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MLB trade deadline 2026 live updates: Tracker, latest news and analysis of every deal
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August 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT
MLB trade deadline
Major League Baseball teams likely will be wheeling and dealing ahead of Monday’s trade deadline
The buildup to the deadline is always intriguing. Which players will be moved? Which teams will be the most aggressive?
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Bold prediction: Dodgers
For the fourth deadline in a row, the Dodgers wind up trading another starting pitcher off their big-league roster. It was Noah Syndergaard in 2023, James Paxton in 2024 and Dustin May in 2025 …
EricLauercould make some sense — so long as the Dodgers are still optimistic their rotation could get back to full strength eventually
Bold prediction: Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks trade with the Nationals forLuis García Jr
Arizona has the lowest OPS from first basemen of any team in the league. García is already having a 20-homer campaign and offers a high-slug, low-OBP profile not dissimilar from Eugenio Suárez
Washington might be wise to sell high, and García could fill a major need for the D-Backs in exchange for pitching prospects
Bold prediction: Rockies
Maybe it comes before the deadline, maybe after. But Colorado seems keen on building around their best player, not trading him amid a lost season. Hunter Goodmancould command a franchise-altering haul, given his pre-arb status and monster power numbers
The will they, won’t they with Goodman is one of the most intriguing deadline questions, and how they handle Goodman could be reflective of how they view their young core as a whole
Keeping him could be seen as a vote of confidence that new president of baseball ops Paul DePodesta sees genuine building blocks
Bold prediction: Padres
Mason Miller has entered the conversation for most dominant closer ever, and multiple contenders are interested in prying him away from a middling team. But it was just a year ago that the Padres traded Leo De Vries — now baseball’s No. 2 prospect — to acquire Miller, whom they still control for 3 1/2 more years
San Diego eventually might be compelled to flip him for controllable starting pitching — and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller will at least listen to offers — but now feels a bit soon
Bold prediction: Giants
Good news! Bryce Eldridgewill finish the season as the Giants’ leader in OPS. It’s a wonderful development for the franchise that their 21-year-old top prospect hasn’t looked overmatched after getting promoted on May 4. He’s been one of the few batters willing to take walks on a team that ranks dead last in the majors in free passes
He adjusted well in June when opposing pitchers began throwing him anything except a fastball, taking pitches and working counts. He’s looking like an important, power-hitting piece of the puzzle for years to come and a potential franchise player
Except, well … bad news! Eldridge will finish the season as the Giants’ leader in OPS
This doesn’t speak well for the regression the Giants are already seeing from their core players signed to immovable contracts — most notably Rafael Devers, who has more than $200 million to go on a lead-balloon deal that runs through 2033
Bold prediction: Rangers
He’s not Aroldis Chapman, whom the Rangers acquired on their way to the 2023 World Series, but Luke Weaverwould represent a significant upgrade for a bullpen in need
The Mets, unlike Chapman’s surging Red Sox, are definite sellers. The 2026 Rangers might not resemble World Series contenders, but amid the mediocrity of the American League West — and the overall parity of the AL — adding Weaver would give them a better shot than most
The Minnesota Twins are sending 18-year-old outfield prospect Jhomnardo Reyesto Baltimore in exchange for DeanKremer, according to a team source
Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffinis usually steady, insightful and good for a little wit after outings
After today’s outing against the Atlanta Braves — which could be his last with the Nationals, as trade rumors swirl — he needed a little more time to search for the right way to process where he stood
“Truthfully, I’m human. It’s not easy. Last week or so has been …,” Griffin began, on the precipice of insight before opting for a safer choice of words. “It is what it is.”
Griffin, 31, is among the frontrunners for National League Rookie of the Year after spending the last three years in Japan. He is also on an expiring deal, with an extension or a trade among the possibilities in the days ahead
That has put a lot on his mind, as well as on the mind of president of baseball operations Paul Toboni
“I will say, to (Toboni’s) credit, he has been very transparent — but there’s only so much he can relay, I think,” Griffin said. “The trade deadline is in a few days, and I’m sure he’s had calls, etc. But nothing has really happened yet. So I’m sure there’s not a whole lot that he can relay to me at this point. That’s his job. And, like I said, my job is to go out there and pitch games right now. But he has been informative to, I feel like, what he can be.”
Today was Griffin’s least productive start since mid-May, with six earned runs jacking his ERA up from 2.76 to 3.06. Before the game, he joked with manager Blake Butera that he didn’t want to get scratched from his start, as fellow trade candidates Casey Mize and Freddy Peralta were. He exited with his head down, with the outing, rather than the big picture, on his mind
Twins acquiring RHP Dean Kremer from the Orioles
Bold prediction: Astros
The Astros will recognize their myriad issues, acknowledge their long odds of making a meaningful run in the American League playoffs and reinvigorate their farm system by trading shortstop Jeremy Peña
The Astros and Peña came close to a contract extension last season but after talks fell apart, Peña hired Scott Boras to represent him and seems bound for free agency after next season
In the winter of 2024, Houston faced a similar situation with Kyle Tucker, the homegrown outfielder they failed to extend and decided to trade before his platform season. That precedent will make Peña an obvious trade candidate this winter
Why not seize the advantage of a seller’s market and perhaps, get more in return for Peña?
