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What we’re hearing on the MLB trade deadline: Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen and the pitching market

What we’re hearing on the MLB trade deadline: Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen and the pitching market

With a week remaining until Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, pitching-needy clubs acknowledge the options are fairly limited. The Ace, which has long been an archetype of the trade deadline, exists more in baseball history, or even mythology. That singular talent, multiple league sources briefed on those conversations told The Athletic, is simply unavailable. Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen should …

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Teams with prospects to trade at Trade Deadline 2025

Teams with prospects to trade at Trade Deadline 2025

With the Trade Deadline just about a week away, something big is brewing across the Major League landscape. The big question on everyone’s mind: Who is going to pull off the blockbuster move? Which team is going to part with its best, young, cost-controlled future talent(s) to go for it all right now? On the latest MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim …

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How Japan Clinched a Trade Deal With Trump Just Days Ahead of the Tariff Deadline – The New York Times

How Japan Clinched a Trade Deal With Trump Just Days Ahead of the Tariff Deadline  The New York Times Japan trade deal info on Trump’s desk was altered by hand with a marker  CNBC Wall Street advances, gold retreats as trade talks progress boosts markets  Reuters Trump announces ‘massive’ trade agreement with Japan  CNN Japan Trade Deal Means Less Inflation. Bonds Are Pricing It …

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Wall Street isn’t worrying yet about Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline

Wall Street isn’t worrying yet about Trump’s August 1 tariff deadline

When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent first described tariffs as the “dog that didn’t bark,” analysts weren’t convinced. Many believed that businesses would pass through hikes to consumers—as various datasets confirmed—thus pushing up inflation. Yet in the months since President Trump’s “Liberation Day” in early April, those fears have cooled. Whether or not that anxiety has dissipated to the point of …

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What we’re hearing: Rays’ relief plans, Luis Robert’s value and deadline ‘ambulance chasing’

What we’re hearing: Rays’ relief plans, Luis Robert’s value and deadline ‘ambulance chasing’

What we’re hearing about the MLB trade deadline is a collection of news and notes from our reporting team of Patrick Mooney, Will Sammon, Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal. St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak watched as his team faltered and his popularity surged among his peers. Getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first series …

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MLB trade deadline Big Board 3.0: The Top 50 players who could be on the move

MLB trade deadline Big Board 3.0: The Top 50 players who could be on the move

By Tim Britton, Aaron Gleeman, Chad Jennings and Eno Sarris There’s just over one week left until the MLB trade deadline, and one week until we find out. After months of speculation, the vapor of rumor will clarify into honest-to-goodness action, as executives around the league reveal how they really feel about their teams. It’s the best week of the …

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Mets could address other areas of need at MLB trade deadline

Mets could address other areas of need at MLB trade deadline

Let’s do some junior detective work around the Mets and the trade deadline.  David Stearns on Monday described the bullpen as his priority between now and July 31; understandable since within this season the Mets have lost four key contributors for the year — Max Kranick, Dedniel Núñez and lefties A.J. Minter and Danny Young.  For a second straight game, …

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Mets trade deadline overview: Where and how can New York upgrade?

Mets trade deadline overview: Where and how can New York upgrade?

NEW YORK — Now with fewer than 10 days before the trade deadline, David Stearns and the Mets have provided some clarity about their potential direction. There are four main areas the Mets could address between now and July 31: the bullpen, the rotation, center field and third base. Stearns addressed all of those areas Monday. So let’s run through …

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