About this episode

The episode previews the upcoming MLB trade deadline with discussions on potential trades and team strategies.

Steve Adams and Anthony Franco join Darragh McDonald to set the table for next week's trade deadline. Topics include the Red Sox trading Connelly Early to the Nationals for Curtis Mead, if Boston could still make other moves to improve their middle infield, the tough decision the Tigers need to make about whether to trade Tarik Skubal or keep trying to compete, the potential suitors for Skubal, if the Padres should consider trading Mason Miller or Adrian Morejon, how big of a splash the Marin...

People in this episode

Host: Darragh McDonald

Guests: Steve Adams, Anthony Franco

Topics covered

• trade deadline
• MLB trades
• player movement
• team strategies
• baseball analysis

Keywords

• trade deadline
• MLB
• Red Sox
• Tigers
• Padres
• Tarik Skubal
• Curtis Mead
• Mason Miller
• Adrian Morejon

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Organizations: Red Sox, Nationals, Tigers, Padres

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