Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 17608105)

It's gotta suck to get the call that you've been traded to the A's. Now if you're lucky enough to get called up you're gonna play in Oakland this year or Sacramento over the next few years for an owner that doesn't give a shit about the team.

Originally Posted by cmh6476 (Post 17608035)

Loftin headed back to Omaha, probably for DeJong? Won't they still need to open up a spot on the 40 man?

Originally Posted by cmh6476 (Post 17608120)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pennington and Klein are off, Erceg and DeJong are on, Lorenzen won&#39;t report til later this week, they can make a roster move then. They do need to open a 26-man roster spot with DeJong/Erceg coming on, and Klein being traded, then another one when Lorenzen joins. <a href="https://t.co/Wj4OCjArFo">https://t.co/Wj4OCjArFo</a></p>&mdash; Royals Review (@royalsreview) <a href="https://twitter.com/royalsreview/status/1818386151583121788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 17608041)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> reportedly acquired RHP Lucas Erceg ($8.5M surplus trade value) from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Athletics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Athletics</a> in exchange for RHPs Mason Barnett ($2.7M) and Will Klein ($2.4M) and OF Jared Dickey (not yet in system).<br><br>Deal is tentatively accepted by our model, pending Dickey&#39;s addition.</p>— Baseball Trade Values (@BaseballValues) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballValues/status/1818377400465736102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Royals</a> reportedly acquired SS Paul DeJong ($0.8M surplus trade value) from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhiteSox?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhiteSox</a> in exchange for RHP Jarold Rosado (not yet in system)<br><br>The deal is tentatively accepted by our model, pending Rosado&#39;s addition.</p>— Baseball Trade Values (@BaseballValues) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaseballValues/status/1818377819518648522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by siberian khatru (Post 17608007)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oakland will receive RHP Mason Barnett, RHP Will Klein and OF Jared Dickey from Kansas City in exchange for Erceg, who is under club control for five more years through 2029. <a href="https://t.co/08HpC9vad9">https://t.co/08HpC9vad9</a></p>— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a href="https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1818376750738686252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by poolboy (Post 17608197)

Zerpa to the closer role?

Originally Posted by cmh6476 (Post 17608203)

Why? MacArthur as a rookie hasn't been terrible, and after these moves it would appear to me erceg, Harvey and marsh are better options than zerpa..

Originally Posted by TLO (Post 17608250)

So are we winning the world series??????