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Old 09-09-2018, 10:23 AM   #43
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August 1, 2025

An up and down month leaves us 58-44 overall. We are trailing the Braves by 2 1/2 games and the Nationals by 1/2 game, but we are at least in very good position for a wild card spot. Norihide Kaneko has been a great addition so far, and hasn't allowed a run in 13 1/3 innings, and Juan Ramirez has turned his season around now that he's a setup man again (0.79 ERA). Fifth starter Noah Bremer somehow managed to go 3-0 with an 0.48 ERA in the month. The catching tandem of Zac Susi and Jake Rogers hit .419 and .325 respectively. We had three all-star selections, in Aaron Nola, Zach Guth and Kris Bryant; Jose Altuve was a disappointing snub.

With the bullpen still an area of need, I traded for Mets reliever Jamie Callahan, a 30-year-old veteran with a 3.32 ERA. Callahan is under contract for $7.9M this year and $8.4M next year, but the Mets agreed to pay over half his salary. 2023 second-round pick Amari Liburd went back to the Mets (he did not seem likely to be an impact player for us) as well as a minor-league catcher, and third baseman Ken Berry (a first-rounder in the same draft) and low-level reliever Chris Preuss also come to us.

After getting shut out from the best players, I ended up picking up Venezuelan infielder Fouad Cervantes as an international signee. The 16-year-old Cervantes is not terribly exciting and would be lucky to make it to the majors.

Around the league:
-The NL won the All-Star Game 6-4.
-Bryce Harper (WAS) and Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) got their 2000th hits.
-Michael Conforto (NYM) hit his 300th home run, and then signed an extension for five years, $169M.
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