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Report: Surprising Development For Tigers & Tarik Skubal
Will they or won't they? The Detroit Tigers are on the periphery of the Wild Card chase in the American League after a strong two months. So what about the constant trade rumors of two-time defending AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal? The Tigers would lose the pending free agent for nothing if they don't trade him by next week's deadline. But what if they're still going for a playoff spot? Insider Bob Nightengale tells us of a surprising development surrounding the whole saga: Some rival G...
$68M Starting Pitcher DFA'd For 1st Time in 10-Year Career
With an $18 million salary this season, 10-year veteran starter Jameson Taillon didn't expect his 2026 to go this way. But the Chicago Cubs have seen enough of his 5.92 ERA, and have designated him for assignment. Jameson Taillon has been DFA'd by the Cubs pic.twitter.com/It9HFc8QXR — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 27, 2026 It's the first DFA of Taillon's career after a decade in the majors. Expect the Cubs now to get even more aggressive in trade talks to add starting pi...
White Sox Acquire Starting Pitcher From Pirates
The surprising Chicago White Sox continued to add pitching depth, acquiring right-hander Jose Urquidy from the Pittsburgh Pirates . The deal sends minor league right-hander Felix Doroteo to Pittsburgh in return. The Pirates had designated Urquidy for assignment on Friday, and because he remained within the seven-day window, he was still eligible to be traded rather than being outrighted or released. Why Chicago Made The Move The White Sox have been one of baseball's best stories, improvi...
Brewers DFA Former All-Star After Just 2 Appearances
The Milwaukee Brewers were looking to bolster their pitching staff for the stretch run 11 days ago when they executed a trade with the Houston Astros for nine-year veteran Lance McCullers. But after watching him pitch for them just twice, the Brew Crew have bid adieu to him, designating him for assignment. It's the first DFA of McCullers' career. Brewers have DFA'd Lance McCullers He made two relief appearances for Milwaukee, allowing two earned runs in 4.2 innings while striking out fiv...
Red Sox & Nationals Swap Exciting Young Major Leaguers in Surprising Trade
The Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals completed a surprising late-night trade, as the young left-hander Connelly Early goes to the Nats in exchange for Curtis Mead. BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are trading left-hander Connelly Early to the Washington Nationals for infielder Curtis Mead, sources tell ESPN. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 26, 2026 The 24-year-old Early is having a terrific rookie season, and is a great addition for the Nationals who were looking to bolster their pitching ...
3 Top Trade Landing Spots for Hunter Goodman
The Colorado Rockies, as always, are bringing up the rear in the National League West Division. But one player who certainly has not disappointed is catcher Hunter Goodman. Now a two-time All-Star, the 26-year-old backstop leads the NL in slugging, at .559. His 31 homers match his total for last season, with more than two months still to play. His name has been mentioned on the rumor mill as a special trade piece the Rockies could wield at the deadline, but it says here they'd be insane ...
Blue Jays' George Springer Heads to Red Sox In Proposed Deal
George Springer is not having a great send-off season in the final year of his contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 36-year-old has had a dreadful season, batting just .229 with a .708 OPS and just 11 homers. Not quite the way he wants to go into free agency. Nevertheless, teams will remember his heroic playoff performances in his career (including his clutch HR in last year's epic Game 7 of the ALCS ). And he reminded Jays fans and rival teams (and the Boston Red Sox, in...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Tigers' Casey Mize
While the deadline spotlight shines on Tarik Skubal, another pending free agent in the Detroit rotation has quietly become one of the most enticing trade options available. Casey Mize is having a career year, carrying a 2.79 ERA with the best whiff rate, strikeout rate, and hard-hit rate of his career, eight years after the Tigers took him No. 1 overall in the 2018 draft. He recently threw a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no walks over seven scoreless innings against the Yankees. Per ES...
