BREAKING: Bruce Meyer has been unanimously elected as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, sources tell ESPN. Meyer, who was previously the No. 2 at the union, becomes the sixth executive director in the union’s history.
@tylermilliken_@Ken_Rosenthal Three team trade with the pirates:
Sox get:
Ketel Marte
Justin Martinez
Diamondbacks get:
Bubba Chandler
Temarr Johnson
Hunter Dobbins
Pirates get:
Jarren Duran
Franklin Arias
Now @Ken_Rosenthal is linking the Red Sox to Ketel Marte:
“The Red Sox are among the teams interested in Marte, according to sources briefed on the discussions. Three unidentified clubs are also said to be in the mix.”
1 rival exec thinks it will take a superstar-type return.
Jordan Hicks is landing on the IL with a shoulder injury, per @ChrisCotillo.
Credit to @Jared_Carrabis for having this on the pod last night.
Chris Murphy will take his spot. You just had to make this move at this point. Hard to DFA a guy who’s owed $12.5 MM the next 2 years.
Hypothetical question: if you’re taking your dog for a walk and they poop can you throw that poop (which you’ve bagged) in another person’s trash can if that trash can is out on the street?