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The MLB trade deadline is looming, and as a result, teams are feeling the mounting pressure of adding the finishing touches to the rosters they hope would be enough for a World Series triumph come October. Despite being fresh off a 14-4 victory over the powerhouse Philadelphia Phillies, Aaron Judge is hoping that the New […]

After bolstering their bullpen with the addition of reliever Nick Mears Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers have now upgraded their starting rotation. The Brewers have acquired starting pitcher Frankie Montas from the Cincinnati Reds, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan on X. Montas, a nine-year veteran, hasn’t been as effective this season as in years past. However, he […]

The Philadelphia Phillies landed closer Carlos Estevez in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. The deal seemed to cement the Phillies as the most complete team in baseball. Despite this, Philadelphia isn’t done stockpiling bullpen arms, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Phillies remain in the market for relief pitching […]

The Los Dodgers started the 2024 MLB season strong and have the top spot in the National League West at the end of July. Nevertheless, Los Angeles has not shied away from improving their depth. After landing Tommy Edman from the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers have engaged in an attention-grabbing trade with the Tampa […]

The Toronto Blue Jays continue to blow up their team, while the Houston Astros gear up for their perennial playoff push. As a result, veteran southpaw Yusei Kikuchi will head to Houston to give the team a sorely needed veteran arm. Toronto shipped out Kikuchi on Monday night, via ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “The Houston Astros […]

Recent reports have linked Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal to a potential trade with the Orioles–with one scout even attending Orioles minor league games to watch top prospect Jackson Holliday. Despite recent MLB trade deadline buzz surrounding the Tigers’ star pitcher, multiple MLB executives say he’s staying put. “They ain’t trading [Tarik Skubal],” one […]

Even after the Arizona Diamondbacks swooped A.J. Puk in a deal with the Miami Marlins, the team is not done making moves. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Diamondbacks are still on the hunt for a right-handed relief pitcher as the MLB trade deadline approaches. “The Arizona Diamondbacks, who already have added lefty A.J. […]

Getting back to the hunt for a World Series berth is always hard. Bruce Bochy and the Texas Rangers are learning this in the most difficult way. As of writing, they currently sit third in the AL West behind the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. While being behind by 4.5 games is not that bad, […]

Atlanta Braves 2024 All-Star starting pitcher Reynaldo López suffered an injury scare on Sunday against the New York Mets. Atlanta won the game 9-2 but López’s exit, as he left with forearm tightness, was far from ideal. The Braves pitcher received an important update on Monday, via Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Reynaldo López’s […]

Garrett Crochet recently made a trade demand that caught the attention of the entire MLB world. Crochet reportedly made it clear that he will not pitch in the postseason if traded to a contender unless the contender offers him a contract extension. The Chicago White Sox pitcher is also unwilling to move to the bullpen. […]

San Francisco Giants’ starter Blake Snell has had an unusual year. A month ago, there was essentially zero interest around baseball in acquiring the veteran at the MLB trade deadline. But after a red-hot July teams have done a 180 as suddenly adding Snell is considered a genuine needle-mover. Now, it’s the Giants that stand […]

The Chicago White Sox completed a three-team deal on Monday, sending Erick Fedde to the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade that also involved the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now that Erick Fedde has been moved, the White Sox can now turn their attention back to finding a potential deal for pitcher Garrett Crochet, despite the […]

With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wants Major League Baseball to know that his team is for real: “The time is now.” The sixth-year manager warned the league that his second-place Twins, fresh off a series victory over the Detroit Tigers, are a force to be reckoned with after the […]

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers are reportedly in “extensive” Jack Flaherty trade discussions, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. A Flaherty trade has been seen as likely for quite some time, with the right-handed starting pitching being linked to various teams. Flaherty was even scratched from his scheduled start on Monday amid the […]

The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching as teams have until Tuesday at 6 PM ET to get their trades in. This is obviously one of the busiest times of the season and there is sure to be a lot of news leading up to the deadline. One player that could be traded in the […]

The Oakland Athletics are looking to make a deal for some of their arms as the MLB Trade Deadline approaches. Relief pitchers Lucas Erceg and Scott Alexander are rumored to be a couple of pieces the A’s could be shipping, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. “The Oakland A’s still could take advantage of the soaring […]

The Seattle Mariners are reportedly acquiring Justin Turner from the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Turner, 39, is a two-time All-Star who will provide veteran offensive prowess for a Seattle lineup that has struggled in 2024. The Mariners are sending outfielder RJ Schreck to the Blue Jays in return, […]

New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes is not having his best year, and he may get shipped out of town as a result. However, the veteran hurler isn’t worried about Tuesday’s trade deadline. Cortes sounded off about the possibility of him being moved, via The New York Daily News’ Gary Phillips. “‘I’m not thinking about the […]

