Top 10 Trade Deadline Deals of 2026

 Well...a lot happened this time around. 

Following the brass today was HARROWING. So much was happening, and so quickly. Almost evenly displaced as well, like there'd be a move, I'd have time to make a custom of them, and the next two moves would be up. And I think it was all a well rounded bunch. Last year the emphasis was on relief pitching, this year it was a little of everything. Some teams needed starting help, some teams needed outfield bats, some teams needed catchers [and some needed catchers and somehow forgot to deal for any]. A lot went down, even to the point where, after the BIG MOVE happened a few days ago, I was worried nothing would top it. And...I mean, we'll get to it, but there certainly was competition. 

I have a lot of other posts planned for deadline week, I have a 'best of the rest' one planned, I have a 'the ones I didn't understand' post in a bit. But we've got to do the top 10. This kept sliding by the whole day and got to the point where it is now. One spot stayed the same. And...yeah.

Anyway, we start with one I really didn't think was gonna happen this deadline:

#10: Heliot Ramos to the Yankees, 2 prospects to the Giants

So, the Yankees went into the deadline looking for bullpen work and a catching upgrade, and got neither. So Heliot Ramos, a very savvy lineup addition, makes it to the end of this list without going forward. Let me just stress that I love this move, Ramos is young, controllable, and powerful. He's been hurt for a bit but he's hitting .264 with 9 homers and 34 RBIs in 74 games. He's a ferocious hitter with a huge upside and a lot to accomplish, and...he gets to hit in Yankee stadium. The tricky part is it crowds the outfield a bit. Right now it's Ramos/Jones/Dominguez/Grisham, and eventually Bellinger and Judge are gonna come back and it's gonna get even more crowded. It's bad enough that Paul Goldschmidt's gonna have even less at-bats now [more on that in another post], now we're crowding the active roster. It's gonna be worth it if Ramos continues his very strong work, which is very likely.

#9: Taylor Ward to the Mariners, 3 prospects to the Orioles

The Mariners have the kind of team that should work more in concept, because you have Randy Arozarena, Brendan Donovan, Julio Rodriguez, Dominic Canzone and Josh Naylor there and the contact game is ailing. So in comes Taylor Ward to make it even more ridiculous. Ward's having another excellent season, but it's a very contact heavy one without much need for power. He only has 7 homers and 30 RBIs, and that is appalling from a guy who's had 100 RBIs and 36 homers JUST A SEASON AGO. Wouldn't a trip to Seattle be a fun time to start power-hitting? Ward's an excellent outfield bat with some versatility and perks, and he could be the lineup piece that the Mariners need to save their season. I just think he really fits with what they're doing in Seattle. I'm also really happy the Mariners didn't deal Kirby or Emerson. Yes, that prevents against the possibility of stretch Kade, but their rotation is excellent and didn't need to be broken up beyond Castillo.

#8: Kevin Gausman to the Cubs, 2 prospects to the Blue Jays

The Jays had a really weird deadline, because they both sold and bought at the same time. And arguably they should have committed more to one than both. Ultimately, they chose to part with one of their longest-tenured stars, the mighty Kevin Gausman, where he will become something the Cubs have desperately needed this year: an actual ace. Justin Steele's been hurt, Cade Horton's out for a while, Shota Imanaga's struggled. They need stability, and Gausman is a veteran arm with postseason experience who can back up the already strong offense. This is a downslope of a year compared to his peak, as he is 5-10 with a 4.38 ERA, but he's still a fundamentally strong pitcher with a lot of great starts left in him. I think he will greatly aid the Cubs down the stretch. Perhaps not as much as someone a little further down, but enough to land on this list.

#7: Luis Arraez and Caleb Killian to the Phillies, 2 prospects to the Giants

This is arguably a little low, but it's down here because the Phillies really needed a better option at fourth or fifth starter and didn't get one. They also needed an outfield bat...and didn't get one. So Luis Arraez, as good as he is, is an odd consolation for so many pieces of this lineup that needed help, and if we miss out on a World Series, it could be Dombrowski's fault for not going further. However...the Phillies now have Luis Arraez. And that's a very good thing. One of the best contact hitters in the game, and a terrific defensive 2nd baseman, joins this lineup, and moving Stott, Bohm and Harper around supremely improves the defense in general. Arraez is electric wherever he is, and the Phils could see that fully going forward. We also got Caleb Killian, who's a terrific bullpen arm with a great upside. Very much a win for Philly, even if the team isn't fully improved by this deadline.

