The biggest deal of the day, and perhaps of trade season in general, was the one the Houston Astros made for right-hander Justin Verlander, bringing the ace back to the city where he won the World Series just a few months ago.
on 93 pitches in a 2-0 win Tuesday night, the exclamation point on a day that amounted to an organizational declaration that the defending champions do not consent to a passing of the guard just yet.But for much of the day, the story from Queens to D.C., in multiple Texas cities and in the visiting clubhouse in Kansas City, Mo., was the dismantling of the New York Mets, the most expensive team in baseball history.
For Verlander, 40, and a bunch of cash, the Mets got two well-regarded prospects: outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford. San Diego began Tuesday just a game closer to the final National League wild-card spot than the Mets. But instead of punting on what has been a similarly disappointing season from a similarly expensive team, the Padres added 43-year-old starter Rich Hill and first baseman Ji-Man Choi in a deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, then grabbed outfielder/first baseman Garrett Cooper in a deal with the Miami Marlins. They also traded for the Royals’ Scott Barlow, a formidable late-inning arm.
But the upstart Cincinnati Reds did not make a deal. The AL Central-leading Minnesota Twins did not make one, either. The Guardians traded starter Aaron Civale to Tampa Bay on Monday and Amed Rosario to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week, then offloaded Bell to make room for the prospect they got from the Rays for Civale.Even the Rays, masters of the deal, did not exactly make a splash: Civale will help their rotation, but they did not upgrade their offense dramatically.
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