Freddy Peralta

The 2026 MLB trade deadline is August 3rd, and the market is actually good this year. There’s a two-time Cy Young winner sitting on a 32-44 team with no path back. A franchise gave up two top-30 prospects six months ago for a rental pitcher and is now 34-42. A front office in San Francisco...

Every winter, MLB teams start talking spicy. “We’re going to be aggressive.”“We have the resources.”“We know we have to do more.” If you are a Pirates fan, you have heard this monologue on loop. President Travis Williams says Bob Nutting has opened the wallet. Ben Cherington keeps dropping “aggressive offseason” buzzwords. Agents hear that Pittsburgh...