With the MLB Trade Deadline just days away, we break down potential trades as well as giving you info on how to learn about all the changes made to your favorite team.
Welcome, fellow baseball fans, to one of the best weeks in baseball. Other than Opening Week and the World Series, the trade deadline is one of the most exciting parts of the season. By July, most teams know where they stand. They know whether or not October is within reach and what to do if it isn’t.
Then there are teams that are waiting; waiting for an unignorable loss or a big win to help them decide what to do.
They’re running out of time, however, with the trade deadline just hours away.
We’ve seen a lot of players be traded so far. Going into the All-Star Break, Manny Machado was the hottest name on the market. He is now a Dodger and other top players, like Mike Moustakas and Cole Hamels, have found new teams, too.
Plenty of contenders still need help, however. The Dodgers need pitching, the Phillies need hitting, even after trading for Asdrubal Cabrera. The Red Sox could potentially use some rotation and relief help, and the Yankees could use another starter to back up Luis Severino.
Well, I have some good news. Those teams, and others, still have time; 48 hours, give or take. In baseball, 48 hours is forever. In 48 hours a team could go from first to second place. They could go from a winning streak to a losing streak or vice versa.
They could go from being in shaky shape to good shape headed into October.
The trade deadline is (usually) pretty unpredictable, but I am going to try and predict as much of it as I can, as well as give you all the information you need to pay attention to all the changes made to your favorite teams.