As noted yesterday, teams will begin making August trades probably in the next week to keep bolstering their rosters. The fantasy playoffs will begin in about a month as well. That gives you three or four weeks to bolster your rosters before the season winds down. Just like in real

The non-waiver trade deadline came this past Monday and there were plenty of high profile players to change teams. In the hustle and bustle of our coverage we missed Jay Bruce going to the Mets and Matt Moore going to the Giants. Those moves could have a dramatic impact on

The Texas Rangers made an even bigger move right before the deadline closed when they acquired Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for top prospects Lewis Brinson and Luis Ortiz. The deal marked not only the second significant deal for the Rangers of the day,

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees made perhaps the most significant trade of the deadline period when the Yankees traded right fielder/designated hitter Carlos Beltran to the Texas Rangers in exchange for pitching prospect Dillon Tate. Seeing the Yankees as sellers (they’ve also dealt Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller)

The Dodgers are adding again on deadline day as they try to make a final push against the Giants in the NL West. They came into deadline looking for corner outfielders and starting pitchers and came away with both in a deal with the Oakland Athletics. They reel in Josh

Today is a national holiday of sorts for baseball fans. It’s non-waiver deadline day, but before we get to today’s activities we need to catch up on a key trade that happened over the weekend. The Washington Nationals bolstered their bullpen when they traded Taylor Hearn and Felipe Rivero to

Everyone is captivated by success in some form or fashion. For baseball fans, we love to see teams succeed and certainly love seeing teams succeed when they don’t have nearly the same resources as other teams. Occasionally though, watching how teams deal with failure is just as fascinating. The San

As we move through the diamond (in reverse) we come to find some commonalities between players that should not have been put in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Index is similar to other systems in that it attempts to distill the effects of time and place. One

The Toronto Blue Jays added some key depth to their bench when they acquired San Diego Padres outfield Melvin Upton Jr. in exchange for minor league pitcher Hansel Rodriguez. The move marks another in a long line of moves for the Padres this season as they have managed to barter

The first major trade of deadline week went down this morning when the Chicago Cubs dealt a group of prospects to the New York Yankees for Aroldis Chapman. The Cubs will be sending top shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, reliever Adam Warren, and outfield prospect Bill McKinney. Obviously, the deal will