Brendon Little is with the Jays in Chicago. No move has been announced yet but Chad Dallas's services are probably not needed in Chicago.

Valenzuela not in the lineup today after being the hero last game. In 7 games since Kirk returned, Valenzuela has started 2 of them. It's a unique scenario where the team's leader in fWAR and wRC+ is getting backup catcher playing time now, I can't imagine that has happened often, but there doesn't appear to be any urgency from the team to be flexible with lineups. If Kirk is a 5 out of every 7 catcher like he was last year, then might as well have Valenzuela in AAA since you're risking throwing off his rhythm offensively. If it was closer to 4 out of every 7, with some DH mixed in, then it becomes more reasonable, but I doubt that's in their plans since Springer is their most respected veteran and will handle the DH spot for the rest of the season. It's just a strange scenario. Good problem to have obviously, a catcher developing out of thin air is never a bad thing, but they need to figure out how to play him more.

That rationale only makes sense if you're putting the player's development ahead of the team's performance goals and wins for this season. John Schneider has said that he expects to have Springer in the OF for some games, which I interpreted as Valenzuela getting some DH run.

Personally I would send Valenzuela down for the greater good (not just 2026 season) if I couldn't find him ABs.

Macko has been good. Little's ERA in Buffalo is 2.31, so hopefully he's been better lately.

I guess Dallas was the blow out guy.

You play Springer in the outfield to sit a left outfield bat and DH a right infield bat.
It doesn't have to be a catcher.

Brown is basically a right handed side thrower.
Right handed batters haven't done anything against him this year.
However, picking when to use the backup catcher might have more to to with the Jays pitcher than the opposition pitcher.

Is Ben Brown the worse baseball name?
Is there a John Smith somewhere?

I speculate that the plan had been to send down Dallas for Garcia but Yeni wasn't impressive last night. I would have expected Macko but either him or Little would presumptively be the one to go back when Bieber is activated. Barring an "injury" of course.

Still don't know how they fit both him and Garcia on the roster (Yemi has 8 days left on his clock) barring an injury or giving up on SWR

Based upon the reports that I've seen, I don't think Garcia getting recalled is a given. His stuff has not returned (as of yet).

Gausman may not make it out of the first here. Having to do a bullpen day on a Gausman start would really put the pen in a rough spot for the next few days.

Well then. Have a good afternoon, everybody.

Why did Jays do the Dallas/Little switch today? Why not wait until SWR had enough rest to go long again?

Sucks that we optioned Dallas. Just concede the game. Gausman gotta suck it up and empty the tank.

Somewhat unexpected downside of trading Heineman - they might need him out of the bullpen today.

They gambled and lost on their pen decision before the game. Its hard to criticize the decision in one respect (Gausman was unlikely to get shelled) but I'm not sure exactly what the upside was.

I wasn't impressed with Sanchez' approach on Suzuki's double. He wasn't covering much ground early on, and if he had played it better, he wouldn't have had the issue with the wall. Or so it seemed to me.  

Sanchez has always rated as a poor defender but this year his defensive metrics are horrible (same as Pinango). His issues in the field and on the bases pretty much negate his offensive contributions. Both Sanchez and Pinango are essentially DH's unfortunately.

Nigel, Sanchez' defensive numbers were pretty decent across the board prior to this year.  But he has been bad in 2026.  

Use Little until they trail by 10 and use Straw or McAdoo.

Sanchez with an unacceptable defensive play. Completely turned the inning.

Little is still useless.

No, the good times will not keep rolling.

For today, at least.

I'll return to my earlier point - I'm not sure what the upside of the Dallas demotion and Little promotion was. If it was for Macko maybe.

Can we just DFA Little? I don't get how he gets this long of a leash to remain in this organization.

Ben Brown at least is alliterative. Sounds like a guy in an old blues tune.

The rest of this horror show notwithstanding, it's nice to see that George Springer may not be done just yet.

So who gets called up? Not Dallas unless there is an injury. That leaves Macko, Lee or Estrada. Bloss just pitched so not him. My money is on Macko, although Estrada could give more length. Estrada is on the IL but could come off.

So...tell Candele to be sure Macko doesn't pitch tonight?
Little down for Macko tomorrow and Macko down for Bieber Monday?

