Deadline done, now defeat Detroit
The smoke has cleared, the Hugwatch is ended. The deadline has passed, and now the race to the finish is properly underway. Enjoy these, the strange days when the sight of the traded players in their new uniforms still surprises and excites. Mason Miller in Padres brown and yellow! Griffin Jax in Rays navy and powder blue! Carlos Correa in Astros blue and orange!
Alright, the last of those may not be all that novel. Onto the links.
Phillies news
Fangraphs took deep dives into Jhoan Duran and Harrison Bader, to get you up to speed on your new Phils. ($)
Kyle Schwarber will be inducted into Indiana University’s Athletics Hall of Fame… just not yet.
Rob Thomson has changed his number from #59 to #49, so that Jhoan Duran can keep the number he wore with the Twins.
MLB news
Carlos Correa is heading back to Houston, but this time at the hot corner.
You could field two complete starting lineups with the players traded to or from the Padres at the deadline, and you’d still have some on the bench.
Look, let’s be honest here. All of the news this morning is about trades. Here’s all of them.