MLB trades

From Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani to Brian Cashman, here are the top players, teams and decision-makers to keep an eye on before Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET.

Both teams may move a player headed for free agency but are unlikely to buy at the top of the market. The rebuild to the rebuild starts here. Teams shopping for a bat include the Braves (who need to replace Adam Duvall), Dodgers, Guardians, Astros, Rays and Mariners. For all the rumblings about needing a pitcher, the Yankees have the best swing-and-miss staff in baseball (14% of pitches). Even more so than in recent years, the return of star players from the injured list will go a long way in determining the next World Series champion. New York could swing a deal for Montas if the price is right, but Luis Severino should be returning to pitch behind Gerrit Cole and Nestor Cortes Jr. in the playoff rotation. Before the season, Oakland cashed in all but one of its best trade chips: Montas. The A’s sweated through a stint on the IL for Montas because of shoulder trouble. The staff ranks 28th in strikeout rate, but their defense is one of the best in the majors. The 7–9 spots in the batting order are hitting .208, it has no left-handed relief specialist, 38-year-old first baseman Yuli Gurriel is hitting .171 with runners in scoring position and .232 against righthanders, and it needs a veteran backup catcher. The payroll model in their market might not be sustainable—think the Diamondbacks from 2000 to ’02—but for now they are all in, and Preller needs Soto to finish it off by covering a gigantic flaw. The fourth franchise without a title, the Brewers, should also be in the hunt for Soto, but Milwaukee appears content with an offense that ranks fifth in runs per game. I would start with C.J. Abrams and MacKenzie Gore of the Padres.

For now, the attention remains focused on Juan Soto, with multiple reports indicating the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers are the ...

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Major League Baseball teams have less than 24 hours to finalize their summer shopping. This year's MLB trade deadline will pass at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, ...

A name you'll find much lower on our rankings is Joey Gallo, the Yankees outfielder who has struggled since being acquired in a trade last deadline. The other two -- Contreras and Happ -- seem to have a better than 50/50 shot at being moved by Tuesday night. It seems unlikely that the incoming owners would want their first big move to be trading off the face of the franchise. Soto is a 23-year-old on a Hall-of-Fame track who is under team control for two more seasons after this one, making him one of the most sought-after trade targets in league history. Ohtani is under team control for an additional season, yet the situation is more complicated. Our Dayn Perry recently categorized each of the 30 teams as buyers, sellers, or something in between.

MLB trade deadline tracker with full details of every major trade that gets completed ahead of the league's August 2nd cutoff.

This year the MLB trade deadline will fall on August 2nd, with a brand new timestamp for when trades are no longer allowed. Typically July 31st has served as the trade deadline in baseball. This year’s MLB trade deadline is a little different than in the past. Teams like the Cubs and A’s are proverbially dumping fuel as their seasons crash and burn, hoping to turn their trade chips into winning lottery tickets in the form of young prospects who can help them win down the line. Note: All MLB trades after July 20th will be tracked here. But it’s a mere 48 hours that have been tacked on, and with that extra time comes some extra wiggle room for teams hoping to make a change that ends up mattering.

This year's trade deadline will be defined by the superstars. All eyes are on the Washington Nationals to see if they move Juan Soto, and even the Los Angeles ...

Like Rodón, Twins shortstop Carlos Correa will likely opt out of the rest of his contract this offseason. By trading for Soto, St. Louis puts all its chips in that an offense already stacked with two of the top NL MVP candidates -- Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado -- will offset the team’s shortcomings on the mound. Missing out on the Castillo sweepstakes were the New York Yankees, who don’t often get outbid. The Guardians haven't seen a glimpse of offensive production at catcher all season. Contreras and his .818 OPS and 14 home runs will get Cleveland rocking again behind the dish as the Guardians try to swipe the AL Central away from the struggling Minnesota Twins. This year's trade deadline will be defined by the superstars. Yes, it’s a lot. The Giants, on the fence as a contender heading into the All-Star break, fell flat on their face with seven straight losses after the Midsummer Classic and ultimately decide to sell Rodón to the pitching-starved Twins. The Bronx Bombers will make sure they don’t miss out on one-plus season of Montas, sending two of their top-five prospects in shortstop Oswald Peraza and left-hander Ken Waldichuk to Oakland. The 24-year-old Waldichuk would immediately have a place in the A’s rotation, and Peraza -- who has a.771 OPS and 25 stolen bases in 77 games – wouldn’t be too far behind. The Cardinals will have Soto under contract for this playoff run and two years after that, and trading for him now gives St. Louis a leg up on the rest of the league in getting Soto to sign a long-term deal. Padres executive A.J. Preller, renowned to be aggressive on the trade market, is determined to trade for Ohtani after whiffing on the Soto sweepstakes. With three wild-card spots open in the American and National Leagues, more teams than ever can convince themselves they are contenders heading into the dog days of August. That shapes up for a competitive couple of days on the trade block.