They can't bring Dallas back except in response to an injury ...activate Estrada? You'll need a 40 man spot because he's on the 60 day IL. He'd be on 3 days rest. SWR only has 2 days so not really an option tomorrow. A big offensive outburst would not go amiss.

Very painful to have to use high leverage relievers in a blowout because you don't have the arms to avoid it.  Blech.  

Macko was optioned on the 9th. I believe he can't be recalled before 15 days have passed.

On the subject of relievers here's a crazy stat:

James Woods is 23 and has played 311 games. He's already faced more pitchers in his MLB career than Ted Williams faced in his MLB career.

After a horrible May, Springer has been pretty good this month. He was better in the second half last year, so maybe he's taking longer to get in gear now. He's a year older, and last year was a career year, so you can't expect the same production. If he can manage a 120 wRC+ for the remainder of the season, that would be great.

Francys Romero@francysromeroFR

The Toronto Blue Jays plan to activate right-hander pitcher Lazaro Estrada in the coming hours, per sources.

Estrada, 27, threw 12.1 innings on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo, recording 13 strikeouts.

I'm guessing Little back to Buffalo - somehow he increased his ERA from 24.55 to 27.00 - not easy to do, but he did it ending with a bases loaded walk.

Juenger and Chase Lee can be let go, I guess.

Macko is currently pitching so he is definitely out.

So much for "enjoying a bit of baseball on replay after work".. Jumped from post-walk PCA to top of 2nd and before I was done with dinner, the game was over..

Streaming has changed how I watch baseball. I haven't seen a live game since the playoffs and often wait until minimum 50 minutes before I tune in so I can skip commercials or entire half innings depending on the score and players. Usually just skip 15 seconds to dissect the game and feel like the character in The Fifth Element who is downloading a bunch of info. Kind of feel the same way when using an AI chat... anyways I spend less time on baseball now but don't feel like I miss any information, likely because I follow this site/board which is the perfect compliment to the intermittent way I consume the televised games.

@dalimon5. What streaming service do you use?

I still go to the ballpark to watch games, by "no live" I mean on TV.

I use Apple TV hardware and use the Sportsnet App which I get included in my Bell subscription. I have the cheapest package that lets you add the Sportsnet channel. This way I get the app for "free." The picture quality is very very good but the playback can be sporadic. When I restart a game instead of going live sometimes it kicks me out and I have to restart again and fast forward to the inning where I left off. For this reason I've started to sometimes just use the Bell box and either pause the game for 45 minutes before I start watching (no buffer/kick out issues).

I also have Proton VPN because I wanted to watch The Legend of 1900 which is no longer available in Canada. Turns out VPN and log-ins, log-outs and passcodes is just a bridge too far for me. Just easier using the SN app through a bell subscription for me.

As Sanchez demonstrated yesterday, it's Barger's speed on the base paths and defense in the outfield they miss far more than production. They're both streaky hitters, probably about the same production, all in all. They just really miss the assists in the outfield and ability to catch balls in the gaps and prevent extra bases. Outfield defense so under rated, you have seen it play out over the first half of the year.

KC just signed Matt Moore to a minors deal. He was pitching injured the last time he was in MLB but before that when healthy in 23/24 he provided value.

As someone whose last name is Moore and generally goes by Matt, I am glad to see my namesake is stull active. And if he gets into a game at the MLB level he will break the 'tie' he has with the QB of the same name - both played their last games at the highest level at age 35, but the pitcher has a chance to get in a game at 37 years old.

1 through 9 the Jays look like such easy outs.

Yeah, the hitting approach that was so good for a week seems to have disappeared en route to Chicago.

The difference between Lukes and Sanchez/Pinango defensively is massive.

Great AB from Kirk

Kaz!

I checked in and saw 0 hits for thr Jays & down 3-0 and checked out. Of course I checled just now and it's 8-6 Jays hesding into 9th.

That feels like a huge win.

Varland is money.

Varland threw 28 pitches. Four were fastballs.

Great win! So nice to have a very good defense in the outfield out there today. Varland, as usual, is lights out.

Feels like an important win but it isn't the first time I've felt that and the momentum just hasn't come.

