MLB Trade Deadline Articles - Page 30

There’s been a surprising amount of chatter about the Washington Nationals not being sellers at this season’s trade deadline. Sorry to say this, but that would be a huge mistake. This team has overachieved at times, and that’s cause to be very excited about the 2025 season and beyond. CJ Abrams has taken a big […]

With the Chicago Cubs on pace for their third losing season in the last four years, the club figures to be sellers at this year’s trade deadline. Outfielder Cody Bellinger’s name has been thrown around the rumor mill, but the club could have trouble moving him. Bellinger’s level of production relative to his salary could […]

If a small-market franchise is stuck in a state of limbo, then it is almost guaranteed to play things safe at the MLB trade deadline. In a crowded National League, the 41-45 Pittsburgh Pirates face this exact dilemma. Despite being only four games short of a Wild Card position, the Buccos are unlikely to be […]

The MLB Trade Deadline will open up opportunities for the New York Yankees to reinforce their squad heading into the postseason. While Aaron Boone’s squad currently sits second in the AL East, they still have a lot of work to do such that the Baltimore Orioles get usurped from the top spot. A key addition […]

No team in the MLB has been as hot as the Philadelphia Phillies this season. After two misses in the postseason the last two years—losing to the Houston Astros in the World Series and being upset by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS—the Phillies look on a mission this season. Sitting at 57-29 currently, the […]

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Cuas made history Wednesday night. Although it’s the kind of historic moment he’d rather be forgotten. Facing the Houston Astros, Cuas took the mound in a 3-2 game in the seventh hoping to get out of the inning with the Blue Jays only down a run. The righty reliever was […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. joined an exclusive group after being named the starting first baseman for the American League All-Star team on Wednesday. Guerrero Jr., who is playing in his fourth career All-Star game, joins Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter and Jose Bautista as the only Blue Jays to be voted as an All-Star starter three times. […]

The Cincinnati Reds have begun to share how they plan to approach the July 30 trade deadline. Speaking to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Inquirer, Reds general manager Brad Meador gave an honest assessment of where he sees his team. “We have to wait and see how we finish off this road trip and the […]

It took some time, but the Baltimore Orioles are now one of the best teams in baseball, which is something that hasn’t been said for a long time. The roster is now arguably at its apex, albeit through a lengthy build that took an immense amount of patience from the Orioles’ front office and fanbase. […]

By the midpoint of June, it wasn’t looking good for the San Diego Padres. After losing a series to the Philadelphia Phillies on June 19, they were nine games back in the National League West and had lost 11 of their last 18. However, since then, they’ve won eight of their last 11. Living in […]

The Boston Red Sox have played good baseball over the last month or so, putting themselves in the playoff race when many did not expect it, and despite that, the fanbase is still frustrated with ownership’s lack of spending to supplement the young talent on the team. Alex Cora spoke on how he is approaching […]

If you’re the Seattle Mariners, you have to be constantly looking over your shoulder. The Mariners have been in this position before, though not as much as they would like. That position is first place in the American League West. The problem is holding onto that lead, which is currently at three games. But the […]

As the MLB trade deadline nears, the Seattle Mariners appear to be buyers interested in improving their stagnant offense as they cling to a division lead. One potential fix for the team come July 30 is adding Paul Goldschmidt in a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mariners are now the betting favorites to […]

When the Houston Astros were swept at home by the New York Yankees and started the 2024 MLB season in rough shape, many people believed that their championship pedigree would eventually activate. A true resurgence became far tougher to fathom, however, after the club lost several important players to injuries. The avalanche of misfortune that […]

2024 is the Los Angeles Angels’ first season with Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Expectations were low entering the year, and the club, as predicted, is among the worst in the American League. The team is 36-47 — 9.5 games back in the AL West and equally as far from the last Wild Card spot. LA […]

The Miami Marlins are slogging through a brutal summer. With a 30-54 record, the team is currently 25 games out of first place in the NL East and 13.5 back in a National League Wild Card race that just about every team seems to be in the thick of aside from Miami and the Colorado […]

What a difference a week makes. On June 16, the Toronto Blue Jays were 35-36 — a disappointing start for a team that won 89 games a year ago and made it to the AL Wild Card round — but still good enough to keep the Jays in contention for a Wild Card berth. The […]

It’s hard to tell if the Pittsburgh Pirates are truly building something or not. Too many times have we seen this franchise show promise only to then fall flat on their face. Over the last five seasons, the Pirates have placed no better than fourth in the National League Central, losing 100 games twice in […]

