2026 Trade Deadline Megathread: Good Morning!

Happy Trade Deadline! Check here for all Trades, Rumors, and Speculation about all things across the league!

Check back often for updates. I will try and update every 10-15 minutes, or when a major move (or rumor) occurs! Check below the trade table for rumors and discussions!

COMPLETED TRADES:

(Starting on August 1st, and as of 1:45 PM [EST] on August 3rd, 2026)

The above list of trades will continue to be updated throughout the morning, until 2:00 PM (EST) when the "Afternoon Trade Deadline" megathread will get posted.

To see a full list of Trade Deadline trades (going back to the beginning of July), check out the MLB.com list here.

THIS MORNING'S TRADES:

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1:23 AM - Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic): "White Sox acquiring RH reliever Huascar Brazobán from Mets for Class AA RHP Gabe Davis and Class AAA RHP Zach Franklin..." (Tweet)

9:31 AM - Jeff Passan (ESPN): "BREAKING: The Toronto Blue Jays are acquiring right-hander Jose Soriano in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels" (Tweet) + "The Angels will receive top shortstop prospect Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti and right-hander Angel Rivero from the Blue Jays for Jose Soriano..." (Tweet)

9:45 AM - Jeff Passan (ESPN): "BREAKING: The Philadelphia Phillies are acquiring second baseman Luis Arraez in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN." (Tweet)

9:47 AM - Bob Nightengale (USA Today): "Phillies are trading for three-time batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Francisco Giants and right-reliever Kaleb Kilian. The Giants will receive starter Ramon Marquez, the Phillies’ No. 4 prospect and reliever Marty Gair." (Tweet)

9:52 AM - Will Sammon (The Athletic): "The Phillies are acquiring lefty reliever Brooks Raley in a trade with the New York Mets, league source confirms." (Tweet)

10:05 AM - Jayson Stark (The Athletic): "The Phillies are sending RHP Luke Gabrysh and OF John Spikerman to the Mets for LH reliever Brooks Raley." (Tweet)

11:26 AM - Jeff Passan (ESPN): "Trade news: The Atlanta Braves are acquiring left-handed reliever Brent Suter from the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr., sources tell ESPN." (Tweet)

11:38 AM - Aram Leighton (Just Baseball): "The Mets are sending catcher Ben Rortvedt to the Dodgers for RHP Chayce McDermott. McDermott was DFA'd by the Dodgers on July 31st." (Tweet)

12:19 PM - Jon Heyman (NY Post): "Jo Adell to Guardians" (Tweet)

12:23 PM - Tim Stebbins (MLB): "The Guardians have agreed to acquire outfielder Jo Adell from the Angels, per source. Deal includes catcher Jacob Cozart going to the Angels. (Tweet)

12:24 PM - Jeff Passan (ESPN): "BREAKING: The Seattle Mariners are acquiring outfielder Taylor Ward in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, sources tell ESPN." (Tweet)

12:31 PM - Jonathan Mayo (MLB): "Return for Ward is: Alex Hoppe Harrison Kreiling Brock Moore" (Tweet)

12:52 PM - Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic): "White Sox acquiring CF Brenton Doyle from the Rockies, sources tell me and @WillSammon" (Tweet)

12:56 PM - Mark Feinsand (MLB): "The White Sox have agreed to acquire Brenton Doyle from the Rockies for RHP Mason Adams and SS Carlos Vielma, per source. Deal is in medical review." (Tweet)

12:56 PM - Buster Olney (ESPN): "The Red Sox and O’s have a deal arranged for Adley Rutschman. Prospects, medicals set. Red Sox just need to say yay or nay." (Tweet)

1:39 PM - Evan Grant (Dallas): "Rangers are trading Josh Smith to Toronto. Getting lefty Adam Macko in return." (Tweet)

MORNING RUMORS:

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8:55 AM - Joel Sherman (NY Post): "The Mets already have been the busiest seller (Brazobán, Minter, Peralta) and those spoken to expect at least 5 more to go today: Holmes, Raley, Robert Jr. Taylor, Weaver." (Tweet)