Excellent point Nigel. I'm wondering if the Jays might try to trade Pinango and/or Sanchez before the deadline. Both are useful hitters, but damn if their defense doesn't drive one batty. Lukes easily can take one slot, but the other corner can't be Straw 5 days of 7. So what is the best option? Addison Barger should return someday - no idea why it is taking this long for him to even reach a rehab outing - can't be good. His defense is WOW out there with that arm, his bat can be great, or at least solid. Santander has the bat, but his defense is at Sanchez/Pinango level. Clase in AAA has the speed but nothing else. Ideally we'd get Barger back and trade Sanchez for something (RH OF ideally, or part of a package for a solid top starter). Pinango can go back to AAA as he isn't getting as much playing time and his OPS in June is down to 731, not bad but not good either. With his glove it has to be 800+.

Welcome, Luis Urias!

Another right handed infielder. Is a bigger trade coming? Schneider to left field? Is Arias a better bet than Kasevich? So many questions.

Urias has a career 109 WRC+ against LHP so I think the potential value there is obvious. Like his fit so much better than Sosa. apparently, Urias will be up with team which means I assume Pinango down for now. He's a useful player but Jays can't carry 3 DH-types.

Not bad - Urias has hit 347/385/508 in the minors this year. 94 OPS+ in the majors. vs RHP: 223/326/364 vs LHP: 254/336/417 so should be a good mix/match at 2B with Clement going to SS vs LHP and Gimenez to the bench vs LHP. Only cost cash so that is almost always a good deal (as who cares about Rogers losing a big of cash). Basically fills the role that McAdoo had, that Schneider was headed towards, that Sosa had before getting 'hurt'. Bieber has been announced to be returning Monday so that is a hitter and pitcher slot needed. Most likely Piñango to AAA to learn what a glove is for (and to get actual playing time), and Lazaro Estrada to avoid needing to release a pitcher.

krose - excellent question. The team is starting to become more solid.

C: Kirk/Valenzuela - a damn fine combo
1B: Vlad with Okamoto as backup now
2B: Clement vs RHP, Urías vs LHP, Schneider emergency backup
SS: Gimenez vs RHP, Clement vs LHP
3B: Okamoto with Urías as backup (plus Clement)
LF/RF: Lukes/Sanchez/Straw in some kind of mix with Schneider out there sometimes vs LHP
CF: Varsho with Lukes/Straw as his backups
DH: Springer (who might go to the OF at some point so a catcher or Vlad can DH).

That is 13 players. I'm assuming Pinango goes to AAA as I just don't see a role for him right now (horrid defense, bat slowing down a bit, not getting playing time). Next to go is probably Schneider (assuming he sticks and Pinango goes for Urias). IMO the challenge is either getting Sanchez back to form, or dumping him for a guy who can at least field and hopefully hit as well. His 110 wRC+ is nice but with his defense it isn't enough. Hard to figure out what OF is out there available in trade that the Jays could get to replace him though. The Giants RF Jung Hoo Lee would be nice (signed for 3 more years, but can opt out post 2027) with his 132 OPS+ and they are out of it, but would they trade him at a reasonable price - unlikely.

Urías is just another transaction. Come on Ross, get us someone that moves the needle (and clears the glut).

If the Jays can win by 25 runs tomorrow we'll be .500 and a 0 run differential.

Varland on pace to surpass 32 Saves, 120k and 80 ip with 0.89 era. Disgusting.

Rosenthal talking about how the Jays are looking around for a RH hitting OF and so I called up the list again and, well, unless the Cubs decide to go ahead and ditch Suzuki (who's been an awful defender before this year) all I see is Casey Schmitt (played more left than anything this year) who may well be having the best year he'll ever have but he's got 3 years after this one.

Maybe you have to overpay some to jump the market, but you might could either use someone like Stanifer, or make room in the majrs by trading Sanchez and...someone like Bohrofen or Arias?

where's it coming from that Urias will join the Jays?

Seems like if it is it would be really transitory because if Pinango goes for Urias, Urias would surely go for Barger and he surely has enough service time to elect free agency should they try that.

I assume he's just depth at AAA.

Varland is really so incredibly good. Glad they didn't wait for the 9th for him.

Bannon is the only beat guy on Bluesky who posted about it (last i checked) and he had this:

The #BlueJays have acquired infielder Luis Urias from the Diamondbacks for cash. He's on a milb contract and heading to Buffalo.

The 29 y/o owns a .707 OPS in 582 MLB games (2018-2025). Hitting .361 with a .939 OPS in AAA this year. Hits LHP well.

