Major League Baseball’s 2025 trade deadline is rapidly approaching. The deadline will pass in less than 36 hours (6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31), and that means the expectation is that a frenzied period of swapping between buyers and sellers is in the offing. We’ve already seen a small handful of notable deals go down, as the Yankees and Mariners …
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As the Cardinals head into the deadline as likely sellers, a handful of the club’s players are getting significant attention on the trade market. Of the team’s major pieces, no player is more likely to be moved than closer Ryan Helsley, a free agent after the 2025 season. The Dodgers and Mets have already been connected to Helsley in some …
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Aaron Judge’s right flexor strain continues to be the overarching story impacting the Yankees’ business on and off the field as the trade deadline approaches. Manager Aaron Boone provided some more details on Judge’s status in an interview with Jomboy Media’s “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast (link to X) today, saying that Judge is slated to start hitting off a tee no …
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At the start of a week where the Yankees could look to add a starter ahead of the trade deadline, they dealt some of their pitching depth in the minors. Carlos Carrasco, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May but carved out a brief role in the rotation earlier this season, was traded to the Braves in exchange for a …
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1:09pm: Though the trade might be announced as Carrasco for player to be named later or cash, David O’Brien of The Athletic reports that Atlanta is only giving New York salary relief in the deal and won’t be sending a player back the other direction. 12:48pm: The Braves and Yankees have agreed to a trade that’ll send righty Carlos Carrasco …
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CC Sabathia earned first-ballot election to the Baseball Hall of Fame this past winter, an honor that seemed to be tearing at the seams midway through his Yankees career. The Sabathia of 2013, ’14, and ’15 posted ERAs above 4.70 each season, and he hadn’t just approached a career crossroads at the age of 34, but seemed to have already …
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The MLB trade deadline is on Thursday, July 31 and the activity in recent days suggests it will be a very busy time across Major League Baseball. With buyers and sellers starting to make moves, the latest MLB trade rumors point to how the market will shake out this week. Let’s dive into the latest MLB rumors as of Sunday …
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The Yankees should sell. And they should start with Ryan McMahon. OK, I’m kidding. There’s a lot of frustration around the Yankees, and you’re hearing some wild thoughts (maybe not quite this wild!). They aren’t doing anything crazy like that. But they definitely have reevaluated how aggressive they’ll be this trading season. And they’re right to proceed with extreme caution. …
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Giancarlo Stanton believes he is healthy enough to see some time in the outfield for the first time in nearly two years, if needed to play there due to Aaron Judge’s flexor injury. Stanton replied “yes” when asked by The Post if he’s on board with Aaron Boone’s assertion Saturday that the Yankees will find out if the 35-year-old designated …
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The Yankees had tried to acquire Amed Rosario multiple times over the past few years. Now that they finally got him, from the Nationals in a Saturday night trade for reliever Clayton Beeter and 18-year-old outfielder Browm Martinez, Rosario becomes the utilityman the Yankees have been missing since Oswaldo Cabrera broke his ankle in May. The right-handed hitting Rosario, who …
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