#6: Foster Griffin to the Guardians, 4 prospects to the Nationals.

The Guardians had a sneakily good deadline, bringing on a lot of pieces that lift this team up to where they can really chase Chicago. Foster Griffin was their best move, because their fifth man in the rotation was Slade Cecconi, and as good as he can be, they could do better. Their rotation is now Messick, Williams, Bibee, Griffin and Cantillo, and that's among the best in the bigs. Griffin isn't an ace, but he's an excellent mid-rotation arm with 12 wins and a 3.05 ERA under his belt, and that's from playing for a very okay Nationals team. He'll thrive in a playoff environment in Cleveland, and build on this belated rookie season to become an even bigger force going forward. 

#5: Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs, Francisco Rojas to the Mets

This one ways a little more than Gausman to me for the Cubs pitching additions, because Holmes, until the injury, was having the best season of his career, and one of the only good seasons on the Mets. Through 9 games he had a 2.39 ERA, and was proving that the Mets moving him to the rotation was a good idea after all. The idea is that once Holmes is active [as well as Braxton Garrett], he'll be able to aid the Cubs rotation, and I see him as a front-facing integral arm that could lead them through some postseason games. Tyrone Taylor's also an excellent outfield depth option for this team, and could be very helpful on a postseason roster. The Cubs weren't fully ready before, and now they are.

#4: Freddy Peralta to the Rays, 3 prospects to the Mets

This deal will work out if the thesis, that the Mets were just a really poor fit for Peralta, is true. Peralta succeeded in Milwaukee, a small market team built on contact and pitching. That's also the Rays. Low budget, small core, close wins, and an impressive rotation. Peralta levels it up, as good as Rasmussen and Martinez have been. Shane McClanahan's gonna miss some time, and Peralta will be relied upon to deliver Brewers numbers as an ace for a Rays team with a shot at a #1 seed. Peralta's 4.99 ERA will need to come down if the Rays want to take advantage of this deadline, and I have a feeling it will. Meanwhile, Jett Williams is still chilling in the Brewers' farm system, and Brandon Sproat is getting all kinds of starts, so...lolMets.

#3: Liam Hicks to the Rays, Brayden Taylor and 2 prospects to the Marlins.

I like this one a little better for the Rays, simply because it fixes a lot of problems. It ups their catching game, ensuring Nick Fortes doesn't have to start behind the plate as much. It also gives them a proven contact bat with some kick against righthanded pitchers, and a very well-trusted lineup presence. I think he's just one of those guys who can pop into any lineup and just dive right in with excellent production, so I think he'll love Tampa. And also, he drains the Rays' farm system a little more so other teams can have a chance. Just a really cool, sneaky move by the Rays that positions them further towards a late run.

#2: Adley Rutschman and Jake Rogers to the Red Sox, Carlos Narvaez and 4 prospects to the Orioles.

I would say since Varitek left, the Red Sox have had a revolving door at catcher. So many guys that could have been the one, or should have. Victor Martinez, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Sandy Leon, Christian Vasquez, Connor Wong, Carlos Narvaez, and the list goes on and on. So to finally have an answer at catcher, and for it to be Adley Rutschman a terrific hitting catcher whose team already foreshadowed this move by signing Samuel Basallo to a multi-year deal...that is huge. Rutschman's having another great season, but it did feel like this O's team was moving past the need for him. With this Boston team he'll fit right in, and be another huge lineup piece of a team that's quickly becoming a serious wild card threat. Very much a case of giving a team exactly the guy they need going forward.

But of course...nothing was gonna top the #1 piece on the board. Even if you disagree with its existence, this deal needed to be #1.

#1: Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers, River Ryan, Zyhir Hope and 1 other prospect to the Tigers

So. The best team in baseball got the best pitcher in baseball. In 16 starts, Skubal had a 2.79 ERA, 7 wins, 116 Ks and a 2.9 WAR. He's still in his peak, is effortlessly brilliant, and was never gonna stay in Detroit. The Dodgers taking him happened because they had a well-stocked farm system where even their lower tier prospects were more than other teams were offering. It's disappointing that, like a lot of recent Dodger developments, nobody else could stop it from happening. But now Sku gets to help the Dodgers go for a threepeat, and it's gonna make electric October baseball even if they don't get all the way. It's also gonna add fuel to the fire that Skubal will, in all likelihood, choose to stay in LA going forward. Definitely shifts the balance of the game, which is what the trade deadline is for. 

