MLB Trade Deadline Articles - Page 2

The Baltimore Orioles are 10-17 to start the 2025 season. They came in with sky-high expectations after a tough second half last year and are off to a sluggish start. Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, and Tyler O’Neill are all struggling and costing their team games. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal is looking ahead to the MLB […]

Compared to where Nolan Arenado and the St. Louis Cardinals were in the offseason, not a ton has changed. St. Louis is still in rebuild mode, Arenado is still making a ton of money and both teams can still benefit from parting ways. Of course, if it was that easy, the Cardinals would have traded […]

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto has his eye on a player for the Chicago White Sox, who deeply impressed him. Soto says that White Sox trade candidate Luis Robert Jr. is one of the most talented players he has seen. Soto worked out with Robert during the winter, along with a hitting coach. In […]

There may not be a more obvious trade candidate in all of Major League Baseball than Miami Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara. The 29-year-old has two years left on his deal, is by far the highest-paid player on the roster and is pitching for a team that isn’t expected to contend for a playoff spot. That […]

The St Louis Cardinals missed the playoffs again in 2024. They have now been outside the postseason in consecutive seasons and five times in nine years. Their organization is changing directions, hiring Chaim Bloom to revamp their development program. Pitcher Sonny Gray is a trade candidate after a solid season, but the Cardinals’ veteran is […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made headlines with blockbuster moves at the trade deadline. The team upgraded its pitching with the additions of reliever Michael Kopech and starter Jack Flaherty. However, the Dodgers also acquired outfielder Kevin Kiermaier in a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. This under-the-radar move has bolstered the Dodgers’ defense while rejuvenating […]

The Chicago Cubs are on the outside looking in on the National League playoffs. They made some minor moves at the trade deadline but Jameson Taillon was a significant name that was in the rumor mill from the Cubs. He spoke with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on the “The Show” podcast about his emotions […]

The Seattle Mariners’ season has been pretty straightforward. The team boasts baseball’s best rotation – led by All-Star ace Logan Gilbert – and one of the most anemic offenses in the league. The combination has kept Seattle in the postseason hunt but prevented the team from dominating the division. The organization recognized its primary weakness […]

After the drama of an offseason that included the departure of franchise cornerstones Corbin Burnes and Craig Counsell, the Milwaukee Brewers have responded with a tremendous season so far. The club is 67-51 — 7.5 games ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and 9.0 games in front of the Chicago […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were buyers at the MLB trade deadline. The team addressed several areas of need including starting pitching, bullpen help and offensive production. Despite doing well at the deadline, the Cardinals must make three additional roster moves to finish strong and reach the playoffs. St. Louis is 6.5 games behind the first-place […]

The Cleveland Guardians have been one of the best teams in baseball this season but desperately needed to improve their starting rotation at the MLB trade deadline. The Guardians addressed their need for starting pitching by bringing in veteran Alex Cobb. Unfortunately, the team could end up regretting that decision. The Guardians lost ace Shane […]

Friday is an enormous day in Major League Baseball. It’s the first day that most MLB teams will take the field for the first time with the rosters they’ll carry the rest of the way. With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, it’s time to begin the 50-game sprint to October. So in the […]

The Chicago White Sox decided not to trade pitcher Garrett Crochet at the MLB trade deadline. The team has lost every game since the All-Star break and cashed in their chips on multiple players. Crochet was expected to be the best player traded at the deadline but remains in Chicago. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal shined […]

The New York Mets have overcome an early-season malaise in a big way, and they currently find themselves right in the hunt for a playoff spot amid some congestion in the NL Wild Card picture. At present, the Mets own a 57-51 record, which currently has them just half a game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

The Cleveland Guardians sit atop the American League Central and have received a great start from their biggest MLB trade deadline acquisition. Lane Thomas has three hits in his first eight at-bats and spoke with Bally Sports Cleveland about his first few days. “I just wanted to come in, fit in, do my job, and […]

For teams hoping to land the Oakland Athletics’ Mason Miller at the MLB trade deadline, the standout closer hit the injured list at the worst possible time. Miller landed on the 15-day IL just five days before the trade window officially closed for the 2024 season. Despite the injury, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal is adamant […]

The Minnesota Twins were close to landing a big name at the MLB trade deadline. Starting pitcher Erick Fedde was a key piece of the haul for the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Twins were very close to grabbing him, according to Dan Hayes from The Athletic. “They wanted one of those three, Walker Jenkins, […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and while it was a fairly tame event compared to years past, teams all across the league were still swinging deals in an effort to either bolster their playoff hopes, or accelerate a potential rebuild. The Boston Red Sox ended up being buyers amid what’s been […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers has been one of the most storied franchises in all of sports. So, it was to no one’s surprise that Jack Flaherty got extremely giddy when he found out that he was joining the Dave Roberts and Brandon Gomes-led squad during the MLB Trade Deadline. From struggling to get wins in […]

