MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers guide: Where all 30 teams stand two weeks away
Major League Baseball teams enter the final two-week window before the August 3 trade deadline.
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The brief
MLB teams are currently assessing their positions as buyers or sellers ahead of the 2026 trade deadline. With two weeks remaining, teams are identifying potential targets and evaluating player availability.
Coverage from CBS Sports, MLB.com, The New York Times, and NBC Los Angeles emphasizes the status of all 30 teams. Reports include a "Big Board" of over 75 top players and a specific list of 12 primary trade targets.
Attention now turns to the specific players and teams likely to be involved as the August 3 deadline approaches.
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Quick answers
When is the 2026 MLB trade deadline?
The deadline is August 3.
How many players are being tracked on the New York Times Big Board?
The board lists 75-plus top players.
Which teams are being analyzed in the buyers and sellers guide?
The CBS Sports guide examines where all 30 teams stand.
Coverage (8)
- Who are the trade deadline ‘archetypes’? Finding the ace, the former star and more The New York Times · 20h ago
- MLB trade deadline predictions: Will these 12 players on the bubble stay or go? USA Today · 20h ago
- Hunter Goodman to Boston? Five moves I’d like to see before the MLB Trade Deadline The New York Times · 20h ago
- Who's getting traded? Latest MLB trade rumors and deadline buzz USA Today · 20h ago
- When is the 2026 MLB trade deadline? Teams and players likely to be involved NBC Los Angeles · 20h ago
- MLB trade deadline Big Board 2.0: Top 75-plus players ahead of Aug. 3 deadline The New York Times · 20h ago
- 12 trade targets to watch with Deadline 2 weeks away MLB.com · 20h ago
- MLB trade deadline buyers and sellers guide: Where all 30 teams stand two weeks away CBS Sports · 20h ago
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