As I noted elsewhere:

It would be bizarre to do that (add him to the major league roster). Rationally he would replace Pinango but that's only Barger's spot being kept warm. When Barger is ready either Urias or Schneider must go BUT Urias has no options and he has enough MLB service to reject assignment and declare free agency. Why would you acquire a guy a create a situation such that you'll have to lose him in a week or two?

The only other implications are that they've lost faith in Schneider, or they have determined that Barger is actually not coming back any time soon.

Mitch Bannon@MitchBannon

To clarify, as @bnicholsonsmith
reports, Urias is actually expected to join the MLB team as he had an upward mobility clause. Sorry Buffalo.

I think they have faith in Schneider’s bat to a certain extent, but do not like his defence at second. If they aren’t going to score as many runs, their defense has to be good to very good. Urias plays a good second base. So I’d say unless Schneider picks up his offense to the point where they can’t demote him, he’ll be dropped in favour of Urias.

I should clarify, he’ll be dropped once Barger returns unless he really hits because Urias plays a much better second base.

We definitely seem primed to make a bulk-for-impact-bat trade. Maybe even 2.

Lukes
Barger
Sanchez
Pinango
Schreck
Keys
Schneider
McAdoo
Harry
Kasevich

And some more similar guys excelling in AA at the moment could all be part of some quality packages for one or two fulltime impact bats.

Agreed Mike. I’d rather have Schneider than Urias but it probably makes sense to have both as Schneider can play LF. Sanchez and Pinango are essentially the same player so one can go temporarily or permanently.

Maybe they give Schneider some more time in Buffalo when they check what Urias can do?

I predict that one of Barger or Valenzuela won't be on this team by the time August roles around. Those are two pieces that can likely get you something very good in return, especially if paired together or separately with pitching prospect(s).

Quiz, if anyone interested. The past 20 years, from 2007 to present, only 2 players have 2500 hits. Who? (One active, one retired).

Freddie Freeman for the active one?

I rejected the correct answer for the retired one because I thought that he came up earlier than he did- I forgot which iteration of a certain team he was on, even if I can tell you the month he was called up. Sigh.

Yeah Freeman, 2507 hits since coming up in 2010.

Miggy Cabrera who played and hung around probably longer than he should have.

Evan Longoria? (I’m going off of Mike’s hint about the month, as I do remember it being a big deal when TB called him up)

Nevermind, Longoria didn’t even reach 2000. Carry on.

It was Miggy.

FWIW, the quiz came from here:

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-george-lombard-jr-is-dialing-in-his-mindset-and-swing/

Some Jays content in there with some Louis Varland Q and A, and John and Pete not quite agreeing on Louis' best pitch.

Also later a bit on Dan and Ben Shulman.

I thought it would have been Moggy and Ichiro

I thought it would have been Moggy and Ichiro

Just thinking about what the heck the Jays trade for mid-season. The pen is overflowing with quality, but a top flight setup man who can close might be nice to add in given Garcia looks like he is pretty toasty in rehab. An ace to join the rest of the rotation (Gausman-Cease-Yesavage-Bieber) to cut the odds of Corbin starting more or SWR or whoever might be a good idea but would be expensive. An OF would be nice but damn, who is out there that might be available who is good? 130+ wRC+ OF, there are 14. Soto is on a terrible Mets team but no way he is traded (168 wRC+), Mike Trout is on a bad LAA team and hitting well but is hurt (again) and doesn't want to leave LA (can't imagine any deal for him is possible). Casey Schmitt & Jung Hoo Lee are both hitting well for the Giants who are expected to dump soon. And that is it for guys who qualify for the batting title (ie: healthy and playing everyday). The Giants are the only 2 who catch me as slightly possible. Lee can opt out after 2027, signed through 2030 with an AAV sub $20 mil but is a BABIP god this year (352 vs 305 lifetime). Schmitt has a 135 wRC+ this year, but just 99 lifetime so who knows if it is an illusion or real? Making sub $1 mil this year so the Giants would ask a LOT for him. The Giants might want the Jays to eat a contract (Ray is overpaid for his 98 ERA+ for example, but pitchers are never cheap, Devers of course they'd LOVE to dump but no way the Jays take that on).

The problem in the playoffs is the wild card series and starting pitching doesn't really help there.

Another short series at the Trop would be horrible.

Next year is hard to predict with the CBA.
The Jays might not be able to spend over the winter.
Having controllable depth pieces in the system could be very important.

