MLB Trade Deadline Articles - Page 31

The MLB trade deadline is historically the best way to acquire talent for a playoff push during the regular season, but it is not the only way. Players can also be claimed through waivers. The Los Angeles Angels flipped the script when it came to using the waivers this year, taking an unprecedented approach with […]

The Cincinnati Reds were supposed to be rebuilding this season. But no one told the players, especially phenom shortstop Elly De La Cruz. The Reds were merely 27-33 when they called De La Cruz up to the big leagues, but have soared since he arrived, as he has provided a spark to that entire franchise. […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have been the prime example of success for small-market teams in the sports world for the last several years. Top players like Wander Franco, Shane McClanahan, and Randy Arozarena have evolved into some of the best players in baseball, despite the lack of fanfare they receive. The Rays have been a […]

Gone are the days when the Baltimore Orioles were the cellar dwellers in the tough American League East. As it currently stands, they have 71 wins this season, which is tied for the second-most in the majors. Their squad is led by the tremendous success of their youngsters, such as Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman. […]

The 2023 Atlanta Braves have been on a magnificent run this season, as they remain the best team in the majors ahead of the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays. After being eliminated early in the playoffs last year early, the Braves are on track to rectify their sudden collapse with their strong play this […]

For much of the 2023 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox have exceeded everyone’s expectations, and hung around in the American League wild card race. There’s still time for them to find a way into the playoffs, but after a demoralizing sweep at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, it’s beginning to feel like […]

The San Francisco Giants are continuing their fantastic 2023 campaign by surprising a ton of MLB pundits with their impressive performance. The usual veterans like LaMonte Wade Jr. and Wilmer Flores have been fantastic, but it is the exceptional pitching staff, which is the primary asset of the Giants. Since the Los Angeles Dodgers are […]

The Boston Red Sox have had a series of streaks. They have played their best baseball against the Atlanta Braves, sweeping a tw0-game series in late July against the best team in baseball. That series came shortly after they lost two of three games to the lowly Oakland A’s. While they have spent most of […]

The 2023 MLB trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, and while there were a handful of teams across the league making big moves, the Boston Red Sox were not one of them. Boston made a few smaller moves, such as trading Enrique Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and picking up Luis Urias in […]

The Texas Rangers are shifting veteran lefty Martin Perez to the bullpen in the wake of their two big trade deadline acquisitions. General manager Chris Young got aggressive in the midst of the Rangers’ strong season, pulling the trigger on trades for future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and LHP Jordan Montgomery. With about seven […]

The MLB trade deadline. Plenty of teams made moves. There weren’t the fireworks that some perhaps anticipated, but overall, the trade deadline was pretty busy. The Chicago Cubs were one of those teams that made some noise at the trade deadline. Despite being three games back from the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds, the Cubs were […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers kicked off the MLB trade deadline by making a flurry of acquisitions. They acquired utility man Kiké Hernandez from the Boston Red Sox and later traded for SS Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians. After bolstering their infield/outfield depth with those moves, LA acquired SP Lance Lynn and RP Joe Kelly […]

Before the Miami Marlins acquired Jake Burger and Josh Bell at the 2023 MLB trade deadline, they tried to pull off a surprising deal with the Boston Red Sox. The Marlins and Red Sox had extensive discussions about a Justin Turner trade, The Athletic reports. Miami thought it was close to completing a trade for […]

Now that the 2023 MLB trade deadline has concluded, team’s will now be in the hunt for October, hoping they’ve made the necessary moves to bolster their roster for a lengthy postseason run. The Chicago Cubs, who have recently been on a surge, could very well be one of those teams in the thick of […]

The MLB trade deadline happened on Tuesday evening, and it is always a day jam-packed with news around the baseball world. One of the most notable storylines involved Detroit Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and the trade that didn’t happen with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Right before the trade deadline, the Dodgers and Tigers seemed to […]

The Chicago White Sox found themselves at a crossroads during the 2023 MLB trade deadline, facing the difficult decision of whether to trade their once star shortstop, Tim Anderson. Ultimately, they decided against that notion, keeping him for what will at least be the remainder of the season. But what will the White Sox future […]

As the dust settles after the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline, the New York Mets are left with some explaining to do. For one, if anyone would have told you that the Mets would be sellers at the deadline after spending $330 million in the offseason, you’d be shaking your head in confusion. But here the […]

As the dust settles on the 2023 MLB trade deadline, it may not be evident at this moment but the Los Angeles Angels’ decision not to trade Shohei Ohtani may come back to haunt them when all is said and done. While Angels owner Arte Moreno has been less criticized as of late after announcing […]

The Philadelphia Phillies upgraded their rotation at the 2023 MLB trade deadline by acquiring Michael Lorenzen from the Detroit Tigers. The Phillies sent minor-league prospect Hao-Yu Lee to the Tigers. Far from the biggest move on the day of the deadline, the Michael Lorenzen trade was a notable deal. The Phillies’ trade deadline included a […]