The Milwaukee Brewers enter July as one of six MLB teams with 50 wins and a firm lead in the National League Central. Four weeks until the MLB trade deadline, the Brewers are expected to make several moves to improve their roster for the second half. Milwaukee is typically an active franchise in the trade […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are in danger of falling completely out of contention in the American League Wild Card race, meaning they could be sellers at the MLB Trade Deadline, and although Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are big names that people would guess could get moved, that does not appear to be the […]

When things are going bad in Major League Baseball, they’re going really bad. And that still applies to the defending World Series champions Texas Rangers. It’s been a brutal season for the Rangers, who have felt all the effects of a classic championship hangover. After suffering their sixth-straight loss Saturday, they have a 37-46 record, […]

The 2024 season is turning into an unmitigated disaster for the Chicago Cubs. After a 17-9 start, they’ve been one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball since early May, plummeting to 38-45, dead last in the National League Central. Coming into the season, the Cubs had grand plans to achieve postseason glory. They […]

2024 is the Los Angeles Angels’ first season with Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Expectations were low entering the year, and the club, as predicted, is among the worst in the American League. The team is 34-46 — 10.5 games back in the AL West and 9.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot. LA […]

After an 82-win season in 2023 that narrowly saw the Cincinnati Reds miss out on a playoff spot, the club looked to make the jump in 2024 and reach the postseason for the first time (excluding the COVID year) since 2013. So far, a young Reds team has been unable to build on last season’s […]

After the drama of an offseason that included the departure of franchise cornerstones Corbin Burnes and Craig Counsell, the Milwaukee Brewers have responded with one of the best starts in franchise history. The club is 48-33 — 6.5 games ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and 10.5 games in front […]

The Chicago Cubs, losers of five of their last seven, have quickly fallen behind in the standings and will be facing some extremely difficult decisions at the trade deadline. Now sitting 4.5 games back of the San Diego Padres for the third and final National League Wild Card spot and 10.5 games back of the […]

When a team consistently fails to live up to its high expectations, the time eventually comes for ownership to make a major decision. Does it abandon what could be a futile plan and start from scratch, or does management employ some good old-fashioned faith and trust that the established talent on the roster can still […]

To the surprise of no one, the Oakland Athletics will look to be sellers heading into the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline. In fact, they’ve already started, trading JD Davis to the Yankees. For a team that is riddled with uncertainty throughout its organization and doesn’t even know where they might play their future games, when […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers could use a new shortstop and the Toronto Blue Jays happen to be struggling in 2024. So will LA acquire Bo Bichette? Rumors about a Dodgers-Blue Jays trade have been making the rounds for a while now. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic recently reported the Dodgers could be a landing destination […]

The past two weeks have been something of a fever dream for Boston Red Sox fans. What looked like a third straight mediocre season has turned on a dime, and it’s changing the way everyone sees this team heading into the second half. Yes, the Red Sox have won 10 of their last 13. Yes, […]

Injury ravaged and depleted, the San Francisco Giants have done their best to weather the first half of the season. As the MLB trade deadline approaches, their own star players returning from injury could serve as vital reinforcements for a second half run. In that best case scenario for San Fran, quality under-the-radar additions would […]

The Kansas City Royals were one of the surprise teams of the first half of the Major League Baseball season. But lately, they’ve quietly suffered a humbling losing stretch that has left their grand plans of making October in the lurch. Now obviously, the Royals aren’t out of the hunt. In fact, they finished play […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers, two teams that are currently on the outside of the American League Wild Card race, have reportedly been involved in MLB trade discussions. The Rays and Tigers have reportedly “discussed potential deals that would move veteran players,” according to Jeff Passan of ESPN With how close the AL […]

With the MLB Trade Deadline inching closer as the month of June dwindles down, the Atlanta Braves are one of the few teams that will look into making trades to improve their roster as they set out to make the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. As of this writing, the Braves aren’t in their […]

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 […]

Three seasons ago, the White Sox were a 93-win team with World Series aspirations. But through a series of injuries and overall decline, the club saw that win total decrease to just 61 victories in 2023. The team could be even worse this season. The Sox set a franchise record with a 14-game losing streak, […]

After the drama of an offseason that included the departure of franchise cornerstones Corbin Burnes and Craig Counsell, the Milwaukee Brewers have responded with one of the best starts in franchise history. The club is 46-33 — five games ahead of the second-place St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and nine games in front […]

You know what? Maybe it’s time to stop talking about this Houston Astros season like it’s been a total disaster. Though they still sit two games below .500, the Astros have gone 26-16 since mid-May, the fourth-best record in Major League Baseball in that 42-game span. But because Houston put itself in such a big […]

After a hot start, the Kansas City Royals (43-37) have cooled off considerably and could use a boost at the deadline. General manager J.J. Picollo is under pressure to get the team a playoff berth for the first time since 2015, and it may not happen if he stands pat. Picollo plans on making moves […]