So yeah. A lot happened. A lot of teams won. And now the Dodgers are even scarier. Sets up the last third perfectly.

Sometime tomorrow there'll be a 'best of the rest' post most likely, with a lot of other deals that didn't make this list. 

The Month of Living Dangerously

 

So. After a 21-4 July, which is an incredibly odd thing to type out, the Boston Red Sox have gone from punchline of the division to a serious wild card threat. Not much has changed. Chad Tracy's managing now. Brayan Bello was demoted to middle relief in favor of Patrick Sandoval. Anthony Siegler's been up, Romy Gonzalez has been healthy. Everything else has been the same, personnel-wise. So...I think the key is that everything that wasn't working about this team from the start is working now. That includes Sonny Gray, Ranger Suarez and Caleb Durbin, who all had really rough starts and have become some of the highlights of the team.

Durbin is a strange case, because he had a better hitting season last year with Milwaukee. He's doing fine this year, he has 10 home runs and 44 RBIs, but the hook has been his improved defense at third, which it just feels like the Sox haven't really had in a while. Gray and Suarez have both settled in and are in the midst of excellent seasons. Gray is 13-2 with a 2.93 ERA, a comeback season if I've ever seen one. Suarez has a 3.15 ERA and 105 Ks, very much a middle of the rotation year like the ones he had in Philly. And around that you have two standout seasons from young starters, Payton Tolle and Jake Bennett, and they've been very helpful. Bennett, in 11 starts, is 6-4 with a 2.74 ERA, and Toller has a 3.30 ERA and 110 Ks. The closest thing to a knockout, K-heavy ace, Garrett Crochet, is still out with an injury, and the guys who are left, while not bad, are just steady, formidable guys that do the work. 

That's really how you'd describe a lot of this Sox team. A lot of guys on the same page, not elbowing each other for the stardom, just lining up and performing. Masataka Yoshida, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Romy Gonzalez have always given me that idea, just consistent performers who get up there and do something cool and it doesn't have to be about them. Willson Contreras and Caleb Durbin, therefore, fit right in, and Anthony Siegler seems to have gotten this memo as well. Which is why the 'look at me' guys haven't always done as well. Jarren Duran is STILL trying to work back up to something decent, but he's still hitting .199 despite 13 homers and 56 RBIs. Roman Anthony is hurt yet again, and was hitting .229 before the fact. Trevor Story's once again missing a large chunk of the year. Contreras is the closest thing to a big star, and he certainly had his big ego moment with Cade Cavalli, but even he's sort of dialed into the group mentality and doesn't have to be THE guy, despite being far and away the best offensive performer on the team. 

It's been cool seeing this Sox team come to prominence, and after adding Curtis Mead they look to keep adding pieces in the next few hours and make a run. The issue I have is that we're still not sure if they're a Blue Jays 2.0 type team that doesn't let up, or if July was it and they're about to go back downhill, now with even more cargo. I think they will remain a player, I just don't know if they'll be as unstoppable as they were last month. Then again, it has been a while since the Sox have won a World Series, and this could be the kind of team that shocks everyone. 

Coming Tonight: Probably a Top 10 Trade Deadline Deals post, if I'm up to it. 

Complete(ly Miserable)

 

Here's something true. Earlier today, in the midst of a 3-10 season with a 7 ERA and a league-leading 81 earned runs, Kyle Freeland of the Rockies notched his first ever complete game. This game was against the Royals at home, which honestly makes sense. It wasn't even a complete game shutout, there was a run scored. But something like this, in the midst of a lost season for both the Rockies and Freeland, is something close to a season highlight. 

