4:02 p.m.: No extra offers for the Crimson Sox, per The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier.
4:01 p.m.: The 4 p.m. deadline has come and gone, and now we wait to see if something trickles in after the buzzer.
3:53 p.m.: The Crimson Sox are within the means of finishing yet one more deal, as soon as once more for a participant to be named later, per a number of stories. This commerce has lefty reliever Josh Osich on his approach to the North Facet of Chicago.
3:37 p.m.: The Crimson Sox are making a transfer, in response to a number of stories and first reported by Mark Feinsand.
3:28 p.m.: There are a few smaller pitcher offers getting accomplished in the mean time.
3:13 p.m.: Right here’s the reported return on that Marlins-Diamondbacks commerce centered round Starling Marte.
2:59 p.m.: Simply as we get set to hit the ultimate hour, issues have very a lot picked up. It feels like Starling Marte is headed from the Diamondbacks to the Marlins.
The Marlins, presumably in a unique deal, are reportedly sending Jonathan Villar to the Blue Jays.
2:50 p.m.: It’s been a quiet day for the Crimson Sox, however that is likely to be about to vary.
2:15 p.m.: The Blue Jays are hanging round this season, and it appears to be like like they’re satisfied they contend, as they’ve reportedly made a transfer to amass left-hander Robbie Ray from Arizona.
Ray is sort of in an identical scenario to Mike Minor, who was traded to Oakland earlier within the day. It’s been a brutal season to this point for Ray, who has a 1-4 document with a 7.84 ERA in seven begins. He’s, nonetheless, three years faraway from contending for the Nationwide League Cy Younger Award, and he’s nonetheless posting sturdy strikeout numbers, punching out 12 batters per 9 innings. Management has been a significant situation, as Ray’s averaging a stroll per inning this season.
1:05 p.m.: This could go with out saying, however: Don’t neglect concerning the Yankees.
12:40 p.m.: The Oakland A’s have been among the finest groups in baseball this season, and so they’re within the means of making an attempt to bolster their rotation by including a divisional rival.
Oakland and Texas reportedly have agreed to a deal that can ship left-hander Mike Minor to the A’s.
Minor was superior final 12 months, going 14-10 with a 3.59 ERA and putting out 200 whereas ending eighth in Cy Younger Award voting. Nonetheless, he stinks this 12 months, as evidenced by an 0-5 document and 5.60 ERA. His FIP signifies he’s possibly been somewhat bit unfortunate, and this transfer represents the final word change of surroundings, as pitching in Oakland’s huge ballpark would possibly assist him flip round his season. If not, it doesn’t sound just like the A’s parted with a lot to get him.
12:15 p.m.: We’re beneath 4 hours till the deadline, and we’re ready to see how the dominoes fall after the Mike Clevinger deal.
Within the meantime, right here’s our tackle that deal:
11:22 a.m.: Right here’s the reported return on the Mike Clevinger-to-San Diego deal.
It seems Cleveland is also getting outfielder Josh Naylor.
11:19 a.m.: The San Diego Padres are all in, as they’re the winners of the Mike Clevinger sweepstakes, in response to Robert Murray.
10:24 a.m.: Cleveland pitcher Mike Clevinger is likely to be the most important title to maneuver on deadline day.
Right here’s the place issues stand in the mean time, per USA Right this moment’s Bob Nightengale. Clevinger could be an enormous get for any crew, however he’d be particularly impactful for a Yankees crew that already has a terrific bullpen and bona fide ace in Gerrit Cole.
Then once more, if the Padres have been to land the right-hander, that may be big for a crew that’s already placing itself able to make a run down the stretch.
9:03 a.m.: The Minnesota Twins are struggling proper now, however including a pitcher might be the shot within the arm they want.
The Twins are reportedly poking round within the starter market, and a reunion with Lance Lynn might be within the playing cards.
As Jon Morosi mentions, the Twins have misplaced 5 in a row, however they nonetheless have one of many higher rosters within the American League. Regardless of their scuffling, they sit only a recreation and a half out of first place within the Central.
8:42 a.m.: We talked about it within the intro, however the factor that makes this commerce deadline so probably fascinating is what number of groups seemingly imagine they nonetheless have an opportunity to make the playoffs and go on a run.
MLB.com on Monday morning posted a commerce deadline primer by which it identified these are the one groups actually in a real place to promote on the deadline:
Crimson Sox
Pirates
Mariners
Royals
Angels
Rangers
Orioles
These groups, writes Jon Feinsand, might “go both method.”
Giants
Marlins
Tigers
We’ve already seen some exercise from groups just like the Crimson Sox, Mariners and Orioles, however there are many items to maneuver on these different groups, too.
8 a.m. ET: There was some query whether or not the 2020 MLB commerce deadline would possibly come and go with out a lot motion. If this previous weekend was any indication, nonetheless, Monday is likely to be a wild day.
Regardless of the pandemic, its financial fallout and the final oddity of a 60-game season, there was loads of motion this weekend, highlighted by the San Diego Padres making a handful of strikes. Given MLB’s up to date playoff format for this season, the vast majority of the game stays in postseason competition, and it’s simpler for groups to persuade themselves to make a transfer to place them excessive.
We’ll have all the newest information and rumors proper right here all through the day.