{"id":23127,"date":"2025-08-01T09:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=23127"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:04:27","slug":"and-that-deadline-was-a-bit-of-a-dud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/and-that-deadline-was-a-bit-of-a-dud\/","title":{"rendered":"And That Deadline Was A Bit Of A Dud"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The MLB trade deadline has come and gone and neither the Cubs nor the White Sox made the big moves they were expected to make.\u00a0 The Cubs made two late moves, adding utility man Willi Castro from the Twins and reliever Taylor Rogers from the Pirates.\u00a0 The White Sox made a single move, sending Adrian Houser to the Rays.<\/p>\n

Castro, 28, is a switch hitter who can play pretty much anywhere.\u00a0 He’s posted a .742 OPS with the Twins this year and will hit free agency at year end.\u00a0 Going back to the Twins are two Double A pitchers: Ryan Gallagher and Sam Armstrong.\u00a0 Rogers, 34, was acquired by the Pirates on Wednesday in the Ke’Bryan Hayes trade before being flipped to the Cubs.\u00a0 His walk rate this year is the highest it has been in his career, but a veteran lefty is always good to have around down the stretch.\u00a0 High A outfielder Ivan Brethowr is headed back to the Pirates.\u00a0 He is 22 and striking out in nearly 30% of his at bats this season.<\/p>\n

Houser, 32, joined the White Sox in late May and has had the best stretch of his career.\u00a0 In return, the Rays are sending infielder Curtis Mead, pitcher Duncan Davitt, and pitcher Ben Peoples.\u00a0 Mead, 24, is a former top 100 prospect who has yet to find his way in the big leagues, spending parts of three seasons with the Rays and posting 0.4 career WAR.\u00a0 Davitt, 25, and Peoples, 24, were both in Triple A for the Rays.<\/p>\n

Despite those moves, when the bell rang at 5 PM CT yesterday, the Cubs were still lacking a proven starter who can help their beleaguered rotation, and the White Sox still employed Luis Robert, Mike Tauchman, and Aaron Civale.\u00a0 None of which was the expected outcome of the day.<\/p>\n

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