MLB rumors tracker: The latest rumors on MLB trade deadline day (August 1)

10 a.m. ET —

10:25 a.m. ET —

More buzz around Verlander and the Orioles, from Buster Olney…

Also, Morosi is putting the Cardinals and Marlins together as potential trade partners, tweeting, “Miami GM Kim Ng would like to add offense, and Marlins manager Skip Schumaker has close knowledge of STL’s available bats.”

10:40 a.m ET —

Buster Only of ESPN is predicting a wild end to the trade deadline, with part of his tweet reading, “a barrage of starting pitcher deals completed today, maybe in the last couple of hours before the deadline, as desperation begins to factor in for buyers and sellers.”

Also, more on the Cardinals from Morosi, with part of his tweet saying, “Cardinals have been active in trade conversations last night and this morning. They’re willing to move multiple bats.”

10:55 a.m. ET —

Jon Heyman pumping the brakes on the Orioles-Verlander talk here.

11:05 a.m. ET —

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets, “The Pirates continue to get hits on Austin Hedges, Rich Hill and Ji Man Choi, per sources, but no deals are imminent.”

11:10 a.m. ET —

Jon Heyman reporting that “Dodgers are in hot pursuit of Eduardo Rodriguez now” as well as Verlander.

11:30 a.m. ET —

Heyman reporting that the San Diego Padres are the “mystery team” in on Verlander.

He then adds…

11:45 a.m. ET —

Another name to watch for the Padres? Eduardo Rodriguez from the Tigers, tweets Feinsand.

11:50 a.m. ET —

An interesting note from Joel Sherman in his New York Post article about Verlander … “Steve Cohen’s willingness to pay down the approximately $93 million that Verlander is owed going forward — if his 2025 $35 million option is triggered — would potentially put any contender into play.”

11:52 a.m. ET —

Could the Yankees really be sellers? Buster Olney seems to doubt it.

12:06 p.m. —

We have a small trade. Plenty of bigger ones still to come.

12:13 p.m. ET —

Could the Astros really be out on Verlander?

12:33 p.m. ET —

We have another trade, this one between the Rays and Cubs.

12:43 p.m. ET —

The Toronto Blue Jays have reached out to the Cardinals about Paul DeJong, tweets Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

12:51 p.m. ET —

Mark Feinsand tweets that the talks between the Mets and Astros for Verlander “have really cooled down today.

12:53 p.m. ET —

We have a trade between the Rockies and Braves

1:06 p.m. —

The Padres and Pirates have made a deal.

1:23 p.m. —

The Diamondbacks have talked to the Tigers about Michael Lorenzen, per Morosi.

1:40 p.m. —

Toronto and St. Louis have finalized another trade it seems, sending Paul DeJong to the Blue Jays, tweets Morosi.

1:43 p.m. —

The Royals could be very busy trading away players this afternoon, tweets Feinsand.

1:46 p.m. —

Feinsand tweets that “it is ‘mostly rentals’ that are available” on the starting pitching market, so no Dylan Cease.. However, it has been tweeted that “White Sox will trade anyone except Luis Robert.”

2 p.m. —

Rockies have acquired LHP Justin Bruihl from the Dodgers for cash considerations, Feinsand said.

2:15 p.m. —

Yankees and Cardinals still discussing Dylan Carlson, Feinsand says.

4:52 p.m. —

Not trade-related, but St. Louis will lose Brendan Donovan for the rest of the year after undergoing surgery, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Also, Eduardo Rodriguez blocked a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers,Jeff Passan reports.

5 p.m. —

Keeping an eye out for this.