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Saturday, February 22, 2025

Evaluating the MLB Trade Deadline

  • The New York Mets began a tear down of the highest-paid team in MLB history, trading away multiple players including their aces Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer.
  • The Orioles, with the 29th-lowest payroll in MLB, bolstered up their roster for a playoff run.
Janice Simpson has put her 10% stake up for sale.
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From buyers and sellers to prospect swaps and blockbuster trades, the MLB trade deadline represents the last chance for teams to bolster their rosters ahead of a World Series run — or tear it all down for a rebuild. Newsletter co-author Eric Fisher joins senior writer Owen Poindexter to break down the biggest deals and surprises coming out of this year’s trade deadline.

Plus, we have an interview with former USWNT goalkeeper Briana Scurry, who has seen the sport change and evolve firsthand as a player, coach, and investor in the NWSL’s Washington Spirit. Scurry discusses the growth of the women’s game in the U.S. and abroad.

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