The Houston Astros have reportedly designated relief pitcher Rafael Montero for assignment, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Seth Martinez was also optioned to Triple-A. Both moves create room on the roster for Astros recently added players Yusei Kikuchi and Caleb Ferguson. Kikuchi is a veteran pitcher […]

The 2024 MLB trade deadline has come and gone. As always, deadline day was jam-packed with trades, both big and small. Sixty-seven total trades were made overall in the month of July, 31 of which came on the July 30th deadline. Selling teams looked to add future assets while buying teams sought the missing pieces […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were able to improve their pitching rotation by acquiring Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline. However, did the Dodgers attempt to acquire Flaherty’s former Tigers teammate, Tarik Skubal? According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, a source said the Tigers “wouldn’t talk […]

The New York Yankees landed one of the biggest names at the MLB trade deadline in Jazz Chisholm Jr. Outside of that, a report connected them to pitcher Jack Flaherty, they added a few relievers, and that is it. The fan base was enraged, believing that the team needed more to win the World Series. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers added starting pitcher Frankie Montas at the MLB trade deadline. After trading their ace Corbin Burnes before the season began, the Brewers have taken control of the National League Central. They needed to replace their lost pitching at the deadline and Montas is the perfect fit to do that. Now, Montas has […]

The Baltimore Orioles were one of the most active teams at the trade deadline this season. However, they made a series of smaller moves instead of going after any of the biggest names who were rumored to be available like Tarik Skubal or Garret Crochet. Was Jackson Holliday, the top prospect in all of baseball […]

The Chicago White Sox were big sellers, as expected, at the MLB trade deadline. They did not move one of their star players, pitcher Garrett Crochet. A lofty demand from Crochet kept teams from acquiring him. He told teams that he would not pitch in the bullpen for any team and would not suit up […]

On Wednesday, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman revealed why the team did not acquire Jack Flaherty. Flaherty was ultimately traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers despite previously being linked to New York. So what went wrong in the Yankees’ Flaherty pursuit? “The Yankees were heavily engaged with the Tigers and ‘would have been […]

The Baltimore Orioles acquired outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jimenez in a deal with the Chicago White Sox before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. Although a prospect was involved, the move will also provide the White Sox with an opportunity to move on from Jimenez’s contract. So was this a good acquisition for Baltimore? According to Spotrac, Jimenez […]

The San Diego Padres landed lefty closer Tanner Scott at the MLB trade deadline. The Padres continued to bulk up to contend for the National League Wild Card. Adding one of the best relievers in baseball will certainly bring them closer to their competition and increase their chances of making the playoffs. But the Padres […]

The New York Mets were not necessarily expected to be buyers at the trade deadline, but a scorching hot June and July have put them in postseason position. While they didn’t bring in any of the biggest names that were available, the Mets still had a solid deadline and got significantly better. The Mets brought […]

The New York Yankees made a number of moves before the 2024 MLB trade deadline. The acquisitions of Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Mark Leiter Jr. led the way for the ball club. However, the Yankees reportedly opted against trading for Jack Flaherty. So how does Aaron Judge feel about New York’s overall 2024 MLB trade […]

After the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 6-5 walk-off loss to their divisional rivals San Diego Padres on Tuesday, fans immediately went on X (formerly Twitter) to cook manager Dave Roberts for mishandling the game, among other mistakes. Making matters worse was that the Dodgers had come out of the MLB All-Star Break on a hot streak, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a big move for starting pitcher Jack Flaherty at the MLB trade deadline. They needed pitching depth amidst a season full of injuries on the hill and they got it. The Dodgers, however, will live to regret making this move. In the immediate wake of the trade deadline, reports surfaced […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ front office, led by General Manager Brandon Gomes and President Andrew Friedman, entered the 2024 MLB trade deadline with one mandate: improve a World Series-caliber roster by any means necessary. After a hectic period in which the team acquired six players for the major league roster, it seems as if that […]

The New York Mets had themselves quite a busy week in the lead-up to the trade deadline. They made plenty of moves, but one that could make the most impact is their acquisition of starting pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics. Trading for Blackburn shows that the Mets are attempting to bolster a pitching […]

Despite landing one of the best relief pitchers on the market in Carlos Estevez, the Philadelphia Phillies weren’t done bolstering their bullpen. Just prior to the close of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, the Phillies acquired Tanner Banks in a trade with the Chicago White Sox, per The Athletic’s Matt Gelb. The Phillies will use […]

It appeared on Monday that the New York Yankees were in a good position to acquire Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. On Tuesday, though, Flaherty was traded from the Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers. So did the Dodgers simply out-bid the Yankees, or is there more to the […]

In the waning seconds of the trade deadline, The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their rotation by acquiring starting pitcher Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers. About an hour after the trade was reported, Flaherty’s mother posted an incredible throwback photo to social media of Flaherty when he was a child wearing a full Dodgers uniform.. […]

The Baltimore Orioles made a bevy of moves at the MLB trade deadline and came away as one of the big winners. They landed big names in starting pitcher Zach Eflin and outfielder Eloy Jimenez but also improved around the edges to solidify themselves as legitimate contenders in the American League. What grade does General […]