MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers guide: Where all 30 teams stand two weeks away
Major League Baseball teams are finalizing strategies as the August 3 trade deadline approaches, with all 30 teams evaluated as buyers or sellers.
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Source diversity sample: CBS Sports · MLB.com · The New York Times · USA Today · NBC Los Angeles.
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📍 The outcome
Coverage focused on predictions for landing spots, trade targets, and the status of all 30 teams ahead of the August 3 deadline. The reports analyzed player trade stock and identified potential moves for various archetypes.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
Who reported it (11)
- MLB trade deadline landing spots: Predicting new teams for Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta, Luis Arraez, more CBS Sports · 46d ago
- MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers guide; NBA offseason grades CBS Sports · 46d ago
- 10 players on a tear -- and boosting their trade stock MLB.com · 46d ago
- Who are the trade deadline ‘archetypes’? Finding the ace, the former star and more The New York Times · 46d ago
- MLB trade deadline predictions: Will these 12 players on the bubble stay or go? USA Today · 46d ago
- Hunter Goodman to Boston? Five moves I’d like to see before the MLB Trade Deadline The New York Times · 46d ago
- Who's getting traded? Latest MLB trade rumors and deadline buzz USA Today · 46d ago
- When is the 2026 MLB trade deadline? Teams and players likely to be involved NBC Los Angeles · 46d ago
- MLB trade deadline Big Board 2.0: Top 75-plus players ahead of Aug. 3 deadline The New York Times · 46d ago
- 12 trade targets to watch with Deadline 2 weeks away MLB.com · 46d ago
- MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers guide: Where all 30 teams stand two weeks away CBS Sports · 46d ago
The brief
The MLB trade deadline is two weeks away, centered on an August 3 cutoff. Teams are currently positioning themselves as either buyers or sellers to optimize their rosters for the remainder of the season.
Coverage from CBS Sports, MLB.com, The New York Times, and USA Today focuses on identifying key trade targets and 'archetypes,' such as aces and former stars. Analysts are predicting landing spots for players including Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta, and Luis Arraez, while speculating on a potential move for Hunter Goodman to Boston.
Observers are monitoring a 'Big Board' of over 75 players and specific lists of targets and players 'on the bubble' to determine who will be moved before the deadline.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 43d ago.
Quick answers
When is the 2026 MLB trade deadline?
The deadline is August 3.
Which players are being discussed as potential trade targets?
Players mentioned in coverage include Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta, Luis Arraez, and Hunter Goodman.
How many teams are being analyzed in these guides?
Guides from CBS Sports cover where all 30 teams stand regarding their buyer or seller status.
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