Joe Nathan

The August 1st baseball trade deadline has come and past; this does not mean trades cannot get done. After August 1st players have to go through waivers before they can get traded between two protective teams. That is why the July 31st non waiver trade deadline for teams looking to make a playoff push is viewed as a holiday. This is a follow up to…

The Detroit Tigers have announced the acquisition of relief pitcher Joakim Soria from the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitching prospects Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel. This trade comes only days after closer Huston Street also got traded from the San Diego Padres to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. We are seeing that the interest for closers…