Bold prediction: Angels
The Angels will add big-league talent. Even if the Angels trade several players off their team, it’s hard to imagine them fully embracing a rebuild
Even if they should. Even if it’s needed. It’s not in their vocabulary. It doesn’t matter who is running the baseball operations department; they still answer to owner Arte Moreno. And it was notable during a John Mozeliak scrum on July 20, when he alluded to the hope of being a playoff-caliber team next season
So whatever trades the Angels do make will likely be, at least in part, with the goal of remaining competitive in 2027
When Bruin Agbayanimade his first trip to Citi Field as a 12-year-old, he was taken aback by the love Mets fans continued to show his dad, Benny
“It was amazing seeing how many fans remember him and how big of a name he is in New York,” Bruin Agbayani said last year
Now, Bruin Agbayani will have a chance to leave his own mark with the Mets organization. Agbayani, a sixth-round pick in last year’s draft by the Minnesota Twins, was part of the Mets’ return in the Thursday night trade that sent A.J. Minter to the Twin Cities. For his dad, it’s an incredible turn of events
“I was shocked,” Benny Agbayani said. “It’ll be great to have him wearing a Mets jersey and continuing the legacy.”
Benny Agbayani was a fan favorite during his Mets career at the turn of the century — an integral member of back-to-back postseason teams in 1999 and 2000, best remembered for his walk-off home run in Game 3 of the 2000 NLDS
Agbayani has spent much of his post-career time working as a ramp agent for Hawaiian Airlines and coaching his kids. His daughters both earned Division I college scholarships for softball. And the day job loading and unloading luggage allowed Agbayani to fly his kids to the mainland more frequently for exposure
As a left-hand-hitting middle infielder, Bruin is a different player than his dad. And in Benny’s estimation, a better one
“He’s growing into his swing,” he said. “He brings more to the plate than I did.”
Bruin Agbayani has played in just 15 professional games since being drafted, missing much of this year with a shoulder injury. That didn’t stop Benny from contemplating what it could be like to see his son in a home uniform in Queens
“It’s going to be emotional,” he said. “I hope he can wear that No. 50 in the big leagues.”
Bold prediction: Athletics
This has not gone according to plan. No, not the fourth-place standing in the AL West. That was always a possibility. But if they were going to limp through the summer, the A’s at least had a bunch of veterans they could ship out
Instead, those veterans are either injured (Mark Leiter Jr., Luis Severino) or wildly ineffective (Jeffrey Springs, Jeff McNeil). The Athletics already dumped Aaron Civaleand Scott Barlow
If someone calls on any of those veterans, the A’s will surely listen. But it feels like little more than a parting with Jonah Heim is on the horizon
Bold prediction: Mariners
The Mariners have needs — plural — but so does every American League team, and that could stifle a Jerry Dipoto-led front office that typically has the poison ivy-like itch to wheel and deal
Dipoto won’t be able to help himself. He’ll do something. But the crowd of teams near the .500 mark, trying to size up where they stand in the division and wild-card races in the AL, will make it difficult for those teams to be aggressive
Also, this is a deadline in which ample starting pitching should be available — but that’s the one thing the Mariners don’t need. Maybe the Mariners work something out with the Reds, a familiar trade partner, for Spencer Steerand/or Caleb Ferguson
O’Hearn injured against Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Ryan O’Hearnappeared to suffer a left quad injury in the ninth inning of the team’s 8-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Great American Ball Park
O’Hearn, who spent time on the IL earlier this season with a right quad strain, had to be helped off the field after grounding out for the second out in the top of the ninth. O’Hearn was on crutches after the game
The Pirates are expecting Spencer Horowitzback from the IL soon after beginning a rehab assignment this week
The left-handed hitting O’Hearn, who was the team’s DH tonight, is hitting .270/.334/.454 with 17 home runs and 69 RBIs this season. O’Hearn was 1 for 4 with a walk tonight
With the loss, the Pirates fell to 55-56 and are 2.5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the final wild-card spot and have two teams — the San Diego Padres and Miami Marlins — between them and the Phillies
Bold prediction: Cubs
The Cubs acquire Reid Detmersand pay a hefty price for him. The Cubs just need bodies when it comes to their pitching right now, and Detmers helps immediately
This is not a front office that’s going to pay a huge price for a rental. The Cubs also have multiple rotation pieces hitting free agency after this year, so they could really benefit from getting some shopping done now
With a lack of sellers, the prices will be high for anyone, but getting a young pitcher who can miss bats and is under control through 2028 would be a dream for the Cubs
Bold prediction: Reds
The Reds sure aren’t buying and they need to find out if their outfield prospect can transfer his success in the minors to the big leagues. The Reds have plenty of pieces to trade, even if none of the deals will garner a lot of attention outside the Queen City
Look for the Reds to try to maximize their return with younger prospects who can be had for spare parts — much like the team acquired Héctor Rodríguez in a deal with the Mets for Tyler Naquin at the 2022 trade deadline
The Reds have young infielders and infield prospects, but outfield remains a huge question mark
Bold prediction: Pirates
Here’s why it makes sense: The Bucs and Astros tried to get a deal done last offseason, but the Astros didn’t want to give up MLB hitting. (They found a workaround in a three-team trade.)
The Astros may be more inclined to part with hitters in the next week if they fade in the playoff race. They have already plumbed the Pirates farm system and presumably have prospects they like. Pittsburgh failed to land a third baseman last winter. Jared Triolo was not the answer
I’d like their chances better in October if Nick Gonzalesand Jacob Gonzalezcome off the bench. Acquiring Isaac Paredeswould add some real right-handed thump to the lineup. That’s Paredes’ whole thing, pulling balls in the air
That’s also why this doesn’t make sense: Houston is perfect for an extreme righty pull hitter. PNC Park is not. But Paredes is screamin’ hot. Take a swing, Buccos, then decide how to proceed with Paredes’ $13.35 million 2027 club option
Was it an injury? Was it the precursor to a trade? Was it … both?
The Nationals said it was the first one for first baseman Luis García Jr., a possible trade candidate at this year’s trade deadline who left today’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Shortly after the 26-year-old was pinch-hit for in the seventh, the team announced García departed with right knee soreness
Here’s what we can say for certain: The team has to take every precaution around this time of year
