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MLB Trade Rumors Roundup: Latest on Dylan Cease, Eugenio Suarez, Yankees, Cubs and More
The MLB trade deadline is on Thursday, July 31 and the activity in recent days suggests it will be a very busy time across Major League Baseball. With buyers and sellers starting to make moves, the latest MLB trade rumors point to how the market will shake out this week. Let's dive into the latest MLB rumors as of Sunday morning, with recent intel on MLB trade candidates like Dylan Cease and Eugenio Suarez, along with what clubs like the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees are planning. Dylan Cease trade unlikely for San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are buyers at the MLB trade deadline and there's a focus on adding to the lineup. San Diego's approach reportedly included a willingness to trade starting pitcher Dylan Cease, who is a free agent this winter. The Padres' front office wants a quality MLB hitter back in exchange for Cease, hoping to address its needs at catcher and left field. However, per Robert Murray of Fansided, it's viewed as a 'longshot' that Cease is traded, both due to San Diego's asking price and the lack of buyers willing to trade away a good hitter to acquire half a season of Cease (4.59 ERA). Related: Boston Red Sox expected to keep Jarren Duran A 10-game winning streak this summer has further pushed the Boston Red Sox toward being buyers at the trade deadline. However, that hasn't stopped rival clubs from calling about All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran. Boston has fielded inquiries, prioritizing cost-controlled starting pitching that could immediately plug into its rotation. So far, no club has come close to meeting Boston's demands. Unsurprisingly, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Red Sox are expected to keep Duran past the MLB trade deadline. Related: Latest on a potential Luis Robert trade A month ago, it seemed inevitable that the Chicago White Sox would trade outfielder Luis Robert Jr., even amid his career-worst season. The Athletic reporters Katie Woo, Patrick Mooney, and Will Sammon reported that two unidentified teams made 'aggressive attempts' to acquire the former All-Star outfielder during the All-Star Break, but those efforts were rebuffed. Now, according to Buster Olney of ESPN, Robert seems likely to remain in Chicago. The White Sox are hopeful his recent hot streak at the plate will carry over into August and September, boosting his trade value for a potential blockbuster deal this winter. Related: Latest on Houston Astros' approach to MLB Trade Deadline The Houston Astros have the second-best record in the American League right now and lead the AL West by four games, but they rank 16th in runs scored. Part of the problem is the Yordan Alvarez injury, with the All-Star slugger's hand keeping him out of the lineup since early May. Unsurprisingly, per Robert Murray and ESPN's Jorge Castillo, Houston is in the market for hitters. Acquiring a left-handed-hitting outfielder is a top priority, with Baltimore Orioles' outfielders Ryan O'Hearn and Cedric Mullins on the club's radar. Houston is also exploring options at third base since Isaac Paredes (hamstring) is out indefinitely. Ryan McMahon was on their radar, but they could now pivot to Eugenio Suarez. Related: Los Angeles Angels' trade deadline approach The Los Angeles Angels have been one of the uncertainties ahead of the MLB trade deadline—until now. Aidan Gonzalez of ESPN reports that the Angels' front office informed teams this week that impending free agents Yoan Moncada (third base), Luis Rengifo (second base/utility), Tyler Anderson (starting pitcher), and Kenley Jansen (closer) are available. Los Angeles is also willing to move left fielder Taylor Ward, who is under club control through 2026, but at a higher asking price. All five players are generating trade interest, with the San Diego Padres potentially a team to watch for acquiring Ward. New Suitor Emerges for Eugenio Suarez Trade Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez is the most in-demand hitter ahead of the MLB trade deadline. While the Yankees and New York Mets have bowed out of the race, Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Phillies recently engaged in trade talks for Suárez. Additionally, the Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and Cincinnati Reds have all expressed interest in acquiring him. The All-Star third baseman is expected to be moved by the Thursday trade deadline. Related: St. Louis Cardinals taking trade calls on Sonny Gray, Nolan Arenado For a moment, it looked like the St. Louis Cardinals could be a surprise contender for a wild card spot. However, the club has started to fall off and it seems to have influenced their approach to trade talks. The Athletic's Katie Woo reported that the Cardinals are willing to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado (.669 OPS) and starting pitcher Sonny Gray (4.33 ERA). However, both players have full no-trade clauses and will only waive them depending on which team it is. New York Yankees turn focus to starting pitchers After acquiring infielders Amed Rosario and Ryan McMahon, the New York Yankees can now turn their focus to landing a starting pitcher. New York has already been linked to Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara, who despite a recent upturn in form this season, has had overall struggles, including a high ERA following Tommy John surgery. Additionally, ESPN's Buster Olney reported that the Yankees have expressed interest in Dylan Cease. The team has also reportedly held discussions with the Pittsburgh Pirates about acquiring All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller. Chicago Cubs interested in Adrian Houser Starting pitching seems to be the Chicago Cubs' top target at the MLB trade deadline. They have engaged in talks with the Miami Marlins regarding Sandy Alcantara and Edward Cabrera, along with conversations with the Pittsburgh Pirates about Mitch Keller and third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. However, back-end bullpen pitching is also being considered. Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reported that the Cubs are interested in acquiring Adrian Houser. Released by the Cubs a year ago, Houser has been outstanding this season with a 2.10 ERA and 1.22 WHIP for the Chicago White Sox. The 32-year-old right-hander is on an expiring contract and is owed less than $1 million for the remainder of the season. Related: Seattle Mariners are aggressively pursuing second bat Less than a week after acquiring Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks, it appears the Seattle Mariners aren't done bolstering their lineup. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Mariners are 'aggressively pursuing' a deal for Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez. Arizona is already very familiar with the Mariners' farm system, and Suárez would be a transformative offensive upgrade at the hot corner for Seattle. While no deal is imminent, the Mariners could become front-runners with the Yankees out of the mix. Yankees open to trading top prospect Spencer Jones Acquiring one of the best starting pitchers available at the MLB trade deadline will cost Brian Cashman one of the Yankees' top prospects. He is reportedly willing to pay that price. USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports New York is willing to move outfielder Spencer Jones. While that might come as a surprise given his success this season, 13 home runs and a .950 slugging percentage in 19 Triple-A games, Jones' strikeout issues remain a legitimate concern, as he has a 31.1 percent strikeout rate in 2025. If New York believes it can sell high on Jones for a front-line starter with multiple years of contract control, he could be moved by Thursday. 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a day ago
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Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury box score, stats: How did Aliyah Boston, Alyssa Thomas do?
Wednesday's game between the Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury meant the return of DeWanna Bonner to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Bonner, a marquee offseason signing by the Fever, played just nine games for Indiana before being waived after it was assessed she wasn't a good fit with the team. Bonner quickly landed back in Phoenix, where she started her WNBA career and could be reunited with fiancee Alyssa Thomas. The Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd welcomed her back to Indianapolis with a chorus of boos when she checked into the game and whenever she touched the ball. While Bonner's return dominated the pregame intrigue, Aari McDonald was the story once the game tipped. The player the Fever added after waiving Bonner on June 25, scored 17 points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting including 3-of-3 from behind the arc. McDonald finished with 27 points and Aliyah Boston took over in the fourth quarter finishing with 22 points and 12 rebounds — her fourth straight double-double since the All-Star Break — as the Fever beat the Mercury, 107-101, for one of their more impressive wins of the season. The win moves Indiana to 15-12 and three games above .500 for the first time this season. Fever star Caitlin Clark missed her sixth straight game with a right groin injury. Here's a full box score from Wednesday's game: No, the Fever star missed her sixth straight game with a right groin injury. The Fever are 15-12 and their three games over .500 is the high-water mark for the season so far.
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a day ago
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Red Sox rumors: Alex Bregman drops off ESPN's top trade candidates list
The post Red Sox rumors: Alex Bregman drops off ESPN's top trade candidates list appeared first on ClutchPoints. The MLB trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and when it comes, you shouldn't expect the Boston Red Sox to deal Alex Bregman. Once seen as deadline sellers, Boston entered the All-Star Break on a 10-game winning streak, catapulting the team into playoff contention. When ESPN updated its top 50 trade candidates on Monday, Bregman was notably absent. The story comes three days after Jeff Passan, who co-wrote the piece, poured cold water on a potential Bregman trade. 'Now that Boston is firmly in playoff contention,' Passan wrote, 'Alex Bregman is almost certainly off the table.' Bregman is in his first season with the Red Sox after signing a three-year, $120 million contract in the offseason. Named a 2025 American League All-Star, Bregman is hitting .294 with a .921 OPS in 56 games after missing about seven weeks with a quad injury. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal seems to agree that a Bregman trade is unlikely. 'Finding the appropriate value for Bregman in a trade would be difficult if not impossible,' he wrote before the break. 'Executives talk all the time about how difficult it is to line up even on minor deals. Bregman's contract, which gives him the ability to opt in to $40 million salaries in both 2026 and '27, would complicate matters considerably.' Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran could be on the move While Bregman is likely staying in Boston, Jarren Duran might not. ESPN gave him a 25 percent chance of moving, citing the team's outfield depth with Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu in tow. It makes Duran expendable as the team looks to upgrade elsewhere. 'Duran had a huge breakout season in 2024, posting the seventh-best fWAR in the majors at 6.8,' the story reads. 'He overperformed his underlying metrics, though — i.e., had some lucky outcomes — and those metrics have regressed a bit this year. Now, he's underperforming them — he has been unlucky — so his true talent is somewhere south of that star-level figure but better than the roughly 2 WAR (commensurate with a solid regular) he's on pace for this season.' ESPN lists Boston as likely suitors for some of the big-name starting pitchers on the market, including Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins) and Kris Bubic (Kansas City Royals). Related: Craig Breslow's shocking Rafael Devers trade draws unique Jed Hoyer stance Related: Red Sox rumors: Why Boston must consider Jarren Duran trade
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Is Tigers star Riley Greene's facial hair to thank for Detroit turnaround?