Top Trade Landing Spots For Athletics' Shea Langeliers
The Athletics have collapsed in July, and that freefall has pushed one of the best catchers in baseball into trade speculation. Shea Langeliers is having a career year in his first All-Star season, slashing .260/.329/.490 with 22 home runs and 50 RBI through 90 games, and his 2.7 WAR ranks second among MLB catchers behind only Detroit's Dillon Dingler. At 43-59 with a 0.9 percent chance of making the postseason, Oakland is positioning itself as a clear seller, and Langeliers is its hottest t...
MLB Trade Rumors: Top 3 Landing Spots For Angels' Zach Neto
Will the Los Angeles Angels sell this year? Finally? With John Mozeliak at the helm in the front office, replacing the deposed Perry Minasian, perhaps the Halos will finally agree to do some selling at the trade deadline. They have been loath to do so in recent years, much to their detriment. The most famous example would be getting absolutely nothing for arguably the greatest player in baseball history, Shohei Ohtani. Shortstop Zach Neto is no Shohei, but he is a former first-round pick and a...
MLB Trade Rumors: Proposed Deal Sends Kevin Gausman to Chicago Cubs
Kevin Gausman's days as a Toronto Blue Jay might be coming to a close. He doesn't want to admit it, but heading into free agency after the season, it only makes sense for the Jays, who are sellers at this trade deadline, to get some prospect capital back for one of the game's top pitchers of this decade. There are a number of teams who could use a starter of his caliber down the stretch, particularly one with the type of playoff experience he has. One of those teams, the Chicago Cubs, has been...
Trade Interest Picking Up in Mets' Luis Robert Jr.
The New York Mets are heading into the August 3 deadline as clear sellers, and an unexpected name has emerged as a trade chip. Per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic , Luis Robert Jr. is generating preliminary trade interest from multiple teams. "Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr., who just returned from the injured list Monday after missing more than two months with a spine issue, is generating preliminary trade interest from multiple teams," Rosenthal and Sammon reported. Why...
Seattle Mariners Open To Trading Breakout Starter
The Seattle Mariners are looking for offense, and they appear willing to give up pitching to get it. Per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic , in their search for a right-handed hitter, the Mariners are telling teams they are open to moving right-hander Emerson Hancock. It is a notable development given how well Hancock has pitched. The 27-year-old owns a 3.16 ERA across 19 starts this season, a solid breakout after entering the year with a 4.52 career ERA and the reputation of a...
MLB Trade Rumors: Proposed 3-Player Deal Sees Phillies Reacquire Jeff Hoffman From Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays salvaged the final game in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, but they were thoroughly outclassed in the first two, and really established themselves as an also-ran this season. They are certain to be sellers at the deadline, and have a few notable trade candidates. In this proposed deal, hypothesized by Mitch Bannon in The Athletic , the Jays would send out two players to the Philadelphia Phillies to fill big voids on the Phils' roster. Philadelph...
MLB Trade Rumors: 2 Game-Changing Shortstop Trade Targets For Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox rode a 15-game win streak right back into the playoff hunt and turned themselves from certain sellers to probable buyers at the trade deadline. They currently hold a 2.0 game lead on the rest of the pack for the final Wild Card berth in the AL going into Thursday's play. Where must Boston upgrade their roster the most? That is answered by Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon in The Athletic : " During their 15-game winning streak, which concluded Wednesday night , ...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho
A year after reaching the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays are staring at a deadline sell-off, and Daulton Varsho is the name generating the most interest. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Foul Territory, the Blue Jays will have to move Varsho, and the veteran outfielder is expected to have plenty of suitors. "I think Varsho will have a lot of suitors," Nightengale said. "So, I think these next 10 days are as big to them as any organization in baseball." Varsho is hitting .237 with...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Mets' Clay Holmes
The New York Mets are sellers, and Clay Holmes has become one of the most intriguing arms on the market. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, while the possibility remains that the Mets and Holmes agree to an extension, there is a significantly greater likelihood of a trade, according to people familiar with the situation. That is despite Holmes telling The Athletic's Will Sammon and Tim Britton that he is "definitely open" to staying in New York. At 43-60 and 9.5 games out of a Wild Card spot, ...