So now they're 20-15 (a pace for 93 wins over 162) from May 13, so I figured I'd see how the offense (where most of the problem earlier had been) has done over those 35 games.
(some samples could start earlier or later but this is specific to the winning)

Springer - .233/.331/.433/.764*
Lukes - .341/.393/.463/.857**
Vlad - .252/.344/.351/.695
Varsho - .267/.349/.480/.829
Okamoto -.212/.291/.415/.706***
Valenzuela - .289/.368/.474/.842
Sanchez - .333/.360/.519/.879
Clement - .288/.308/.480/.788
Gimenez - .214/.281/.320/.601

Kirk - .250/.318/.300/.618(6 games)
Schneider - .206/.250/.441/.691 (7 before, 7 after)
Pinango - .253 .304 .432 .736
Straw - .173/.246/.212/.457

*Springer came alive on 5/18. Since then he's hitting .257/.349/.477/.826

**Lukes came back on 5/25, 23 games and 90 PA since

***Kaz was in the midst of a slump. Since 5/27 he's hit .263/.345/.553/.897

Plug in the more recent sample for Springer and Kaz, and accept that Gimenez just can't be expected to hit, and the one sub-par sample here is Vlad. He's hit well over the last 4 games but that's a nonsensical sample. I mean, that's a fine offensive group overall. If Schneider is genuinely fixed, so much the better.


Question is - is this more reflective of the "real" Jays than the first 42 games? I think so. But I'm biased.

Gimenez might not hit but he's got 7 HR and 33 RBI--second on the team. He's also a good base runner. He can score from first and steal a base. He could be back to 30 SB this year.

Nice list Tamra.

The interesting thing about Jays trades is that they might be able to get what they need internally. If you look at biggest needs, they are RH OF or MI (and Schenider to MI) and top LH reliever. I wouldn't count on either by a long shot but it's possible Santander and Tidemann could fill those positions. We should see more by closer to deadline. I don't mind the Jays trading prospects, I think they actually should, I just want it to be difference makers (Buxton, Yordan, Skubal) rather than small upgrades.

Is there actually talk of Alvarez being made available? Hard to believe with the Astros surging in a weak division. He's one of the 3 best hitters in baseball and a guy you empty the farm for.

Lenyn Sosa is DH'ing today in the FCL. That would make him around a week away from...?

Gimenez might not hit but he's got 7 HR and 33 RBI--second on the team. He's also a good base runner. He can score from first and steal a base. He could be back to 30 SB this year.

From the games I watch, Gimenez is often slowly jogging/almost walking home on base hits with him on 3B and no anticipated play at the plate.

I don't get the sense that it's a lack of effort or bad baseball IQ. Gimenez's anemic bat means that he has to play hard diving for balls at SS. And he had the play at 1B where he dove headfirst a week or so ago and injured his wrist briefly, showing that he's not afraid to get dirty.

I suspect that Andres has been given a free pass/been instructed by the coaching staff not to run out routine plays because whatever leg injuries he's suffered over the last 18 months haven't & probably will never fully heal.

Oh geez, I hope to god it is a week from being released or sent to someone else as part of a package for something, anything.

Speaking of which, I was looking at 2015 and how the Jays were not over 500 for good until July 30th, the day they traded for David Price, a day after getting Tulowitski. I could see them getting this years version of Price. But who could be this years Tulo? Best SS that might be available is good ol' Otto Lopez. Detroit sucks but they ain't stupid enough to trade McGonigle, same for Cincinnati with DeLaCruz. Others might help, but not enough to see the Jays do what they did in '15. So we just accept Gimenez/Clement at SS until Nimmala is ready (in '27 or '28).

OF is the obvious area to get better - yeah, we have Varsho in CF (solid), and decent/not wow in Sanchez/Lukes, great D no O from Straw, and Barger returning soon. But that is a lot of 'meh'. I want 'WOW'. Best on a non-contender is Soto with the Mets - uh, not happening. Casey Schmitt with the Giants is the best guy who is probably available but will be expensive (136 wRC+, lifetime 106, age 27, team control through 2029, making under $1 mil this year). I think I mentioned before I expect they'd want anyone trading for him to take on an ugly contract (cough - Devers - cough) which no sane team would do. Not sure where else the Jays can improve on offense. Vlad either will hit or won't - he ain't going anywhere. Okamoto is streaky so far, but has insane power. Kirk/Valenzuela is probably one of the best combos for offense and defense behind the plate. So SS/2B/OF are the only places and Clement is playing so well he has to be in the lineup as much as possible right now - him and Gimenez sharing SS while Clement also plays a lot at 2B makes a TON of sense. So the OF is it, and unless some team is willing to do a dumb deal it'll be hard to upgrade by enough there to be worth doing a trade. We'll see within a month or so I'm sure.