The thing about baseball is, it's dumb. After a brutal stretch that saw the Detroit Tigers lose 12 of 13 games and score three runs in four games coming out of the All-Star Break, the team exploded Sunday against the Blue Jays for 10 runs before outscoring the Diamondbacks 24-5 in a three-game sweep with the trade deadline approaching. Is it platoon masher Kerry Carpenter's return to the lineup? Is it the Tigers' eight home runs in their last four games after hitting six in their previous nine? In a sport full of superstition, the Tigers' clubhouse is looking behind Door No. 3: Riley Greene's new facial hair. MLB DEADLINE: MLB trade deadline rumors: Latest news and updates from around baseball When Greene debuted his mustache-only look Sunday against the Blue Jays, Tigers commentator Jason Benetti took a moment to admire the newly beardless Tigers slugger's old-school look. "Walked by in the clubhouse and was like 'hey Riley – whoa! What? What's going on?'" Benetti said of Riley's new look on Sunday's Detroit broadcast. "He's gone full 1980s New York Yankees, the Chris Chambliss look for Riley Greene. Just change it up. Anything to win a ballgame." The Tigers have since won four ballgames, and some of them are crediting Greene's look with the streak. "We've all touched it," manager A.J. Hinch said of Greene's mustache after July 29's 12-2 win over the Diamondbacks, per the Detroit Free Press. "I'm not sure how that's going to go with quotes around it. In the handshake line, he said, 'We're 3-0 with the mustache.' There's a little bit of belief in there." Greene, for his part, has kept the mustache but is saying the Tigers' recent turnaround as more to do with the ebbs and flows of the sport. "It's the game of baseball," he said. "I feel like every good team goes through something like this. Look at all the teams. They've gone through some touch stretches. It is what it is. I think it showed that, us as a team, we stayed confident, and we got out of it. We've only won three games, so we got to keep going and make things happen." Carpenter, meanwhile, is not crediting superstition for the team's recent successes. "That's fake news," he said July 29. "No superstitions." Indeed, the Tigers' social media team has become a bit obsessed with staches in recent days, going beyond Greene's facial hair and implying Jake Rogers, who has been covering his top lip far longer than Greene has, is benefitting. STACHE POWER Greene himself admitted the obsession with touching it is "getting kind of weird." With the trade deadline approaching, the Tigers are playing like buyers again after consternation about how serious they were coming out of the All-Star break. Did Riley Greene's mustache save the season? Probably not. But in baseball, there's always that little "what if?"
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6 days ago
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Sparks add ex-Wings coach to Lynne Roberts' staff
The post Sparks add ex-Wings coach to Lynne Roberts' staff appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Los Angeles Sparks have brought back former assistant coach Latricia Trammell, naming her special assistant to head coach Lynne Roberts, the team announced Tuesday. Trammell rejoins the franchise after serving as head coach of the Dallas Wings from 2023 to 2024. She was dismissed by Dallas following the 2024 season and now returns to a Sparks organization where she previously held an assistant coaching role from 2019 through 2022. 'I'm incredibly honored and grateful to return to the Los Angeles Sparks — an organization that holds a special place in my heart,' Trammell stated in a press release, via the Associated Press 'This franchise has a rich legacy, a passionate fanbase and a commitment to excellence that aligns with everything I believe in as a coach.' During her first stint with the Sparks, Trammell was instrumental in developing one of the WNBA's top defensive units. Under her guidance, Candace Parker earned the league's 2020 Defensive Player of the Year award. Nneka Ogwumike and Brittney Sykes were each named to All-Defensive teams during that period, with Sykes earning two Second Team selections. Trammell also brings familiarity with several current Sparks players. She began her WNBA career as an assistant with the San Antonio Stars, where she worked with Dearica Hamby and Kelsey Plum, both now part of the Sparks roster. Her overall coaching résumé spans over two decades, including stops at the high school and collegiate levels from 1994 to 2017. Her addition comes as the Sparks continue to navigate a rebuilding season under first-year head coach Lynne Roberts, who joined the team after a successful tenure at the University of Utah. Los Angeles were on a two-game winning streak heading into the WNBA's All-Star Break, with the latest win being a 99-80 victory over Washington on July 13. That win improved to 8-14 on the year. They face Washington again on Tuesday before traveling to Connecticut on Thursday. Related: Dearica Hamby's NSFW response to what fueled Sparks' comeback vs. Mystics
