Casey Mize has been traded to the San Diego Padres. (Source: Jon Heyman on X)
Fantasy Impact: Mize joins Robbie Ray in the Padres' rotation at the deadline. He'll look to continue his best season yet as the Padres look to make a playoff push.
The Cleveland Guardians are acquiring Foster Griffin from the Washington Nationals. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Cleveland makes a big splash to add to its starting rotation. Griffin broke out this season with the Nationals, posting a 3.06 ERA across 22 starts. He'll only help improve the starting rotation for Cleveland.
The Giants are acquiring Marcelo Mayer from the Red Sox for Erik Miller. (Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Mayer is currently on the injured list with an arm injury. He should slide in as a middle infielder for the Giants for years to come.
Heliot Ramos has been traded to the New York Yankees (Source: Joel Sherman on X)
Fantasy Impact: Ramos heads to New York as the Yankees add right-handed hitting depth to their roster. He should have a near-everyday presence in the lineup until Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton return.
The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring right-handed reliever Tyler Wells from the Baltimore Orioles. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Wells adds more depth in the bullpen for the Rays. He has posted a 2.67 ERA across 54 innings over 43 appearances this season.
The Mets are sending Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor to the Cubs. (Source: Anthony DiComo on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Holmes threw what is expected to be his final rehab start on Sunday. The Cubs continue to add to their starting rotation ahead of Monday's trade deadline.
The Houston Astros are finalizing a deal to acquire center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: Varsho has struggled at the plate on a contract year so far this season. He'll look to help out the immediate outfield for a Houston team currently leading the AL West.
The Mets are sending Luke Weaver to the Pirates. (Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Pirates continue to add to their bullpen ahead of the trade deadline. Weaver should slide into a high-leverage role for Pittsburgh after he was one of the top relievers still available.
The Brewers are acquiring RHP Dustin May and LH reliever Jo Jo Romero from Cardinals. (Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: May has posted a 4.38 ERA over 21 starts this season. He has had an up and down season with some really good starts and some not so good starts. The Brewers are continuing to add as they hold the best record in baseball entering Monday.
The Cubs are acquiring Reid Detmers from the Los Angeles Angels. (Source: Michael Cerami on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Cubs land a controllable starter and another starter for this season after trading for Kevin Gausman on Sunday. Detmers should provide an immediate upgrade in the starting rotation for the Cubs this season alongside Gausman. UPDATE: It appears the trade is not yet official according to recent reports.
Kris Bubic is being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Source: Jeff Passan on X)
Fantasy Impact: Bubic has been on the injured list due to an elbow injury since May, a season after suffering a rotator cuff injury. The 28-year-old left-hander has a 4.11 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings. He does not have an exact timetable for return, but he increased his throwing progression last week.
The San Diego Padres are finalizing a deal to acquire Robbie Ray from the San Francisco Giants. (Source: Jeff Passan on X)
Fantasy Impact: Ray will be staying in the NL West for the rest of the season, but he will now be pitching in San Diego as the team makes a push for a Wild Card spot. The left-hander, who is a free agent after this season, has a 3.08 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched this year.
Taylor Ward has been acquired by the Seattle Mariners in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles according to Jeff Passan. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact:
Luis Arraez has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. (Source: Jon Heyman on X)
Fantasy Impact: Arraez has been linked to several teams this deadline and will ultimately head to the Phillies. He leads the NL with a .324 average and could either take over as the everyday second baseman over Bryson Stott or play first base while Bryce Harper moves back to the outfield.
Jose Soriano has been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays by the Los Angeles Angels according to Jeff Passan. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact:
The Cubs are acquiring RHP Kevin Gausman from the Blue Jays. (Source: Ken Rosenthal on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Cubs land the starting pitcher they were looking for on the trade market. Gausman should slide right towards the top of the rotation for the Cubs.
The Tampa Bay Rays are acquiring right-hander Freddy Peralta in a trade with the New York Mets (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: After missing out on Tarik Skubal, the Rays pivot to one of the next best available starting pitchers on the market. Peralta joins Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan, Griffin Jax and Nick Martinez in their starting rotation.
The Detroit Tigers have traded two-time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers in a four-player deal on Saturday. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The Skubal era in Detroit has come to an end. The Tigers have reportedly dealt the reigning two-time AL Cy Young Award winner to the Dodgers in exchange for outfield prospect Zyhir Hope, right-hander River Ryan, and right-hander Brady Smith. Skubal underwent an elbow procedure midway through the season, but has posted a 2.79 ERA with a 116:14 K:BB across 96 2/3 innings across 16 starts. He will join a loaded Dodgers rotation for a club in search of their third consecutive World Series title.
JJ Wetherholt and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a long-term contract extension. (Source: Jeff Passan on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The deal is expected to buy out multiple years of free agency for the standout rookie. Wetherholt becomes the latest rookie to land a nine-figure contract, hitting .267 this season with 13 home runs and 36 RBI.
Luis Lara was called up from Triple-A Nashville ahead of Tuesday's game against the Cardinals. (Source: Daniel Alvarez-Montes on Twitter )
Fantasy Impact: Lara, the Brewers' No. 4 prospect (No. 67 overall) per MLB.com, is set to make his MLB debut. The 21-year-old outfielder has has been tremendous during his first season in Triple-A, putting up a .321/.432/.470 slash line with nine homers and 24 steals through 78 games. A switch-hitter with the ability to play solid defense at all three outfield spots, Lara should find plenty of at-bats even in a seemingly crowded situation in Milwaukee.