With an extra playoff spot available in each league, this year's MLB trade deadline is shaping up to be one of the more dramatic periods in recent memory.

Joc Pederson is also a candidate to be dealt, with the Atlanta Braves seemingly a good fit to re-acquire him, as they’re reportedly seeking outfield help. As such, a trade for Soto might command the heaviest return in MLB history. The New York Post reported the current price for Ohtani is “something like your top four prospects.” After reportedly turning down a massive 15-year, $440-million contract extension from the Washington Nationals, Soto has immediately become the “white whale” of this year’s deadline targets. Michael Fulmer, Joe Jiménez, and Gregory Soto are all having great seasons and would immediately offer Toronto a reliable late-inning option in front of closer Jordan Romano. The Bronx Bombers were "close" in the Castillo sweepstakes, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, indicating New York’s willingness to deal from its farm system. Now that Castillo is off the market, Oakland Athletics starter Frankie Montas becomes the most attractive starter. Carlos Rodon is the biggest name on the block for the Giants. The left-hander is rocking a 3.00 ERA (136 ERA+) in 21 starts and has an opt-out at the end of 2022. Either the Blue Jays or Yankees would be delighted to nab Montas’ services, as both clubs need starting pitching. While the Padres are favored to land Soto, The Athletic’s Jim Bowden reported that the Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers are the other two clubs involved in trade talks. Right now, it appears the San Diego Padres are the front-runners, as they are reportedly willing to move several of their top prospects in a potential Soto trade. With an extra playoff spot available in each league, this year’s MLB trade deadline is shaping up to be one of the more dramatic periods in recent memory.

The Yankees had been connected to Castillo, but he was traded to the Mariners in recent days. The Yanks evidently turned their attentions to Montas in order to ...

Selected by the Yankees in the fifth round in 2019, he has split his time this year between Double-A and Triple-A. In 17 starts between the two levels, he’s thrown 76 1/3 innings with a 2.71 ERA and incredible 36.5% strikeout rate. While the A’s are ramping up for the future, the Yankees are loading up for right now. In 43 Triple-A innings this year, he has a 1.67 ERA with a 33.7% strikeout rate, along with a 4.3% walk rate. In recent days, they’ve bolstered their lineup by adding Andrew Benintendi, added Montas to their rotation and Effross and Trivino to their bullpen. He’s played 80 games in High-A this year, putting up a line of .217/.343/.355 while playing second base and shortstop. His 28.7% strikeout rate and 52.3% ground ball rates on the year are both career highs while his 8.9% walk rate is a career low. The A’s have already completely remade their system this year with the aforementioned trades of Bassitt, Manaea, Olson and Chapman, and this deal will allow them to bring in four more fresh faces. The Yankees’ bullpen seemed unstoppable for much of the season but has since hit some snags. Given that the A’s aren’t likely to return to competition in that time, it made sense to make him available to other clubs. Next to Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle, Montas has been seen as one of the better starting pitchers available at the trade deadline. Despite a down year in 2020, Montas still owns a career 3.73 ERA with a 24.8% strikeout rate, 7.8% walk rate and 43.5% ground ball rate. However, Severino landed on the IL a couple of weeks ago with shoulder tightness.

The Trade Deadline dam began to break Monday, when the Padres landed Josh Hader, the Yankees reeled in Frankie “The Yankee” Montas, the Astros added Trey ...

They love catching prospect Bo Naylor, but he might not be ready for the everyday duties by the beginning of 2023, and this is not a bad department to have depth. The Guards could parlay their prospect stash to improve their catching situation (they are 25th in bWAR at that position) for now and the future (Murphy is under control through 2025) by making this move. Not with the Yankees but with the Mets, who are in need of a high-leverage reliever. The Mets also have a need at DH but haven’t been in love with the supply and price tags. This would be a controversial move, because the Giants are still alive in the NL Wild Card chase and the Cards are one of the teams they’re contending with. If the Cardinals are serious about playing deep into 2022, they need to meaningfully improve a rotation in which Miles Mikolas and a 40-year-old Adam Wainwright are the lone bright spots. But Toronto needs somebody who can deliver decent innings in the back end of the rotation without a punitive prospect cost. The Padres should be able to put together a package for this pair that doesn’t involve C.J. Abrams or top prospect Robert Hassell III. While many of us would rather see Soto playing this October instead of sitting on the sidelines, the best guess here is that Soto will remain with the Nats for at least the remainder of 2022. Speaking of the Padres, if they don’t get Soto, then how’s this for a backup plan? Pair that flurry of activity with the Mariners’ blockbuster swap for Luis Castillo over the weekend, and this is starting to look like something. It’s different with Soto. The offers are earnest, and so is the possibility that the Nats move him.

The winner of the MLB trade between the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics featuring Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino is clear.

