MLB trade deadline 2024: Olney and Passan intelligence
Despite the tardiness of this year’s trades, things heated up over the weekend with the New York Yankees obtaining Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Seattle Mariners adding Randy Arozarena.
Now, talks involving big names like Miami Marlins closer Tanner Scott, Detroit Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty, Los Angeles Angels All-Star Tyler Anderson, Chicago White Sox pitchers Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr., and Detroit Marlins pitcher Tanner Scott are still circulating in the industry with less than 48 hours to go before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline.
Who will change teams in the last few days? Which teams will make every effort to sign the top players available?
After a sluggish start, this deadline perked up during the weekend. What sounds promising to keep things going in the last several hours?
Oney: The market has very few players available because there are so few dealers. As a result, teams with needs will continue to circle back and forth and may decide to hold off on paying rates they are unwilling to pay for players who aren’t exact matches. By the time the deadline arrives, some adders won’t accept defeat. The Dodgers from Los Angeles. The Red Sox of Boston. The Yankees. The Cincinnati Reds are getting closer to being dealers with another difficult defeat on Sunday—one-run losses seem to be a recurring theme for them this season.