MLB Trade Rumors: Top 3 Suitors For Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman At Deadline
It won't be easy, but the Toronto Blue Jays are going to have to say farewell to their ace of the last half-decade. With the trade deadline less than two weeks away, the Jays in dead last in the AL East, and Gausman a pending free agent, it's really the only smart decision. If Tuesday night was his final start as a Blue Jay, it wasn't a good send-off. Just 3 1/3 innings, nine hits, four earned runs, and now a 4.51 ERA on the season. Kevin Gausman on the potential this was his last...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Mets' Francisco Alvarez
Francisco Alvarez has re-entered the trade conversation as the New York Mets prepare to sell at the August 3 deadline. New York produced the fourth-worst record in baseball in the first half and is reportedly open for business, and while Alvarez is a homegrown catcher of the present and future, industry insiders believe the Mets could land major-league-ready help if they part with him. The 24-year-old is under team control through 2029 and has been productive when healthy, batting around .25...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Nationals' All-Star Foster Griffin
Foster Griffin has been one of the best stories in baseball this season, and that success has made him a coveted trade chip ahead of the August 3 deadline. The Washington Nationals signed the left-hander to a one-year, $5.5 million deal in December after three strong seasons in Japan, and he has vastly exceeded expectations, earning a National League All-Star selection while posting a 2.68 ERA with 111 strikeouts and just 27 walks across 117.1 innings. ESPN gave Griffin a 55 percent chance o...
Blue Jays Top 3 Trade Candidates At Deadline
The Toronto Blue Jays were blown out in the first of their three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, and their swoon to the bottom of the American League East Division continued. From first to worst. The Jays are obviously, at this point, a team that must consider a sell-off as we approach the trade deadline in less than two weeks. " As much as Toronto doesn't want to chase its (2025) pennant run with a (2026) deadline sale, good organizations recognize that sometimes it's not...
MLB Trade Rumors: Top 3 Landing Spots For Mason Miller
The San Diego Padres have been spinning their wheels, unable to make up ground in the Wild Card chase, as they sit 2.5 games back, but trail four other teams ahead of them as well. If they decide to sell, their biggest trade chip (and clearly one of the biggest trade chips in all of baseball) would be dominating, league-leading closer Mason Miller. He sits atop the NL with 25 saves, with a ridiculous 0.89 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and an even more insane 16.6 strikeouts per nine. Opposing batters a...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Twins' Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan has become one of the most sought-after arms on the trade market, and the Minnesota Twins face a franchise-altering decision on the right-hander ahead of the August 3 deadline. ESPN's Jeff Passan gave Ryan a 55 percent chance of being traded, listing the Cubs, Padres, Athletics, Diamondbacks, Braves, White Sox, Nationals, Blue Jays, and Cardinals among his best fits. The 30-year-old is having an outstanding season, previously sitting at a 2.85 ERA, before Monday's brutal outing, wit...
3 Trade Landing Spots For Astros' Jeremy Pena
Jeremy Pena has spent his entire career as a fixture in Houston , but a losing stretch and failed contract talks have pushed the shortstop into trade speculation ahead of the August 3 deadline. ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan ranked Pena as the No. 3 player most likely to be moved, giving him a 35 percent chance of being traded. The 28-year-old is a Gold Glover and former World Series and ALCS MVP who has become one of the better all-around shortstops in baseball, hitting around .295 w...
Rival Executives On Mets' Plans To Trade Francisco Lindor (+ 3 Teams Named)
The New York Mets are in all-out sell mode at this year's deadline. Their dreadful 2026 season, sitting second-to-last in the National League, has assured that. And with the recent report that only five Mets are untouchable, five-time All-Star Francisco Lindor is out there for the taking. Bob Nightengale reports that rival teams are quite certain that the Mets will trade Lindor... But NOT by the trade deadline: Rival executives believe that the Mets will trade shortstop Francico Lindor this wi...
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