The tension is building as Major League Baseball’s trade deadline arrives today at 6 p.m. ET. There have already been several big names on the move — and there’s no doubt that more will be coming.
On Monday, Josh Hader was traded to the San Diego Padres, Frankie Montas was traded to the New York Yankees and Trey Mancini was traded to the Houston Astros.
Will Juan Soto be next? The bidding war for the All-Star outfielder has come down to the Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple reports.
Follow along with today’s action and get the latest news and rumors counting down to the deadline:
OPINION: Yankees are making it clear at trade deadline: World Series or bust
ANALYSIS: Brewers believe they can still win without All-Star closer Josh Hader
Yankees land Frankie Montas, have improved everywhere
The New York Yankees have been sitting atop the baseball world all season, but were much more worried about their team than they ever publicly revealed.
So, what did they do?
They grabbed Oakland A’s ace Frankie Montas on Monday when they couldn’t get Cincinnati Reds ace Luis Castillo. They passed on Brewers All-Star closer Josh Hader, who went to San Diego, but turned around and acquired Oakland closer Lou Trivino in the Montas trade. They acquired Cubs rookie reliever Scott Effross, too. They’re out on the Juan Soto sweepstakes, but acquired Andrew Benintendi from the Kansas City Royals last week.