9:00 AM - Jim Bowden (The Athletic): "Top SP still available: Mize, deGrom, Greene, Ray, Soriano, Detmers, Holmes, May, Bieber, Singer. Top bats still out there: Springer, Arraez, Neto, Varsho, Ward, Ramos, Stephenson, Robert...relievers still out there Jansen, Weaver, Raley, Finnegan etc." (Tweet)

10:48 AM - Jon Heyman (NY Post): "Several teams are looking for catching, but Mets have no plans to move Luis Torrens, one of the best defensive catchers in game" (Tweet)

10:58 AM - Jon Morosi (MLB Network): "Cardinals 1B/OF Alec Burleson is one of the most popular controllable bats on the trade market." (Tweet)

11:10 AM - Joel Sherman (NY Post): "Rangers are telling teams none of their players are off-limits and 1 player drawing interest is Nathan Eovaldi. He is making $25M this year, $20M next year. He has a full no-trade clause so would Eovaldi waive it if presented with a trade?" (Tweet)

11:23 AM - Joel Sherman (NY Post): "Clay Holmes of the Mets is drawing a lot of attention in the market. The Brewers are among those pursuing." (Tweet)

12:05 PM - Mark Feinsand (MLB): "The Red Sox and Orioles are talking about Adley Rutschman, per sources, and there is a feeling that a deal could be completed at some point today." (Tweet)

12:43 PM - Mark Feinsand (MLB): "The Rangers are taking calls from teams about any player on their roster, and, according to a source, are open to discussing anyone in the right deal. A would-be buyer appears to be heading towards a potential day of selling." (Tweet)

YANKEES RUMORS:

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7:37 AM - Brendan Kuty (The Athletic): "A team source tells @TheAthletic that the Yankees didn’t offer the Padres a trade of Will Warren for Adrian Morejon, despite a report published Sunday." (Tweet)

10:44 AM - Joel Sherman (NY Post): "I am re-positing this from 2 days ago because a big issue today with so many teams wanting a catcher is if Rutschman gets traded. This is a player of great interest to the Yankees." (Tweet)

MORNING DISCUSSIONS:

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Ethan's Trade Deadline Predictions:

News, rumors, and more keeps coming in as I'm finishing up this article to go live at 10:00 AM, but I wanted to quickly put out some predictions that I have for today's trade deadline: (Last year I went 2 for 4 with my predictions, so I'm aiming to do so again this year.)

1) The Yankees will make a trade for a catcher today. My highest of hopes are that they manage to swing a deal for Adley Rutschman, which I think they could pull off.

2) The Yankees will make a trade for an outfielder today. This will be a move a la Austin Slater last year, or essentially a serviceable 4th outfielder/pinch hit option for a playoff run.

3) The Yankees will trade for another relief pitcher, after trading away Camilo Doval, Yovanny Cruz, and Jake Bird in the recent days. Rumors about players like Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon from the Padres could be the makings of a gigantic trade package.

4) The Yankees will not make another upgrade in the infield, after the Luis Garcia Jr. trade.

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MLBTR Top 50 Trade Candidate List:

Right before 10:00 AM, moves were happening like crazy. In the half hour since, time is moving slowly. Luckily, MLB Trade Rumors has posted a Top 50 trade candidate list, which you can find here.

Two players I see mentioned on the list, but who I have heard zero rumblings about, are Lars Nootbaar and Mickey Moniak. Either of them would be perfect as the "4th outfielder" type of guy, with the benefit of an extra season of control. Both players can play anywhere in the outfield, so it allows the trading of Jones or Dominguez in a bigger move, as well as flexibility when Bellinger and Judge return.

Though, if the Yankees are going to upgrade in the outfield, a two-player package around Taylor Ward and Adley Rutschman is the best option out there to help fix two needed holes.

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Coming Soon:

This 1:45 PM update will be the last for this morning post.

Check back at 2:00 PM for the afternoon trade deadline thread!