Even if the Rockies are visibly better than they were last year, you can still tell this isn't really another marquee year for them. Though admittedly there's better pitching than usual, trotting Michael Lorenzen and Kyle Freeland out there every few days isn't doing this team any favors. I keep hearing rumors that they're gonna try and trade Lorenzen, but I'm not sure if Coors Field is the problem or if Lorenzen's just cooked. He's got a 1.806 WHIP, leads the league in hits allowed and has a 6.34 ERA, despite making all his starts and striking out 80. Obviously pitching at Coors has ballooned the ERA, but let's be clear, his away ERA is still 5.16, with more hits allowed. Are teams thinking he's just gonna bounce back once he's out of the purple? The opposite might happen if Tomoyuki Sugano's dealt, I have no idea if his numbers will be better anywhere else. He seems like the kind of low-velocity, high-craftsmanship pitcher that's made for the Rockies, and putting him on a competitor might expose just how inconsequential he'd be for, y'know, a good team. Sort of like the Ryan McMahon conversation.

What I will say is that, barring a few negative WAR seasons [including from former prized prospect Ezequiel Tovar], this lineup isn't much of an issue. Assuming we're losing Hunter Goodman in the next 24 hours, as somebody like Boston or Tampa or the Cubs could go for him, the Rockies will be down to Braxton Fulford or Brett Sullivan behind the plate. Beyond that, there's still plenty of options for general offensive lunacy. Cole Carrigg's having a very nice rookie season, hitting .292 with an .891 OPS, plus 5 homers and 26 RBIs in 43 games. T.J. Rumfield seems to be the answer at first, he's a .297 hitter with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs. Kyle Karros is also putting together an excellent contact-friendly campaign at third, and Mickey Moniak and Jake McCarthy have gone from novelty pickups to genuinely helpful offensive pieces. 

If people leave, and they will, the hope is that the guys who were supposed to be a factor but weren't [Brenton Doyle, Jordan Beck, Zac Even] can eventually take over and continue to build this lineup. I think overall a better pitching staff would help, as they competed in the mid-2010s because they had Freeland, Marquez, Senzatela and Gray all healthy and thriving, so they need something like that again. Having Gabriel Hughes in position to help is one thing, but if Hughes, Dollander, Feltner and Sean Sullivan could lock in and produce something consistent, then we can actually talk about this team scraping out of last. Until then, expect a lot of teams like this.

Coming Tomorrow- He was traded to make room for an infielder who still hasn't been promoted yet, and is still managing to feel like a positive addition to his team. 

Half-Price Halos

 

Well, at least the deadline waffling you can find anywhere else in the league isn't present with the Angels, heavily regarded as the worst team in the league. Everyone's on the table. Zach Neto, Jose Soriano, Reid Detmers, Jo Adell, probably Jorge Soler, possibly even Mike Trout. They're not even cagey about it. They already dealt Logan O'Hoppe to Texas, they scratched Jose Soriano from his weekend start, the Red Sox and Phillies are both linked to Neto. It's completely transparent. 

I say...the majority of that bunch will go. Neto, Soriano, Detmers, all for sure. Maybe some relievers. Maybe one or two rentals. Trout I'm still not sure about. But when it's all over, it will leave a much slimmer, much less populated Angels team. Which we kind of already have.

If people leave Nolan Schanuel might be one of the few remaining Angels everyday guys. He's not exactly the greatest building block to leave behind, but he's alright. He's currently hitting .279 with 6 homers and 37 RBIs, very much a fine effort. I think if Trout goes he might be forced onto the marquee, which is odd for a guy who was an interloper into this roster just a few years ago. It's just proof that the Angels seriously need to beckon on a rebuild, and the failure of guys like Christian Moore or Denzer Guzman [or Caden Dana] to really catch fire has made things even more disappointing. Cause then you're left with a Schanuel or an Oswald Peraza or a Wade Meckler and that's what's holding up the team. If Soriano and Detmers go, big starts are going to Walbert Ureña, who's good but a rookie, Grayson Rodriguez and Ryan Johnson, who both have 7.50 ERAs, and probably Sam Aldegheri or George Klassen, who've had even worse luck in the bigs.

And like there aren't too many prospect heir apparents ready for a bit either. No real pitching guys, save for Klassen or Dana, but neither are all that great this year. Is it nearly time for Nelson Rada? Cause that's basically all that they have right now who's anywhere near ready. Everything else is short-term solutions and guys who are available and can start for a minor league team, because if guys get traded this will be one.

