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Lotta fun to be had tracking the trade deadline this year, so let’s grab our Geiger counters and pick through the fallout.

AJ Preller brought his own fireworks and fuses. San Diego threw down the gauntlet early by moving SS Leo De Vries, RHP Henry Baez, RHP Braden Nett, and RHP Eduarniel Nunez in a package for closer Mason Miller and LHP JP Sears. Speculation came quickly from Buster Olney and others that the club must be looking to move Robert Suarez and Dylan Cease for outfield help. Instead, they kept Suarez to build a monster bullpen. As much as I like Mason Miller, this represents an enormous return for the Athletics. I can’t believe they got Henry Baez just tacked on for some reason. He’s a good pitcher. 

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A walloper of a trade deadline day! The biggest winners, losers and–Hold on, getting an iCal reminder. Oh crap, I was supposed to remind the Dodgers that the trade deadline was yesterday. Crap! Okay, will you guys pretend it’s actually today and not yesterday? Seriously, I’m gonna be in big trouble! I really don’t understand […]

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I’m rearranging the rankings this week, so I figured I’d highlight the players that are rising so fast it’s hard to place them.

10. Padres SS Leo De Vries

11. Brewers SS Jesus Made

12. Giants 1B Bryce Eldridge

It’s more than just attrition: these guys have locked in their place among the top ten prospects in baseball until proven otherwise.  

De Vries has a 132 wRC as an 18-year-old in High-A, which puts him on track to join the Double-A club this summer before he turns 19 in October? Sorry, that’s not a question. I just . . . it’s hard to put a period there. That means he’s 19 in Triple-A to open 2025 if everything just stays peachy keen? Short list. Wouldn’t find many failures on that one, I’d guess. 

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