2026 MLB Trade Deadline Buzz, Trades Tracker: Twins Acquire Orioles Pitcher

The 2026 MLB trade deadline is approaching, and there will be teams buying and selling – and plenty of rumors about both – before then.

Here you’ll find the latest rumors, news and trades from around the league.

July 31

The Minnesota Twins appear to be buyers.

Just hours after acquiring reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets, Minnesota acquired Baltimore Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer, the two teams announced. Minnesota is sending 18-year-old outfield prospect Jhomnardo Reyes to Baltimore in the trade; Reyes is now ranked as the No. 20 prospect in Baltimore’s farm system, per MLB Pipeline.

Over seven starts this season, Kremer, who sports a career 4.37 ERA, owns a 6.50 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP and a 65 ERA+ across 36.0 innings pitched. The Twins (56-55) have won seven of their last nine games and are now tied with the Cleveland Guardians for the third American League wild-card seed and three games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place in the AL Central. 

The Milwaukee Brewers appear to be putting their money where their mouth is.

If Milwaukee were to acquire Detroit Tigers superstar left-hander Tarik Skubal, it would be willing to eat the remaining money on his 2026 salary, according to The Athletic. Skubal has roughly $9.8 million remaining on his salary for this season and is a free agent at year’s end.

If Skubal lands in Milwaukee, he’d form a tantalizing, one-two rotation punch with Jacob Misiorowski and a Brewers starting staff that’s first in MLB in opponent batting average (.213) and second in ERA (3.38) and WHIP (1.08). The Brewers stand atop the National League Central at 67-41, good for the second-best record in the sport.

AJ Minter may just be the first of many relievers on his way out of Queens.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates are among the teams expressing interest in acquiring New York Mets reliever Luke Weaver, according to The Athletic. Weaver, who’s in the first season of a two-year, $22 million deal, boasts a 1.88 ERA, an 0.84 WHIP and a 222 ERA+ this season, while totaling 44 strikeouts and 1.9 wins above replacement over 43.0 innings pitched.

The Mets’ big offseason splash could be on the move.

The Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are among the teams showing “strong interest” in acquiring Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta, per The Athletic. The report notes that the Mets are asking for a top-100 prospect, among other assets, in a trade.

Peralta, who’s a free agent after this season, has a 4.99 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP and an 83 ERA+, which are each career worsts. That said, Peralta is a two-time All-Star who’s a year removed from posting a career-best 2.70 ERA and 5.5 wins above replacement. 

July 30

Cincinnati Reds star right-hander Hunter Greene is drawing “significant interest,” according to The Athletic. The report notes that the Reds aren’t necessarily looking to move Greene. Rather, if a team blows them away with a trade offer, a deal could then materialize.

Greene, a 2024 All-Star, has made just four starts this season, as he recently returned from an elbow injury. Last season, across 19 starts, Greene posted a 2.76 ERA, an 0.94 WHIP and a 161 ERA+, while totaling 132 strikeouts and 4.2 wins above replacement.

The 26-year-old Greene is under team control through 2029, with the Reds sitting in last place in the National League Central at 50-57.

Detroit Tigers superstar left-hander and two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal “is going to be traded,” according to ESPN.

Skubal, who’s a free agent after this season, has a 2.79 ERA, an 0.91 WHIP and a 154 ERA+, while totaling 116 strikeouts and 3.1 wins above replacement over 96 ⅔ innings pitched (16 starts).

The Milwaukee Brewers “would love” to acquire San Diego Padres star closer and two-time All-Star Mason Miller, according to ESPN.

Miller, who’s under contract through 2029, is 28 for 28 in save situations, boasting an 0.79 ERA, an 0.79 WHIP and a 525 ERA+, while totaling 85 strikeouts and 2.7 wins above replacement over 45 ⅔ innings pitched.

If Miller lands in Milwaukee, he’d join a Brewers bullpen that’s fifth in MLB in ERA (3.68).

