mlb trade deadline
Expensive Relievers, Unavailable Catchers, And More: This Particular Week In Baseball
The trade market for relief pitchers continues to defy reason, the universe continues to defy the Cleveland Indians, and teams get ready to change everything.
James Shields' Lost Season Is Business as Usual for the White Sox
James Shields was only with the White Sox a little while, but he lasted long enough to compound and define another year in limbo. Now he may be on the move again.
The Yankees Are Playing Great. They Should Still Sell.
The Yankees have been very good in July, despite not really being very good. We'll see soon enough if they realize this, or if they're believing in magic.
The Trade Market for Closers Is Insane, and the Royals Would Be Crazy Not to Take Advantage
The Yankees got a great prospect haul for Aroldis Chapman. The Royals, who have holes to fill and a closer worth more to other teams than them, could do even better.
Ridiculousness, Fire Sales, And Chris Sale: This Particular Week In Baseball
The trade market heats up as the Chicago White Sox burn themselves down, the Arizona Diamondbacks go avant-garde, and a possible World Series preview in Cleveland.
Is Uniform-Destroying Pitcher Chris Sale Actually a Labor Hero?
Hiding behind Sale's gloriously immature workplace vandalism is a downright feudal labor practice: the sports trade.
There Will Never Be Another Jay Buhner-For-Ken Phelps Deal
What the hell did the Yankees trade Jay Buhner for? There's a literal answer to Frank Costanza's question, but the broader one is still baffling, even years later.
The MLB Trade Deadline Isn't What It Used to Be, and Might Never Be Again
Teams locking up star players before they reach free agency has made an impact on baseball's trade market, too. In a tight market, things are going to get weird.
Blue Jays Go All in for Shot at October
First, it was Troy Tulowitzki. Now? Left-handed ace David Price. The Blue Jays, who have the longest postseason drought in all of baseball, aren't messing around.
Watching David Price, Who Is Throwing Strikes
David Price is pitching the same stubborn way, and just as well, as he always has. He might get traded, but it's a good bet that he's not going to change a thing.
Master of Blockbusters Anthopoulos Brings MLB's Best Shortstop Tulowitzki to Toronto
The Blue Jays added another potent bat to their already lethal lineup. And got better defensively at the same time, too.
The Blue Jays Go All-In While Standing Pat
The trade deadline saw a flurry of activity as all the contenders shored up for the stretch. Except the guys in Toronto.