The MLB hot stove just detonated again. Mackenzie Gore is traded to the Texas Rangers in a surprise five-for-one that nobody saw coming, and it hits just as the Freddy Peralta market closes with Peralta landing in Queens to cap a massive Mets week. Adam Weinrib and FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray break down what the Gore trade means for Texas and Washington, why the Nationals finally moved him, and what the ripple effects look like for contenders who missed out on Peralta.

Plus: with Cody Bellinger back in the Bronx, are the New York Yankees actually finished — or do they still need to add a starter and fix a bullpen that remains a glaring question mark? We also dig into the growing Jason Domínguez trade buzz and what kind of return would (and wouldn’t) make sense.

00:00 Gore trade shocks the market

02:27 What the Rangers gave up (and why)

06:27 Mets land Freddy Peralta — are they finished?

14:39 Yankees after Bellinger: what’s next?

20:32 Domínguez trade buzz + wrap-up

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