at Jon Heyman for the Arson Judge to the Giants stuff from 1 year ago (today?)
 

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It's a salary dump by the Padres (their owner died and their TV situation is unknown). They wanted pitching and given that Soto is a Free Agent after the 2024 season he commands less in a trade. King is the big loss for the Yankees as he was arguably the 2nd best starting pitcher the Yankees had in September behind Cole.

Judge/Soto/Verdugo outfield is interesting. And Grisham as a 4th OF is really nice. Judge likely to play CF this season.

At most King is their 3rd Option if Snell resigns with the Padres but like I said you lose Soto who is gonna get 30 plus Home Runs for a bunch of question marks with Pitching. Hopefully for them they fill in that spot but more than likely the Padres don't go forward they go backwards and that is when Tatis or Machado want out eventually too down the road.
 

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At most King is their 3rd Option if Snell resigns with the Padres but like I said you lose Soto who is gonna get 30 plus Home Runs for a bunch of question marks with Pitching. Hopefully for them they fill in that spot but more than likely the Padres don't go forward they go backwards and that is when Tatis or Machado want out eventually too down the road.
oh yeah and he's a relief pitcher who didn't start until September so he's not even worked a full starters workload.

They take a step back but they can still compete.
 

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Apparently the Orioles are up for sale and nobody knew


If this is true, hopefully sh*t changes and the team improves for the better
 

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They were a surprise team this year so the future is bright if they stay the course.

Definitely didn’t know they were up for sale though.
 

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If I recall the owner died or is dying and his children are running the organization through an estate.

And the ownership has been shit for a long time so good on them for selling hopefully new dude is better.
 

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Only one of the sons is running the team right now though cause there was a huge legal battle last year, but I didnt know they were even being considered for being up for sale either. Hopefully it goes through and the new dude actually puts some money into the team.