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MLB trade deadline tracker: Updates on all of the buyers and sellers as teams look to the postseason

MLB teams made a flurry of deals before the 6 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline

We have hit the MLB trade deadline.

In the third year of MLB's 12-team playoff era, more teams are in the mix than perhaps in any year in recent memory as we approach the end of July. In the National League, just three teams are more than six games out of a playoff spot, and in the American League, just three squads are more than eight games out of the postseason picture. It's a competitive year across the board, and many contenders, including the Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers and Orioles, were looking to add ahead of the stretch run.

Among the flurry of moves that happened Tuesday in the hours and minutes before the trade deadline:

  • Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty is going to the Dodgers

  • Marlins reliever Tanner Scott is going to the Padres

  • White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez is going to the Orioles

Who else got moved? Which teams were buyers, and who were the sellers?

Follow below to see how the transactional wire moved, and stick with Yahoo Sports for all of the news and fallout at the 2024 MLB trade deadline.

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    Another trade deadline is in the books

  • Orioles still adding

  • Red Sox and Angels make a deal at the wire

  • Phillies and Orioles make another trade

  • Diamondbacks add more bullpen help

  • Mark Canha heading to San Francisco

  • Padres weren't finished adding

  • One more swap for the Cardinals and Rays

  • Kevin Kiermaier also reportedly heading to L.A.

    Outfielder Kevin Kiermaier will reportedly join the Dodgers, while LHP Ryan Yarbrough is headed to Toronto.

  • Reliever bonanza continues

  • Dodgers land Tigers' RHP Jack Flaherty

  • Garrett Crochet reportedly staying put

  • Phillies strengthen their pitching

  • White Sox trading an outfielder ... but not the one we expected

  • Mets continuing to add

  • IKF reportedly on the move to Pittsburgh

    The Pirates are only two games out of a wild-card spot in the NL. Kiner-Falefa is batting .292 with a .758 OPS, both career highs.

  • Padres swing another big deal to add closer Scott

    Was there really any doubt that AJ Preller would push some more chips in ahead of this year’s deadline? That’s all this dude has done the past few years, and here he goes again, following up the steep price paid for Rays righty reliever Jason Adam with another huge haul sent out to land Tanner Scott, arguably the best closer on the market, and Bryan Hoeing. Scott’s command has been notably worse than it was a year ago, but the swing-and-miss stuff from the left side is still very much intact, and he has been especially dominant in July.

    Alongside Adam, Scott now joins an already-loaded Padres bullpen that features All-Star Robert Suarez and flamethrower Jeremiah Estrada to make the ends of games for opponents an absolute nightmare. We’ll see if San Diego is able to bolster its rotation before 6 p.m. ET, but at the very least, the Padres have assembled a bullpen that should be able to shorten games for manager Mike Shildt and lessen the load on a thin rotation.

    On the other side of this deal, the Marlins and GM Peter Bendix continue their dramatic rebuild and land an exciting quartet of young talent, especially for a pitcher in Scott slated to reach free agency at the end of the season. For just a few months of Scott, Miami was able to land two arms and two bats with six-plus years of team control and varying levels of ceiling. Not long after dealing Dylan Lesko, their first pick in the 2022 draft, to Tampa Bay for Adam, San Diego parted with their second and third picks from that year’s draft, Robby Snelling and Adam Mazur, to land Scott.

    Like Lesko, Snelling’s prospect stock, which was sky-high a year ago, has soured considerably this season as his command faltered at Double-A, but he’s still just 20 years old and projects as a mid-rotation lefty starter. Mazur has been pummeled by big-league bats in a small sample but has four pitches and the ingredients to be a back-end starter if the Marlins — a team that has gotten a lot out of its arms — can help him make the necessary adjustments. Graham Pauley and Jay Beshears look like useful, multi-position utility-type players, with Pauley likely to get a shot in Miami in the very near future and Beshears still a few years away.

  • Pirates get Marlins OF Bryan De La Cruz

  • Mets deal for Rays reliever Tyler Zuber

  • Minnesota reportedly adding reliever Trevor Richards from Toronto

  • Closer Tanner Scott reportedly headed to San Diego

  • What are the Royals getting in Lucas Erceg?

    It has been overshadowed by the spectacular Mason Miller breakout, but Lucas Erceg is another wild development story in Oakland’s bullpen that will now be told much more frequently as he joins a team with postseason aspirations. Erceg was a second-round pick by the Brewers in 2016 as a third baseman out of an NAIA school in California, and he remained a position player prospect until 2021, when his strong arm enabled a full-time move to the mound in an effort to rejuvenate his floundering prospect status.