After a hot start in the first month of the season, the Detroit Tigers have returned to mediocrity. Detroit was 18-13 on May 1, and its mark of five games above .500 was its best since the final day of the 2016 season. The team then won just five of 19 games over the next […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox agreed to a trade on Monday. LA is receiving Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman and White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech while St. Louis adds White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham and pitcher Erick Fedde, per Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports. Meanwhile, the White Sox stack up […]

The Detroit Tigers’ starting pitcher Jack Flaherty has been among the top names expected to be moved at this year’s MLB trade deadline. With just a day remaining for teams to deal players, the Tigers have scratched Flaherty from his scheduled start against the Cleveland Guardians this evening “to protect him for a trade,” according […]

The Miami Marlins are expected to move a series of players ahead of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. Tanner Scott is one player drawing a lot of interest in the trade circles. However, there is another reliever for the Marlins who is generating buzz. That player is Declan Cronin, as MLB insider Jon Morosi reports. ‘Tanner […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are starting to make a habit of starting the season hot. The club went 20-9 in April last year before posting a 56-77 record the rest of the way en route to a fourth-place finish in the NL Central. This year, Pittsburgh got off to a similarly fast start, going 11-5 over […]

The Texas Rangers are going into August with a lot of question marks. With a 51-55 record entering Monday, they sit in third place in the American League West and on the wrong side of .500. The Rangers have also been without Josh Jung for essentially the entire season. He played just four games and […]

The New York Mets are slowly but surely creeping into the National League playoff picture. They are making some moves to upgrade ahead of the trade deadline. One of their notable moves so far is not an addition but a subtraction, as they are moving on from Jake Diekman. The Mets announced that they had […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a big three-team trade with the Chicago White Sox that they hope will give them each a respective boost during the second half of the season and beyond. Starting pitcher Erick Fedde, who is one of the more remarkable MLB stories of 2024, is […]

The Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a trade on Monday, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Boston is acquiring right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester in exchange for infield prospect Nick Yorke. Priester, 23, has recorded lackluster MLB results across 20 total big league outings (14 starts). He was once regarded as a top prospect, […]

The Seattle Mariners recently made the decision to place infielder Ty France on waivers. The move was fairly surprising as France was an All-Star in 2022. However, the infielder has struggled so far in 2024. Perhaps he will get back on track with a fresh start, as it was revealed on Monday that France has […]

Eight-time All-Star Mookie Betts was headed for another top-shelf campaign before going down with a fractured left hand in June. The Los Angeles Dodgers have survived in his absence, but there’s no doubt they need him to achieve their dreams in October. Betts, however, is inching closer to a return, via MLB.com. “Betts’ strength in […]

The Los Angeles Angels have done a very nice job operating as sellers at this season’s trade deadline. Trading Carlos Estevez and pursuing deals that will send other veterans to playoff teams should put them in a better spot going forward. One of the next players they could trade away is outfielder Kevin Pillar. Pillar, […]

The Cleveland Guardians earned a 2-1 series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies after winning 4-3 on Sunday. Steven Kwan, who homered in the win, discussed Cleveland’s mentality after the crucial victory, via Bally Sports Cleveland. “Truly, it’s the only way to really stay sane in this game,” Kwan said. “It’s really easy to ride the […]

Fresh off acquiring outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. and earning an important road series victory against the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees are expected to stay active ahead of Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. One player who many fans did not expect to be mentioned in potential talks could actually be on the move, however […]

Major League Baseball is a business, and in case people have forgotten about that, the 2024 MLB trade deadline is here to remind everyone of it. Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel got that memo while in the middle of the game against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, as he learned he was being […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros are among four teams being linked to a trade for Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The San Diego Padres and Minnesota Twins were also mentioned as potential landing destinations for Kikuchi. Toronto is selling ahead of the 2024 MLB trade […]

The New York Yankees are looking to incorporate Jazz Chisholm Jr. into their lineup after acquiring him in a trade from the Miami Marlins. He’s a versatile player, which helps the team, but they also have some players who aren’t keen on being moved to a new spot. Enter Gleyber Torres. Chisholm isn’t projected to […]

The Atlanta Braves need a big boost. With how tight the NL Wild Card race is, they need to keep up with their competitors. They were doing just fine earlier, but they are now in a precarious position with other teams catching up. The trade deadline might be their only shot at salvation. It’s no […]

The New York Mets have acquired a couple of relievers via trades in the lead-up to Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, but they may not be done yet, according to Jon Heyman of The New York Post. “Mets continue to look at both rotation and pen even after acquiring two relievers,” Heyman wrote Monday morning on […]

The MLB trade deadline is nearly upon us, and while several big moves have already been made, fans across the league are hoping there will be some more blockbuster deals getting made over the next day or so. One team everyone is keeping an eye on is the Detroit Tigers, as they reportedly could consider […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline is this Tuesday, so it’s high time for teams to try to sell or trade for assets. For the Cincinnati Reds, they seem to fit the seller tag, considering the fact that they are wallowing at the bottom of the National League Central division with just a 50-55 record. They […]