July 26

With his future uncertain, right-hander Freddy Peralta held the Los Angeles Dodgers to three runs (two earned) and six hits while throwing 93 pitches in four innings Sunday before New York rallied with three-run homers by Tyrone Taylor and Marcus Semien in an 8-3 victory.

It could end up being Peralta’s last start for the Mets.

“I can’t hide that,” Peralta said. “I know it probably is, but I have to focus and keep giving the best of myself and if it happens, it happens. I’m just thankful and grateful to be part of this organization. I know that so far I let them down. I haven’t (done) what I was supposed to do, but I’m grateful to be here.’

Peralta can become a free agent after the season. The two-time All-Star was acquired from Milwaukee in January for youngsters Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat as the Mets gave up a pair of players rated among the game’s top 100 prospects in the anticipation Peralta would be the frontline starter they needed.

Instead, he is 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts and has failed to complete five innings in four of his past five outings. He was 5-5 with a 3.90 ERA after beating Atlanta 8-1 on June 14 but is 0-4 with a 7.93 ERA in his last seven starts, including a June 20 dud when he allowed 10 runs and 10 hits over 2 ⅔ innings at Philadelphia.

July 25

Could the starting shortstop for the National League in the 2026 MLB All-Star Game be on the move?

While they’re “not shopping” the two-time All-Star, the Washington Nationals will “listen” to trade offers for shortstop CJ Abrams, according to The Athletic. The report notes that the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers are among the teams interested in acquiring Abrams.

Abrams is under contract through 2028 and is in the midst of arguably the best season of his career. Through 100 games, Abrams has totaled 24 home runs, 76 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, a 148 OPS+ and 3.9 wins above replacement, while boasting a .288/.361/.544 slash line. Abrams leads MLB shortstops in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage (.544) and OPS (.905).

The Nationals are 52-52 and three games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third NL wild-card seed.

The Athletics got some pitching help.

Dallas Keuchel has signed a minor-league deal with the A’s, according to ESPN. Keuchel, 38, will report to the team’s Triple-A affiliate.

Keuchel, a two-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glover, last pitched in MLB in 2024 with the Milwaukee Brewers, making four starts. If the southpaw makes his way to the big-league club, the Athletics would be his eighth MLB team. Keuchel won the 2015 American League Cy Young Award with the Houston Astros, where he spent the first seven seasons of his MLB career (2012-18).

The Athletics, who are 44-59, are 29th in MLB with a 5.22 rotation ERA, a 1.48 rotation WHIP and a .266 opponent batting average against their rotation.

July 23

The Los Angeles Angels, who own the worst record in the American League (41-62), are “very open to trading controllable players if the right offers materialize,” according to ESPN.

Those players reportedly include starting pitchers José Soriano and Reid Detmers — who are each under contract through 2028 — and shortstop Zach Neto, who’s under contract through 2029.

Over 118.0 innings pitched (21 starts), Soriano has recorded a 3.43 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 122 strikeouts and a 122 ERA+; over 120.0 innings pitched (21 starts), Detmers has posted a 4.05 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, 136 strikeouts and a 103 ERA+.

Neto has totaled an AL-high 69 runs scored, 19 home runs, 46 RBIs and a 117 OPS+, while sporting a .238/.326/.446 slash line. Granted, he also leads the AL with 141 strikeouts.

July 22

If the Padres make flame-throwing closer Mason Miller available before the trade deadline, then the Yankees will attempt to bring him to New York, per the New York Post. There is no indication yet that the Padres are putting Miller on the block, as whether they buy or sell has a lot to do with the team’s record as the deadline nears, but the Yankees wanting Miller makes a lot of sense given his dominance.

Miller is also under team control through 2029, so he would not be a rental – which also means he would not be cheap. The Padres acquired Miller last deadline in a package that included one of the top prospects in baseball, Leo De Vries, and while that might not be what San Diego gets back with a year less of team control left, Miller isn’t exactly being dealt away at rental prices.