I'm not saying they shouldn't trade these guys. They're all high value. I just think it reestablishes the failure of the current CBA to prevent tanking, because if they cash in now, they're gonna be the worst team in the league next year and will 100% rebuild and sacrifice the next few years, because that's all the Angels ownership knows how to do right now. We didn't have a 2024 White Sox level bad team this year, but if Trout gets traded we just might.

Coming Tonight: A rookie outfielder for a team that might be losing a few pieces as well.

Well, Never Mind About the Jeffers Thing, I Guess

 

This trade deadline season's been nauseating. Like 19 teams are at .500 and each day they flip flop between buying and selling, and the news media cannot keep up. And everything's being taken back as well. Hunter Greene was shopped, and then all of the sudden he wasn't. Randy Arozarena was being shopped, and now he's the game winner. I think the press is beginning to figure out just how noncommittal everyone is to make deadline moves, because they spent like 10 minutes yesterday begging the Angels to trade Mike Trout to Philly, forgetting that they're rumored to do this every year and never do it. When even MLB Network is going 'EVEN WE WANT THIS', you know something's up.

The Twins were looking like sellers all season, on account of...being the Twins and beginning the season gutted, and now they're building up enough to start buying, dealing for A.J. Minter and Dean Kremer. So...the whole post I had last week about how the Twins were just fooling no one waiting to deal Ryan Jeffers? Yeah, that's aged badly. Cause they're not dealing Ryan Jeffers. Or Byron Buxton. Or Joe Ryan. Despite the fact that they are AT .500 and probably SHOULD deal...they likely won't. So goodbye to that pipe dream of a better catcher in New York.

However...the Yankees appeared to have moved onto a new candidate. This one from a team that will no doubt be selling still, despite holding onto Hunter Greene. The Cincinnati Reds. They're shopping Tyler Stephenson. And that might be who the Yankees end up getting. That's...I mean, I'd have been better off with Jeffers, but I guess there's some upsides.

Stephenson has always been a decent catcher with the occasional power burst who just can't seem to stay lucky. He was a sharp young piece as the Reds developed their core, but injuries, inefficiency and rough stretches have prevented him from becoming a truly transcendent catching piece. April and May he was underwhelming, but in June he hit .288 and in July he hit .339, with 21 hits. The power numbers have been kind of blah though, he only has 8 homers and 30 RBIs, and while it's great that he's more well-rounded, the Yankees wouldn't be getting him to just be an okay contact piece. They need a guy who can do what Austin Wells isn't doing, which is consistently make an impact. Stephenson is good, but he's not GREAT. And if we get him and he does the same thing Wells has been doing, that won't be a very good time.

Aside from Stephenson, the Reds really don't have a ton else to unload. J.J. Bleday could get nibbles but he's down from where he was in May. Maybe Brady Singer? Maybe Emilio Pagan or Tejay Antone? They really don't have a ton to work with right now, and Spencer Steer, who would have been a great deadline piece, is down for the next week or so, so he'll miss the cutoff. 

At the very least, the Reds have a serious rookie of the year candidate, Sal Stewart, a serious Cy Young candidate, Chase Burns, and a serious-ish MVP candidate, Elly de la Cruz. Those guys aren't going anywhere. Stewart and Burns look like foundational guys for this team, and they could help them get over the fact that this era of the rebuild has not worked. Which is the fault of Friedl, Steer, McLain and Stephenson for not being superstars when they looked like they were about to take off. The Reds can still be good eventually. It's unfortunately not gonna happen with this regime, at least not fully. But the thing about Terry Francona is an organization is never completely out while he's running it.

Coming Tomorrow- A first baseman who is probably keeping his job, but at this rate who knows?

Blink And You'll Miss It

 

Maybe it's me but the rebuilds are lasting so much less time before being dismantled these days. The Reds started bringing up their core around 2023 and are now shopping Hunter Greene and Tyler Stephenson. The Tigers prepped for an onslaught around 2023/2024, and now are dealing Skubal most likely. The Jays are looking to deal many people associated with the mid-decade run. And the Royals...after the callups of Witt, Pasquantino, Garcia, Massey and Caglianone inferred that something big was on the horizon...are in last, and without a real shot. Not that the dream is fully over, but...Witt may not be a perennial playoff hero for a bit.

