Have to figure that today is about maybe Newman and definitely the start of a 40-man roster churn that will continue into the offseason. There are some guys in the system like Burrows who will need to be added due to the Rule 5 being skipped last year (and he'll presumably be added for September spot starts if we get to that point). Just at a quick glance, between now and the offseason you have spots available for Marisnik, Allen, Tsutsugo, VanMeter, Park, Newman and I would imagine 4-5 pitchers in all likelihood.
I could see Allen surviving in order to get a longer look at him, and it's possible we don't trade Newman. What will be difficult to stomach is if VanMeter and Yoshi are still with the team tonight, much less playing. I am expecting at least the former, but it shouldn't be too hard to have planned for Marcano to arrive at the very least. With Gamel and Newman still very possibly going, there might be a little too much roster uncertainty to turn over the 26-man roster entirely today. We'll see.
I'm still hoping we'll see a surprise move to acquire a change of scenery candidate. Dom Smith is the perfect mix of possible upside, greatest need, and availability. He'll probably have multiple suitors but the price can't be that high and even if you want to be wildly optimistic that we'll try to sign somebody like Mancini along with pitching in the winter, Smith is a better candidate than internal options or VanMeter like spring training dumpster diving.
Andujar is annoying to hear about at this point but the Yankees seem set on trading him so he'll end up on one of the bad teams in the league. I still like the RH power, and I'm at the point of being ok with any signs of life in terms of change and chasing immediate impact.
I think ultimately, the over/under today is 1.5 trades and I wouldn't be that floored if we don't do any at all. Newman should have a landing spot and depth reasons dictate that you should do it, and I also think BC based on his actions is perfectly fine to tank the remainder of the season and try for as high of a pick as possible. I also think it might be possible that he'll try to trade a prospect for a prospect-- maybe somebody like Swaggerty for a similar guy or even a pitching prospect who has had some shine wear off. I think he could also really surprise and flip one of the pitchers. It doesn't line up with some of the other moves he's made, but I just have a weird feeling he might be shopping around and looking to make a bigger trade.
If I were able to totally call my shots in the style of MLB The Show, I'd pay a modest cost to get Dom Smith and then I'd see if the Royals might bite on something like Swaggerty+ or Peguero+ for Daniel Lynch.