The San Diego Padres were busy at the MLB trade deadline. On Wednesday, they added their deadline acquisitions (RP Scott Barlow, 1B Garrett Cooper, 1B Ji-Man Choi) to the active roster, per Padres radio host Sammy Levitt. LHP Ray Kerr was also added to the active roster while LHP Tim Hill was placed on the […]

The 2023 MLB trade deadline has come and gone and we saw a plethora of impactful moves. Although there was no Juan Soto-like trade, a number of stars got moved. With players like Justin Verlander re-joining the Houston Astros and Max Scherzer heading to the Texas Rangers, the MLB landscape looks different heading into August. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals sent Jack Flaherty to the Baltimore Orioles just before the 2023 MLB trade deadline arrived. It’s a move that made sense for the Cardinals and Orioles, given their place in the standings and Jack Flaherty’s impending free agency. That doesn’t necessarily mean it was a “good” trade for both teams. The […]

The Minnesota Twins are in the middle of a tight playoff race with the Cleveland Guardians, leading them by just two games with two months left of games. But that’s not how USA TODAY Sports reporter Bob Nightengale sees it. The Twins did nothing at the 2023 MLB trade deadline besides swapping relievers with the […]

Dylan Cease was not involved in the Chicago White Sox’ 2023 trade deadline fire sale. The most valuable pitcher on the White Sox roster, Dylan Cease was highly sought-after by contenders looking to upgrade their rotation. The decision to turn down those offers could end up haunting Chicago in the long run. Following reports that […]

Although it was expected for a long time, the St. Louis Cardinals officially entered the Twilight Zone when they became sellers ahead of the MLB trade deadline. One of the most consistently successful franchises in baseball was forced to build for the future and forgo the present by dealing away key contributors like Jordan Montgomery, […]

The San Diego Padres are not giving up on the playoff race without a fight. They may remain below .500 even after their 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, but make no mistake about it, they will see the 2023 season through. And with this goal in mind, the Padres made a few […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers may be sitting pretty atop the NL West standings, but they of all teams know that regular season success doesn’t seamlessly translate into postseason triumph. Thus, in the leadup to the MLB trade deadline, the Dodgers made a concerted effort to bolster their pitching staff, adding Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly […]

In the eyes of senior vice president and GM Rick Hahn, the Chicago White Sox aren’t in rebuild mode after the MLB trade deadline. Instead, he feels Chicago will compete for the postseason in 2024. Hahn gave his head-scratching take on his team’s status on Tuesday, per NBC Sports Chicago’s Ryan Taylor. “You don’t shake […]

The 2023 MLB trade deadline and the days preceding it may not have emitted the full-blown blast that fans were initially hoping for, but it still had a little bit of everything. A couple of future Hall of Fame pitchers were dealt, the Los Angeles Dodgers were snubbed, the Miami Marlins added pieces to further […]

There might not be a more hated person in Gotham right now than New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. He continues to be the target of a frustrated fanbase that held on to hope that the club would make significant moves ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline to shore up the team’s chances to make […]

Justin Verlander became the latest New York Mets star to be traded on Tuesday ahead of the deadline. The club sent the ace starter back to his former team, the Houston Astros, in exchange for two outfield prospects. Later on Tuesday, Verlander sent a classy message to Mets fans after the trade. “Thank you to […]

Heading to the MLB trade deadline, there were talks about the New York Yankees potentially becoming sellers. The Pinstripes are still in the hunt for a postseason berth, but at 55-51 and in last place in the AL East, it’s understandable why they were thinking of just giving up on the season. In the end, […]

The New York Mets ended up being the biggest sellers at the MLB trade deadline, with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer highlighting the multitude of departures from the team by August 1st. While general manager Billy Eppler said recently that they would not do a fire sale after moving Scherzer, their actions were the exact […]

Remember that controversial confrontation in 2022 between then-Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham and San Francisco Giants star Joc Fielder? That has been brought to the light again Tuesday, as it apparently was a major reason why the Giants did not even entertain the idea of trading for Pham, according to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. […]

The Chicago White Sox are rebuilding. They traded key pitchers such as Lucas Giolito to the Los Angeles Angels and Lance Lynn to the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to the 2023 deadline. One pitcher who was not traded is Dylan Cease. Cease, 27, was an AL Cy Young finalist in 2022. His 2023 campaign hasn’t […]

New York Mets fans used to get tickled by the thought of Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani going to Queens. That idea, however, just got further away from reality based on the flurry of moves the Mets made just before Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline. That also means Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell, a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were one of the busiest teams at the MLB trade deadline, and they just kept wheeling and dealing even in the final minutes. Before the deadline closed, they actually made a pair of trades to better manage the roster. General manager Brandon Gomes may have failed to convince the New York […]

The Miami Marlins and the San Diego Padres made a swap just before the 6 p.m. ET MLB trade deadline Tuesday. The Marlins sent first baseman Garrett Cooper to San Diego, while the Padres traded southpaw hurler Ryan Weathers to Miami, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Padres are also getting minor league […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a minor trade at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. The Phillies traded pitcher Bailey Falter to Pittsburgh, as first reported by The Athletic’s Jayson Stark. In exchange, the Pirates agreed to send infielder Rodolfo Castro to Philadelphia. Neither player is having a banner year in the 2023 […]