The current status of this Royals team is....dire. Bobby Witt, Vinnie Pasquantino, Maikel Garcia, Kyle Isbel, Kris Bubic, Cole Ragans and Carlos Estevez are all hurt. So...what is the point, really? Knowing that Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha will likely be dealt, Jac Caglianone is one of the few reasons to go to games right now, and he's only hitting .254 with 40 RBIs and a team-leading 17 homers. Beyond him...eesh. Carter Jensen's doing pretty well but only hitting .235. Salvador Perez is now good for homers and nothing else. Isaac Collins is *fine*. Michael Massey's having an improved, healthy year, hitting .266 with 36 RBIs, but it's not enough to rest the team on. Nick Loftin and Tyler Tolbert are playing amusing fill-in roles but aren't much more, despite Tolbert's .866 OPS as a bench piece. Caglianone, Jensen and Luinder Avila are the only people here under 25, and the reinforcements that have come in are all like 28 or so. Which doesn't bode well for next year.

We're really at the point where the bizarre stuff can wander out and onto the big league club. Randy Dobnak, former Twins hero and rideshare driver, is back in the bigs after years of minor league work, and his last start was a 7-inning scoreless 4-hit affair against his old team. I have no idea how Dobnak's gotten his stuff together, but I'm honestly thrilled for him. If Topps had any justice he'd be an Update Series inclusion, but you have to make your mark around May for that apparently. We're probably gonna get Ryan Bergert back up if starters get traded, that'll at least be interesting. Career Royals minor leaguer John Rave is also getting starting opportunities, in the Kyle Isbel role which is very fitting. And Starling Marte is still employed by an MLB team, despite his power numbers having completely dissipated. 

People will be dealt, even though it won't be anything huge [cause they're all hurt]. And it's gonna lead this team to a really odd place. They could still go for it next year, they still have Witt and Garcia...but they don't have enough built around them to really warrant it. They could sign free agents...I guess? If they really wanted to. I'd hate to waste a sure thing like Bobby Witt. But...will it be worth it if the infrastructure just wasn't worth it?

Coming Tonight: Alright, Jeffers might be staying where he is so...ANOTHER catcher who's being linked to the Yankees. 

How Did This Get Cade?

 

Well, the Nats got what they wanted. This is a team where C.J. Abrams, James Wood, Keibert Ruiz, Luis Garcia, Cade Cavalli, Dylan Crews and Jacob Young are all playing crucial roles. There's still no certainty that it'll last longer than next week, but it's happening.

Wood and Abrams are genuinely two of the best hitters in baseball, and I couldn't be more here for it. Wood has a .949 OPS, which leads the league, plus 30 home runs and 72 RBIs. No more 'good for the Nats', this is good for the whole league. Same with Abrams, who's only continued his spectacular Washington run, hitting .289 with a league-leading 84 RBIs [well it WAS league-leading before Sal Stewart went on a tear], plus 28 home runs and 19 steals. The Nats might trade Abrams, and they'd do so during his best season to date, where he's at his peak [at least to date] and has the most value. If the Nats feel like they will continue to have value with him, they might hold back, but considering that Foster Griffin is on the table, Abrams might still be leaving. 

And then look at Cade Cavalli. Missed a ton of time with injuries, returned valiantly last year with a comeback performance, and here he's doing what he should have been doing all along, with a 3.50 ERA, an 8-4 record and 130 Ks. Standard staff ace performance through 23 starts, meaning if Griffin gets dealt, which is still possible, they won't lose much of their footing as they probably aren't dealing Cavalli. Though I really wish some of the rotation depth that was teased years ago [whatever happened to D.J. Herz??] comes true going forward, because it is still DIRE. Carson Palmquist and Miles Mikolas are getting starts, it's not pretty at all. 

What kept the Nats going this year, and what will potentially save them from dealing too much of their core, is their offense, which will only get stronger as Crews and House develop, and with the eventual promotion [maybe next year] of Eli Willits. Even at a noncompetitive form, the Nats have three solid home run hitters, not to mention triples machine Daylen Lile and power-hitter-in-training Dylan Crews. I think that this can still develop with or without Abrams, and the existence of Eli Willits leads me to believe that Abrams is gonna walk at some point anyhow. 

Whatever happens, the Nats are still relatively close to where they should be. They have an identity, they have a future, and they have James Wood. They'll be alright.

Coming Tomorrow- An infielder who was supposed to be a part of something big a few years ago and is now...in last, supposedly on the other end of it.