Schmidt, who is 7-7 with a 3.18 ERA and will be a free agent after the season, became a 10-and-5 player as of midnight ET last night, meaning he can reject any trade. So even though the actual trade deadline is today at 4 p.m. ET, the deadline for Schmidt was basically 16 hours earlier.
I'm not sure I buy Hale's logic. Schmidt would rather ride out the Barry-circus in San Fran, and play golf in October, than have a great shot at World Series glory with the Mets? If Mark's column had cited some kind of inside source, I'd be more likely to believe him. Instead, he seems to just be speculating.
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I'm actually surprised to hear Schmidt has even pitched this season. I thought that the Giants games were actually Barry Bonds taking 5 minutes of batting practice using whiffle ball rules to determine what his results are...
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