Full trade, per ESPN sources:

Rangers receive: LHP Jordan Montgomery and RHR Chris Stratton

Cardinals receive: IF Thomas Saggese, RHP Tekoah Roby and LHP John King

The deal is done. The Rangers get another starter and another reliever. They are all in.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2023

This is what I was wondering as well. His injury must be worse than they expected.
At the end of the day though, the Rangers are a good team. We'll see if they can put it all together in October, but they're going to be a tough out for anybody.

BadAggie said:

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Lol Dusty is off his effing rocker

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He's trying to prove to everyone how smart he is. So far he's displaying it well.

TIL THEIR ARMS FALL OFF

That's their #4 prospect and #64 overall in Tekoah Robbie per Fangraphs. Thomas was their #16 and King wasn't on their top 45.

They're farm system is deep enough that it's not being emptied, but they're selling off a ton to get guys for .5 to 1.5 years.

CoachAg19 said:

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This is what I was wondering as well. His injury must be worse than they expected.
At the end of the day though, the Rangers are a good team. We'll see if they can put it all together in October, but they're going to be a tough out for anybody.

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His MRI was clean

They are selling assets to win a WS. Can't say as I blame them. We did it for JV and it worked. We tried it with Greinke and it was a pole shot from working.

Mathguy64 said:

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If Crane wants to win he needs to make a hard choice.

He can be loyal to Dusty and either not make the playoffs or go out early.

Or he can fire him.

Because these choices today should get him canned.

Maton had no business getting warm much less going 2 innings.

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So, Crane isn't firing Dusty 2 months away from the postseason. Just not going to happen.

I've also seen a lot of lamenting Dana isn't forcing Dusty's hand on the lineup. Well, he can't because Dusty had a ton of pull with Crane. You want Crane to make a tough decision, it would be for him to allow Dana to dictate how much Maldy plays.

Mathguy64 said:

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They are selling assets to win a WS. Can't say as I blame them. We did it for JV and it worked. We tried it with Greinke and it was a pole shot from working.

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We did do it to win a WS. This guarantees them nothing tho. Padres unloaded to get Snell, Soto, & Hader (all 3 light years better than what Tex just did) and they didn't make a WS last year and don't look like they will this year either.

How wild are Maldy's zone. Center cut pitches are only being hit at a .205 clip. How?

Farmer1906 said:

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How wild are Maldy's zone. Center cut pitches are only being hit at a .205 clip. How?

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205 for maldy is like 490 for an average MLB player

This is the correct take IMO

i’m not disappointed the astros didn’t match the cardinals’ price — if they were in the running. considering montgomery is an impending free agent & not some top-tier arm, the rangers overpaid from a value standpoint.

still, it’s no fun to watch that team continue to get better.

— Dan (@Dan_Martin4) July 30, 2023

Mathguy64 said:

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Beat40 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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If Crane wants to win he needs to make a hard choice.

He can be loyal to Dusty and either not make the playoffs or go out early.

Or he can fire him.

Because these choices today should get him canned.

Maton had no business getting warm much less going 2 innings.

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So, Crane isn't firing Dusty 2 months away from the postseason. Just not going to happen.

I've also seen a lot of lamenting Dana isn't forcing Dusty's hand on the lineup. Well, he can't because Dusty had a ton of pull with Crane. You want Crane to make a tough decision, it would be allowing him to dictate how much Maldy plays.

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He won't. But he should. If someone in his real world business made these levels and types of decisions Crane would can his butt. You don't make the money Crane made without making those calls.

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But no one in the baseball world ever does when they are in the position the Astros are in. This isn't the business world. It just doesn't happen two months out from the postseason with the team in position to make the postseason.

Farmer1906 said:

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This is the correct take IMO

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Blank tweet

"Hey. Abreu. See how easy it was to field a ground ball?"

Nvm.

He reposted it.

i’m not disappointed the astros didn’t match the cardinals’ price — if they were in the running. considering montgomery is an impending free agent & not some top-tier arm, the rangers overpaid from a value standpoint.

still, it’s no fun to watch that team continue to get better.

— Dan (@Dan_Martin4) July 30, 2023

Kessinger in for Tuve in the 8th. Graveman making his Astros redebut.

Farmer1906 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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They are selling assets to win a WS. Can't say as I blame them. We did it for JV and it worked. We tried it with Greinke and it was a pole shot from working.

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We did do it to win a WS. This guarantees them nothing tho. Padres unloaded to get Snell, Soto, & Hader (all 3 light years better than what Tex just did) and they didn't make a WS last year and don't look like they will this year either.

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No. We won the WS because we did it once and didn't win when we did it a second time. We did it to increase our chances to win a WS. That's why you do it. To increase your chances.

Graveman has the 8th

Supposedly this was a discussion between Yordan, Tuck, and Dusty where they all agreed that Tuck should stay in the 3-spot. I don't get it at all, but I imagine that they'll switch it up sometime soon. You just HAVE to get Yordan more ABs.
Altuve
Pena
Yordan
Tuck
Bregs
Abreu
Chas
Diaz
Dubon (or Julks)

With no Brantley, this is the ideal lineup IMO. It's been absolutely baffling to me ALL season that, after the success we had with Pena in the 2-spot last year, he's been bounced around the lineup so much. Leave him there for a few weeks behind Altuve, and with Yordan and Tuck behind him, and see what happens. If it isn't working, then you look at Bregs or possibly Chas in that spot if Chas continues to play as well as he has been lately.

Congratulations to future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander who wins his 250th game, and perhaps last in a #Mets' uniform?

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 30, 2023

And 4 pitch walk

Aaaaaaaand our biggest pick up before the trade deadline so far can't throw strikes either!

Sigh...

Ball six