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#089 - Trade Deadline Special: Mead to Boston, Women's World Cup Qualifiers, and will Rolsey actually win a round?

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It’s our Trade Deadline Special, but first we start with the world game.The boys recap the first qualifier of the Women’s Baseball World Cup, including Australia’s valiant effort to finish second, then look ahead to the second qualifier coming later in April.Speaking of Australians, Curtis Mead was traded from Washington to Boston over the weekend, which is massive news. We break down the move, what it could mean for Mead, and breathe a small sigh of relief after his hand injury in his first game with the Red Sox appears to be less scary than it first looked.Then we get into the deadline properly, bouncing around the league with different scenarios, names, fits, buyers, sellers, and whatever else the trade rumour machine decides to throw at us.We also check in on Destiny Draft, which might be tracking toward the highest-scoring round of the season, before Spoon closes us out with his best bets for the Tuesday slate in the U.S.Love you. Like and subscribe.

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