New York has David Bednar closing for it already, but Miller has a 0.86 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 41 ⅔ innings. He’s one of the most dominant arms in the game, is still 27 years old and could anchor the Yankees’ bullpen for the rest of the decade without an extension.

San Diego, though, is two games back of a wild-card spot, with its struggling star hitters no longer struggling, so dealing Miller now to reload for 2027 might not be appealing given that much of the current core will carry over into next season. It all depends on what the Padres decide to do, however, whether it’s to buy, sell or a combination of both.

Trade two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal for a deadline haul, and start working on 2027 and beyond? Hold on to Skubal and attempt to win in 2026 while he’s still a Tiger? Those were the options under consideration. Per the Athletic, though, a third path is being discussed by Detroit, and that’s dealing Skubal – a pending free agent – now in a package that will give the Tigers both a present-day replacement for him in the rotation, as well as help for the future.

The plan would be to bring back a pitcher under team control who, while not being the pitcher Skubal is – few are – would productively fill in his innings as well as give them one less pitcher to have to acquire over the offseason. There are obvious risks to this – the American League is weak, and the presence of Skubal means a short playoff series could go the Tigers’ way if they can simply get to October – but with just two months maximum of the defending AL Cy Young winner in Detroit, the risk could be worth it if it helps to secure a better future. 

Especially since, through July 21, the Tigers are five games out of a wild-card spot and 6.5 out of the AL Central lead. Neither are impossible deficits, but the Tigers are looking at seven teams ahead of them in the wild-card race and three in the division; they aren’t alone in trying to secure one of these playoff tickets.

The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, and that may spur an aggressive trade deadline.

“I think the big surprise will be Tampa buying big,” one rival executive reportedly told The Athletic. “They’re everywhere scouting.”

At 58-42, Tampa Bay, which hasn’t made the playoffs since 2023, holds a two-game lead on the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East and the best record in the AL.

Even though he hasn’t pitched since May, Clay Holmes is attracting interest.

There’s a “greater chance” the New York Mets would trade Holmes, rather than extend him, according to The Athletic.

Coming off a 2025 campaign where Holmes posted a 3.53 ERA and a 116 ERA+ in what was his first season as a full-time MLB starting pitcher (Holmes was previously a two-time All-Star as a reliever), the right-hander boasts a 2.39 ERA and 175 ERA+ this season, but he hasn’t pitched since May due to a fractured fibula. Holmes is in the second season of a three-year, $38 million deal.

The Mets are 43-59, good for last place in the National League East.

Could one of the best free agent signings of the offseason be moved?

Some teams feel it’s “inevitable” that the Washington Nationals trade left-hander Foster Griffin, according to The Athletic. Griffin, who signed a one-year, $5.5 million deal with the Nationals after not pitching in MLB since 2022 (he pitched in Japan from 2023-25), boasts a 2.68 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, a 159 ERA+ and 3.7 wins above replacement across 117 ⅓ innings pitched (20 starts) this season, with him earning a spot on the NL All-Star roster.

The Nationals are 51-51 and 1.5 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates for the third NL wild-card seed.

July 21

The Giants have had a rough 2026, but there are pieces on the team that could be moved to try to build a better 2027 and beyond. Per the San Francisco Chronicle, two such players are outfielder Heliot Ramos and infielder Casey Schmitt.

The Chronicle reports that scouts from the Mariners and Phillies were in attendance to see the Giants face the Royals on Monday. What makes Ramos attractive to other teams is also why the Giants might want to hang onto him, though, so it’s unclear if he would actually be moved: Ramos is batting .276/.310/.469, which is even better than it looks owing to Oracle Park’s pro-pitcher dimensions, and the 26-year-old isn’t even arbitration-eligible for the first time until 2027 – Ramos would not be a free agent until before the 2030 season.

