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I don't generally make a lot of trades. I like to build homegrown talent and will sign a big FA SP if they become available near their peak. But there have been proposals.

As a reminder, I am not allowed to add anything to the proposed trades, and there were some.

So, Seattle is offering Nicky Two Bags for 2 months, and they'll pay 95% of his remaining salary, which is $1M for StL, and RF Antunez in exchange for a coupla minor leaguers.

I took the deal, Castellanos provides some thump, particularly vs LHP, where StL struggles mightily. Ya can't really play him in the field and Blaine Crim is a pretty good platoon DH/1B vs LHP as it is. If I were more confident in Gonzalez in RF, I would not have made this deal ... But Oscar Gonzalez is getting too close to a .700 OPS for me, and that's where I draw the line for him.

Plus, if I ever make a scandalous mistake or say something dumb, I can always apologize during Castellanos's AB and it will be .... legendary.

Castellanos is a FA at the end of the season, StL will not be making an offer or an extension Nicky is a 2 month rental.

23yo minor leaguer that is ready to be a 4th OF already? Nice addition.

I'm not seeing the big loss here, particularly when we have Albies (28yo) and well sticked at 2B.