Why didn't the White Sox end up trading Garrett Crochet and were they really asking division rivals for more than non-division foes? FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal has answers for us and he also gets to his list of front office leaders on the hot seat.

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Also covered with Ken: Miami's obsession to be the Rays, potential contract extension candidates on the Orioles, Cleveland's transformation and Mike Trout's potential position change.

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A special trade deadline edition of the Baseball America Hot Sheet show delivers prospect analysis for the sellers. 

Among the highlights...

(0:40) -- The Dodgers did well with the Jack Flaherty trade

(4:00) -- Comparing the Flaherty return to the Kikuchi return

(8:00) -- The Marlins tore it down to the studs

(13:00) -- Are the Rays following a similar script?

(19:30) -- J.J. doesn't understand what the Angels are doing

(25:15) -- The Blue Jays & Pirates swing a nice, solid under-the-radar deal

Hosts: JJ Cooper, Geoff Pontes, Scott Braun

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Was it weird to see so many Phillies ending up as Orioles around the trade deadline? O's flamethrower Grayson Rodriguez is back with reaction to former teammate Austin Hays calling Philly an upgrade over Baltimore.

Grayson delivers play-by-play on rookie Jackson Holliday's memorable first Big League homer and also gets into some baseball lifestyle q's at the finish line.

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Twins reliever Caleb Thielbar decided to retire in 2019...until his Team USA teammates talked him out of it. Caleb spills on his wild ride back to pitching a half-decade (and counting) more in MLB.

He also brings interesting perspective from his point of view on the Twins not doing much at the trade deadline. Also, is the nastiness of the league talent leading to a fastball-free world?

Caleb also reveals the individual stat that he's most proud of and how he was just reminded about it the other day.

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There weren’t earth-shattering trades but impactful moves were made around the edges. Who did it best? Fair Territory hosts Ken Rosenthal and Alanna Rizzo pick out winners and losers from the trade deadline. Teams called out (positively or negatively) include the Yankees, Dodgers, Cardinals, Padres, Rockies, Marlins, Giants and White Sox.

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Grillin’ Ken questions include a worried D’Backs fan about Christian Walker’s injury, a worried Yanks fan about their 9th inning woes and do the Angels have a plan?

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Epic game of start/bench/cut in here on three of the game's most notorious owners. (18:55)

(3:00) We start with a look at the Guardians grabbing the first game of a big series with Baltimore and a lot of hard contact off Trevor Rogers in his O's debut.

(13:16) Mike Trout is officially out for the season. Will this diagnosis lead to further problems?

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(24:37) MLB announced a notable change to the World Series schedule. Good or bad?

(27:33) Jorge Soler's back in ATL and the Braves might be heating up at a good time.

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Did Minnesota really ask the Blue Jays to eat money in a Yusei Kikuchi trade proposal? Welcome to life with no midseason payroll allowance for deals. The Athletic's Dan Hayes takes us inside the painful process that led to just one trade for a middle reliever.

Why is the front office being held back by ownership at such a high degree during their winning window? And wait until you hear about why the White Sox botched an attempt to get some highly-regarded Twins prospects for Erick Fedde.

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Is manager Pedro Grifol about to be fired? ESPN Insider Jesse Rogers dishes on when the move will be made and why the White Sox are still struggling with internal issues.

We get to the disappointment of Luis Robert Jr. and his thoughts on how the Garrett Crochet extension request v. shutdown played out.

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First up, we get word on the Cubs taking what they call a one-year stepback and how the Isaac Paredes trade can help solve some problems. Is another big move in the offseason on the horizon and did they put skipper Craig Counsell in a tough spot?

Hosts: AJ, EK, SB

AJ Preller is an entertaining follow. Padres beat writer AJ Cassavell covers the Padres front office leader making moves as usual at the trade deadline. We get into the 2024 trade adds to a San Diego team that's making noise, especially recently. Also, how do the Pads keep breaking their attendance records?

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Then it's Dodger talk with radio host David Vassegh, who reviews the club's moves--Jack Flaherty, Michael Kopech, Tommy Edman. Did LA hand the White Sox a future star in Miguel Vargas or should we call the Dodgers POBO Andrew "Fleeceman"?!

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The Astros did something most teams would not do...and they've done it twice! (2:48) Fresh takes on the Rafael Montero DFA.

(7:53) Is it the perfect deal? No, but AJ loves the new ballpark agreement the Rays just landed.

(14:23) What happened to Clayton Kershaw and are the Dodgers slipping back enough to let the Padres and Diamondbacks catch them in the NL West?

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(19:53) Michael Kopech was throwing fire in his LA debut. Why wasn't he more coveted?

(22:22) Is Mets basher Pete Alonso MLB's most interesting man? The convo eventually leads to a wild story about one of AJ's former teammates essentially bringing a fake interpreter friend with him to the team to just hang out.

(30:48) We debate a fan question asking if there will be another August dump like the Angels did with their players last year.

(32:55) Bobby Witt Jr. was Mr. July.

Hosts: AJ, Kratz, Braun

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