Right now I expect a top starter to take over #5 slot, and a top setup guy to help Varland/Rogers/Hoffman at the back of the pen, ideally a LHP.

"Is there actually talk of Alvarez being made available? Hard to believe with the Astros surging in a weak division. He's one of the 3 best hitters in baseball and a guy you empty the farm for."

I think you answer the question. I don't think there's a realistic expectation only speculation, in which case the Astros would have to be far enough out of a playoff spot to entertain a massive farm-emptying trade proposal. I'd imagine a Parker, Tiedemann and Barger package would get their attention in the event they are willing to sell.

In 2015, the Yankees finished with 87 wins. The Orioles were second with 81.
The Yankees currently project to win about 96.


Tulo replaced Reyes. Reyes had a .708 OPS. Tulo delivered .697 in Toronto.

scottt - true, but no question the feeling was that Tulo's defense/attitude jumped the Jays up while Reyes dragged them down. Reyes turning out to be a wife abuser later that year certainly helped seal the deal for how that deal would forevermore be viewed. There is a reason the Jays avoid scum like him now. So anyone who thinks there is a tiny chance that Aroldis Chapman will end up here - forget it. He is also a POS who they will never touch.

On July 30th after they got Price the Jays were 6 games back of the Yankees btw. KC had the best record in the AL 10 games up on the Jays. After that date the Jays outplayed the NYY by 12 games, KC by 8, Texas by 3 (they also got hot).

The question becomes how good is this team potentially and how much will the Jays be willing to spend to make them better? They've seen winning packs the park and gets very high TV ratings. So the profit incentive is there. But are the trade partners out there?

It goes beyond where the Astros stand. The have him for another 2 years and they will obviously try to be competitive next year.

They can do a Parker, Tiedemann, Barger deal in 2 years.
Lots of top teams are set at DH, so it's hard to see multiple teams fighting over him.

Skubal is the guy everyone will be after.

Scott, I don't think there's any chance the Jays trade Barger, Parker and Tiedemann (which was only the centerpieces of a deal from me) for Alvarez in a contract year 2 years away...they would be giving all that talent up for 2 months of Alvarez. No chance.

Houston, if they ever entertained the idea of trading Alvarez it would have to be a Soto-esque return that would make their team better for years to come...some version of proposals where they end up with a CJ Abrams, Terrence Gore and more while they retool and get rid of bad contracts.

This would mean that the A's would have to play a lot better and the Ms as well, both currently not the case with the Astros still in the mix and only 3 back from the division. They're probably buyers right now but if they go into the middle of July 3-4 games out of a wild card spot then I can see them asking themselves how much of an overpay they could get for Alvarez. I don't think any one player is worth more than 2, 3 or 4 young stars ion the potential making...IF YOUR TEAM IS NOT COMPETITIVE ENOUGH for the remainder of your star players time there.

Trading Parker alone would be an overpay for Skubal. Last year the Padres traded their top SS prospect for FIVE years + of control of Mason Miller. There's no chance Skubal is worth anywhere near than without a signed contract extension as part of the deal.

Urias up, Pinango down.

Blue Jays selected the contract of SS Luis Urías from Buffalo
optioned LF Yohendrick Piñango to Buffalo

Detroit is 9 games under .500.
Skubal will go to the best offer.
Every playoff team will have interest.

I think I'd be seeing if the price is more reasonable on Casey Mize while other's try to trade half their top 10 for Skubal.

Or better yet go get Joe Ryan or Reid Detmers. I'm not against Skubal per se, but the price will end up being eyewatering.
(and yes, I'm the one who was rambling the other day about how very seldom they've traded prospects that end up being all-stars for their new team)

CJ Abrams, Terrence Gore and more

Washington did get Abrams, MacKenzie Gore (no relation to pinch-running specialist Terrence), 2020 home run champ Luke Voit, and their best current player, James Wood in that Soto trade. The Padres return from the Yankees was much less whelming.