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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Mariners and Astros among teams in on versatile infielder Willi Castro

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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That's the Twins trying to drive a better deal for Correa. They know they are stuck with him and that contract and they want no part of it. They have to know they will need to sweeten this deal with someone like Castro or eat a bunch of that contract.

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Crane is no dummy. If he's willing to absorb a significant chunk of the remaining contract he's going to get a good deal, especially if Correa cooperates.

Twins really should be trying to drum up competition for the Astros in pursuing Correa.

As long as it's just the Astros they aren't going to get a good deal.

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There isn't competition. Correa holds all the power here.

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Unless another bidder emerged

EastCoastAgNc said:

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BadAggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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BadAggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Mariners and Astros among teams in on versatile infielder Willi Castro

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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That's the Twins trying to drive a better deal for Correa. They know they are stuck with him and that contract and they want no part of it. They have to know they will need to sweeten this deal with someone like Castro or eat a bunch of that contract.

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Crane is no dummy. If he's willing to absorb a significant chunk of the remaining contract he's going to get a good deal, especially if Correa cooperates.

Twins really should be trying to drum up competition for the Astros in pursuing Correa.

As long as it's just the Astros they aren't going to get a good deal.

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There isn't competition. Correa holds all the power here.

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Unless another bidder emerged

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He will only waive his NTC for one team

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Unless another club gave him a reason

Yes I'm sure these phantom possibilities are also being referenced by the Twins GM. Call the bluff Dana.

How many other teams need a .700 ops 3B or SS? Especially with his contract?

Ari just said the Cardinals are unsure if they will sell when asked about Donovan

EastCoastAgNc said:

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Ari just said the Cardinals are unsure if they will sell when asked about Donovan

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Teams know at this point where they stand, so this seems like a negotiating tactic.

The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a trade to acquire right-hander Zack Littell from the Tampa Bay Rays, sources tell ESPN. Deal is agreed to, pending medical review.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 31, 2025

BadAggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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BadAggie said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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EastCoastAgNc said:

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Mariners and Astros among teams in on versatile infielder Willi Castro

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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That's the Twins trying to drive a better deal for Correa. They know they are stuck with him and that contract and they want no part of it. They have to know they will need to sweeten this deal with someone like Castro or eat a bunch of that contract.

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Crane is no dummy. If he's willing to absorb a significant chunk of the remaining contract he's going to get a good deal, especially if Correa cooperates.

Twins really should be trying to drum up competition for the Astros in pursuing Correa.

As long as it's just the Astros they aren't going to get a good deal.

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There isn't competition. Correa holds all the power here.

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Unless another bidder emerged

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That pesky NTC causes problems. It would cost them even more money you buy him out if it.

https://t.co/3S3lFsg1dt

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2025

They are so dumb

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He had nowhere else to go. If you wil recall the Mets had him signed to a monster deal pending physical which he failed, even though they used the same doctor San Francisco did who also failed him

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yes, which means the Twins had the leverage...and they gave it all away

Montero!!! Maybe they can sign Abreu too compete the Crane terrible contract club

Ramon Urias goes to the Astros

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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Ramon Urias goes to the Astros

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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Rental right handed third baseman. Eliminates the correa deal. Hopefully there's more offensive moves to come in addition to this

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Ari is live on Twitter... Said twins are asking for "an arm and a leg" for Carlos to pick up some of his money.

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Problem is they currently owe Carlos all the money

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Yup, Twinkies are playing this horribly. That's a GIGANTIC anchor of a contract and they're acting like they've got a coveted gem that everybody wants. They can only trade him to ONE team so the Boras tricks of "we've got many suitors on the line" just won't work here.

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Ramon Urias goes to the Astros

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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Rental right handed third baseman. Eliminates the correa deal. Hopefully there's more offensive moves to come in addition to this

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Another year of control after this one. Poor man's Dubon as far as this season, but we're pretty poor on infielders at the moment.

Hopefully that's just for cash considerations because…. he's not good

Yeah this seems like a small move to address defense, not to address the offense... At least I hope not

Urias ****in blows ass man

This guy stinks.

Well… hopefully this is move one of many

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Ramon Urias goes to the Astros

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 31, 2025

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Rental right handed third baseman. Eliminates the correa deal. Hopefully there's more offensive moves to come in addition to this

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Another year of control after this one. Poor man's Dubon as far as this season, but we're pretty poor on infielders at the moment.

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Yeah you're right... Hopefully we have up very little for him. Surprised they wouldn't try and get Mullins too

While yes Astros have some significant needs at the deadline, especially as confirmation has started to leak that Paredes is likely out at least the remainder of the regular season.

But a potentially smaller move that could pay dividends come the postseason would be acquiring a catcher who can do better than being 54th in baseball in throwing out base runners attempting to steal a base.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/catcher-throwing?game_type=Regular&n=q&season_end=2025&season_start=2025&split=no&team=&type=Cat&with_team_only=1&target_base=All&sortColumn=rate_cs&sortDirection=desc

Now carrying 3 catchers might seem like overkill, but Caratini's flexibility in being able to play first and the uncertainty of Yordan's return thus creating opportunities at DH might make this more than workable.

A's up 4-1.

Pretty brutal.