A depth piece for them to turn to in times of need, he’ll be missed but not sorely. None of these prospects are truly great prospects at the same level as some other players the Yankees could have sent them. Imagine trying to save games for a front office that isn’t even trying to win. Sears was the biggest contributor on this year’s ball club. They got some nice young arms in the deal. They missed out on Luis Castillo and snagged his closest equivalent, Frankie Montas formerly of the Oakland Athletics.

The 2022 MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Aug. 2), so teams now have less than 24 hours to address their needs and improve their rosters for the ...

He's held opponents to a .207/.275/.267 line and has stranded 17 of the 18 runners he's inherited. They also signed utility man Jonathan Villar to a minor-league deal, according to The Seattle Times. The kicker is that Murphy doesn't have to hit as much as he has in order to be a valuable player; he's a tremendous defender who grades well in all the most important categories, including framing, throwing, and staff-handling. Even better, his splits don't indicate he needs to be a lefty specialist -- in fact, this season he's been harder on right-handed hitters. Could lefty reliever Andrew Chafin be on the move for the third straight deadline? It's unclear how serious the Rays would be about moving him, given that they're currently the AL's second wild card team and they could use the offense. The Astros have one of the safest division leads in baseball. It's to be seen if their stance softens any as the deadline draws closer. He's spent a lot of money on the Angels over the years without getting much in return. If the Brewers did move Narváez, switch-hitter Victor Caratini would take over as the everyday catcher with Pedro Severino as the backup. We've already seen a few big names dealt and surely more trades are on the way. They've at least had discussions about upgrading the plate, inquiring on Athletics catcher Sean Murphy. Those conversations haven't progressed far, however, according to The Athletic's Zack Meisel.

A few trades have already come down, including the Yankees acquiring outfielder Andrew Benintendi and the Mariners picking up pitcher Luis Castillo. But there ...

Rays -- C Diehl was effectively a throw-in for the Mets. Orioles -- F The Seattle Mariners acquired Luis Castillo as they try to end the longest active playoff drought in major North American sports, but they had to give up a haul to do it. Neither team gets a lot better, but neither one gets a lot worse either. The Phillies added another infielder who doesn't hit well (Sosa has an OPS+ of 49 this year), whereas the Cardinals picked up a reliever in Romero who has hardly seen any MLB action this year. The Cubs, meanwhile, get the Yankees' No. 7 prospect Hayden Wesneski. Wesneski has starter potential on the back end of the rotation, but he could be best-suited as a reliever. The jury is still out on if Cleavinger is a Quad-A guy, but the Rays tend to get quite a bit out of their arms. Effross isn't the answer for the Yankees. He could be a nice complementary piece if they make a bigger deal. Frankly, these weren't the guys Yankees fans wanted. They traded away Chayce McDermott and Jose Siri to complete a three-team deal with the Orioles and Rays. Are they buyers, trying to shore up for a playoff run?

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After losing their first seven games coming out of the All-Star break, the Giants have fallen to fourth place in the wild-card race behind the Padres, Phillies and Cardinals -- but not out of it. To further complicate things, he can make $22.5 million next year in the second season of his two-year deal, but he also has an opt-out clause. The Angels will probably have to pick up some of the money in order to get a decent prospect in return. Prediction: Minnesota Twins. After the Cardinals acquired Jose Quintana on Monday night, that leaves the Twins as the contender with the most obvious need of a starter. Prediction: He stays in Boston. Are the Red Sox going to make the playoffs? There's talk of the Cubs potentially packaging Contreras and Robertson together in order to get a better prospect -- with the Mets making a lot of sense in that scenario, as they could use a reliever after trading Colin Holderman in the Dan Vogelbach deal. The Dodgers and Padres could both also look at Happ as the backup plan to Soto. It's also possible that a team will acquire Contreras more with the idea of using him as a DH and part-time catcher. Not only is Preller always hyper-aggressive on the trade market, as we saw with his acquisition of Josh Hader on Monday, keep this in mind: Since he took over as GM before the 2015 season, the Padres have yet to make the playoffs in a full season. Mike Zunino is out for the season after thoracic outlet surgery, and now backup Francisco Mejia is on the injured list and out for at least a couple weeks with a shoulder issue. Soto remains on the trade block, and San Diego is one of the favorites to land him, but the pressure is on Nationals GM Mike Rizzo to make the right deal, a trade that may determine the fortunes of the franchise over the next six or seven years if he can hit a home run. Back at the 2016 trade deadline, the Astros traded reliever Josh Fields to the Dodgers and acquired a young minor leaguer who had yet to play a professional game for the Dodgers -- a guy named Yordan Alvarez.

But there have been so many trades already made — some of them pretty significant (the return for Luis Castillo, wow!) to less so (although the Rays' move to ...

Yankees get: RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Lou Trivino Yankees get: RHP Scott Effross Mariners get: RHP Luis Castillo

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