As for Schmitt, he is playing third, first, second base and shortstop for the Giants in ‘26, while batting .275/.304/.482 with 19 homers. Like with Ramos, that line is even better than it looks – his 120 OPS+ has him very comfortably above the league-average production at any of the positions he’s played this season. Also like Ramos, Schmitt isn’t eligible for arbitration until this offseason – any teams looking to pry Ramos or Schmitt from the Giants will be paying for the privilege, but they will also be getting far more than just a rental for the price.

The Giants might be willing to hear those offers, though, as San Francisco is 20.5 back in the NL West even with the likes of Ramos and Schmitt on the roster, and has the third-worst record in the NL, putting it ahead of just the Mets and Rockies in the NL wild-card race.

July 20

The Los Angeles Angels have the worst record in the American League (40-61). Is the inevitable coming at the trade deadline? 

“We are going to have to be very open-minded,” general manager John Mozeliak, who was promoted to the role last month in the wake of Perry Minasian’s dismissal, said about the team’s trade deadline plans, according to MLB.com. “Obviously, we’re not having the year we hoped to. When you think about the trade deadline, you think about the offseason. There are certain times when you have the ability to get better, and so understanding the market and where that’s going, that’s first and foremost my biggest thing.”

Angels shortstop Zach Neto (AL-best 69 runs scored), ace José Soriano (3.43 ERA in 21 starts) and left-hander Reid Detmers (4.16 ERA in 20 starts), among others, are theoretically candidates to be moved.

“I’m not going to mention names, but what I am going to stick to is we know things have to change,” Mozeliak said. “And what that looks like, who that looks like, that’s to be determined. But not going into this with an open-minded approach, I think, would be a failure on my part.”

The Detroit Tigers have a losing record and arguably the best pitcher in the sport, Tarik Skubal, is a prime trade candidate given his looming free agency. But will the Tigers go against the grain and aim to make a playoff push?

“We’ve been playing Game 7 since May,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said before the team’s 8-6 win against the Chicago Cubs on July 20. “We know what’s ahead. We know what the conversation around our team is. Tarik is in the news every single day because someone has a dream trade to make up — yet we have a game to win that night. … We’re taking it [trade buzz] with open arms, that it is a part of our identification. We have to dam out all of the information of what is forward the following few weeks and get to successful video games.”

Whereas 47-53, the Tigers are simply 3.5 video games behind the Boston Pink Sox for the third AL wild-card seed and 6.5 video games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place within the AL Central. They’ve additionally gained 12 of their final 16 video games.

Colorado Rockies common supervisor Josh Byrnes orchestrated a commerce along with his former workforce Monday, sending right-hander Seth Halvorsen to the Los Angeles Dodgers for 2 minor league gamers.

Halvorsen is eligible to come back off the 15-day injured listing after being positioned on it earlier this month with irritation in his proper shoulder. He’s 0-1 with a 4.74 ERA throughout 21 appearances this season.

As a part of the deal, Colorado picked up right-handed pitcher Nick Frasso and outfielder Landyn Vidourek from the Dodgers.

Byrnes is aware of the Los Angeles farm system after spending greater than a decade within the entrance workplace with the workforce. He left in December to affix forces with Paul DePodesta, the Rockies’ president of baseball operations, in an effort to show round a franchise that’s making an attempt to interrupt a string of three straight 100-loss seasons.

The 27-year-old Frasso was 1-0 with a 4.74 ERA with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis this season. He was picked up by the Dodgers as a part of a cope with Toronto on Aug. 2, 2022. Frasso was ranked the eightieth general prospect in baseball earlier than the 2024 season by MLB.com.

He’ll report back to Triple-A Albuquerque. Vidourek, a third-round pick of the College of Cincinnati in 2025, is hitting .176 with eight dwelling runs and 28 RBIs within the minors this season.

He’ll report back to Single-A Fresno. Colorado drafted Halvorsen within the seventh spherical out of Tennessee in 2023. The 26-year-old is 3-4 in 75 profession video games with the Rockies and has 13 saves. The Rockies entered the day 23 1/2 video games behind Los Angeles within the NL West.