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šŸ…° What could be next for Greg Bird and ošŸ»ther MLB storylines

Letā€™s take a few news storiesšŸ’ž from the past few days and dive deeper into them: ā€”ā€Š Greg Bird elected free agencyšŸ…· rather than an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre....

NL contender planning quick free-agency sš“„§trikešŸ‘ for Madison Bumgarner

šŸŒ³ The Madison BumgarneršŸ”“ sweepstakes may include two East division winners. The Yankees are expected to be in the pitching market after being ousted by the starter-rich Astros in six games...

Ranking MLB's top 30 free agents and predicting where they'll sign

 Hereā€™s the free-agent pitch. If yź¦ou want a high-end starting pitcher, then consider this your lucky winter. Youā€™ll notice that, as you devour The Postā€™s breakdown of the top 30...

Take the Giants and Madison BumgaršŸ”„ner in this spot

Apparently you shouāœ±ldnā€™t call Aaron Boone or Brett Gardner ā€œFredoā€ either. ... Reader Don Reed writes, ā€œRosie Ruiz got caught cutting in line at the pearly gates.ā€ Giants and Dā€™backs,...

 Boring MLB trade deadline may have mšŸ»assive ripple effects

šŸŒ  This wonā€™t go down as the worst baseball trade šŸ“deadline ā€” that would be 2005 ā€” nor, clearly, the best. It just might be remembered, however, as the most surprising....

 Where things stand as MLB trade deadline approaches ź¦ šŸ’ž

With hours left until tšŸ… he MLB trade deadline, a few big names were still on the market. The Mets and Reds, two teams in fourth place in their respective divš“ƒ²isions,...

 The Astros badly want to trade for one of šŸŽthese pitchers

Two years ago, the Astros pulled off the coup of the trade season by landing Justin Verlander moments before the old Aug. 31 deadline. Now, they may be hoping to... ā­•

Where Yankees could pivot in hellish pitcź¦Æhing market

Frustration. The Yankees were feeling it, anyway. Then Marcus Stroman came off tšŸ”Æhe board Sunday and for far less than the Yanks perceived the Blue Jays werešŸ¤” requesting from them....

A Madison Bumgarner trade doesn't seem very likely now

š“€ The San Francisco Giantsā€™ scorching run of play will likely have teams interested in Madison Bumgarner looking elsewhere. The Giants have surged out of non-relevancy and into contention, winning eight... ź¦

Yankees' brutal starters also making it harder to trade for upgrades

 Timing matters in July. The Giants moved fromšŸ”Æ defšŸ’§inite sellers to potential buyers with a hot streak this month. The Cardinals, with a surge over the past few weeks, climbed...

Brian Cashman's trade strategy amid Yankees pitching madness

MINNEAPOLIS ā€” Even when Yankees starters were cruising through a 14-gaš”‰me stretch from July 2-20, the front office followed pitchers with a chance of being traded before the July 31...

Yankees' best pitching options in a quickly shrinking trade market

When this month began, you pretty much could havešŸ’ gušŸŽ€aranteed Madison Bumgarner and Trevor Bauer were going to be traded before July was done. The Giants were a below-.500 also-ran...

Navigating fantasy baseball's trade-deadline dilemmas

 One of the keys to being a successful GM in fantasy baseball is to have the ability to examine the landscape of reality baseball and make roster šŸ’§ź¦«moves according to...

'Don't give a s--t': Madison Bumgarner fighting hard against trade

No one knows for sure if Thursday night was Madź¦ison Bumgarnerā€™s last time pitching as a San Francisco Giant. But it was clear he never wanted it to end, as...

The Yankees' best pitching target is also the riskiest

On Wednesday afternoonšŸ”Æ, Braves leā›¦ft-hander Dallas Keuchel gave up five runs (four earned) to the Brewers over 5 Ā²/ā‚ƒ innings, walking two and striking out five. His ERA shot up... 

How it keeps gettingź©µ trickier for Yankees to pull off pitching trade 

Zack Wheeler went on the injured list Monday aā™‹nd the Giants swept a doublešŸØheader, emphasizing how sensitive the starting pitching market is and how it can shift almost daily with...

Yankees' hunt for ace is energy better spent elsewhere

Hal Steinbrenner calls BšŸ¦©rian Cashman. The son channels his impetuous father and tells the Yankees general manager that one championship in two decades is unacceptable, especially when the Red Sox...

MLB trade deadline drama could go down to šŸ¬wire

On the day after the 2018 All-Star Game, the Orioles traded Manny Machado to the Dodgers. The next day, the Padres dealt Brad šŸ“–Hand to the Indians. Two days after...

Potential Yankees tšŸŽ¶rade target will shut down Brewers

 The Giantsā€™ Madison Bumgarner will look to put on a good showing for a potential trade-deadlišŸ·ne suitor when he pitches Saturday night in Milwaukee. Bumgarner haā™Žs given up more than...

ą²ž MLB storylines to pay attention to the rest ofā™š way

Youā€™re a Yankees fan, and youā€™re biding your time until the playoffs, because nothing elseš“†‰ matters. Youā€™re a Mets fan, andį€£ youā€™re more bitter than a grapefruit left out in...