    It took a little while, and Erceg dealt with and overcame struggles with depression and alcoholism as his career unfolded, but things have really clicked since Erceg joined the A’s. He has quietly become one of the nastier relievers in the league, with elite velocity and an absolutely vicious slider. The command is still fairly crude, but he’s throwing a lot more strikes than he did as a rookie last year and should drastically upgrade a Royals bullpen in dire need of reinforcements, even after the acquisition of Hunter Harvey a few weeks back. K.C.’s bullpen ranks 25th in fWAR, 24th in ERA and 29th in strikeout rate; Erceg should help across the board as the Royals look to secure a surprise postseason berth.

    It’s a decent return for Oakland, though a tad lighter than I would’ve expected, given that Erceg is under team control through 2029. Mason Barnett is a former third-round pick whose prospect stock is stronger than the 4.91 ERA he currently has in Double-A. His delivery and command come with relief risk, but he has a deep enough arsenal to start and has been developed as such since entering pro ball. He could be a mid-rotation arm if it all comes together, with a high-leverage bullpen role as a decent fallback plan.

    Will Klein throws very hard (97.3 mph average fastball) but has yet to translate the heat into effectiveness as a big-league reliever. Jared Dickey is a former college catcher who has taken well to a transition to the outfield and is hitting well as a 22-year-old in High-A (127 wRC+).

  • Mariners deal for Marlins RHP JT Chargois

  • Mets trade for starting RHP Paul Blackburn from A's

  • Royals acquire shortstop Paul DeJong from White Sox

  • Tigers dealing reliever Andrew Chafin to Rangers

  • Royals reportedly acquiring Lucas Erceg from A's

  • Giants deal reliever Mike Baumann to Angels

  • Yankees deal LHP Caleb Ferguson to Astros

  • Guardians acquiring Alex Cobb from the Giants

    It appears the Giants are sellers at this deadline after aggressively adding in the offseason.

    Cobb hasn't pitched yet this season after offseason hip surgery, but that isn't deterring the Guardians from adding him to their rotation.

  • How will the addition of Leiter impact the Yankees' bullpen?

    Yankees relievers rank sixth in ERA (3.63) but 17th in strikeout rate (23%), underscoring the need for more whiffs in the later innings, and Mark Leiter Jr. should provide just that. The 33-year-old righty has been sublime in seven appearances since coming off the IL on July 9, not allowing any of the 23 batters he has faced to reach base while striking out 14. His splitter is one of the better off-speed pitches in baseball, highly capable of inducing both weak contact and swing-and-miss when he needs it. His 34.9% strikeout rate is tied for 10th among relievers, and he is under team control through 2026, so he could become a fixture in the Yankees ‘pen for a while if things click. Though not necessarily Capital C-Closer material, he gives manager Aaron Boone another really strong option to turn to in the seventh and eighth innings, especially when a strikeout is needed.

    In the Cubs' return, Ben Cowles is an infielder who put up big numbers as a junior at Maryland in 2021, but his modest physical tools dropped him to the 10th round. The Yankees were wise to scoop him up, as he has continued to hit well in the minors while mostly playing shortstop. He’s 24 now but is performing well enough in Double-A to be the headlining piece in a trade for a very good reliever. He’s probably a utility type at the big-league level. Jack Neely is a relief prospect with a good slider who reached Triple-A last month and could be ready to help Chicago’s bullpen pretty quickly.

  • Report: D-backs land Josh Bell from Marlins

  • Luis Robert Jr. might be staying put in Chicago

  • Orioles reported winner in Trevor Rogers market

  • Reds reliever Lucas Sims headed to Red Sox

  • Yankees land RHP Mark Leiter Jr. in a deal with Cubs

    Perhaps this will indeed tighten up the Yankees' bullpen.

  • Pirates reportedly landing Mets P Josh Walker

  • White Sox still hold 2 big pieces

    Outfielder Luis Robert Jr. and ace Garrett Crochet are two of the biggest figures left on the table heading toward the 6 p.m. ET trade deadline. Some media reports suggest that Crochet is the likeliest of the two to be dealt by the Chicago White Sox.

  • Final hours approach on deadline day

    Six teams in the playoff picture appear to be charging hard to the finish, says Yahoo Sports' Russell Dorsey.

  • The Braves are getting the band back together — will it work?

    In 2021, Ronald Acuña Jr tore his ACL. The Braves added a quartet of outfielders at the trade deadline — including Jorge Soler — and won the World Series. This year, Acuña tore his other ACL, and the Braves … just traded for Soler. Again.

    Asked recently by Yahoo Sports whether he looks back on 2021 as instructive for this season, Braves manager Brian Snitker replied, "No, every year is such a separate entity that you can't say well, 'OK, it's OK that we're doing this.' In 2021, we lost one guy. Really. You know, we've lost a big chunk of what we had going on this year. And I don't think you can look at [2021] and think it's necessarily going to transpire and be that same result again. I think you just got to deal with this year this year. I mean, every year presents its own set of problems."

    Read more on the Braves-Giants trade from Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz.

  • Braves reuniting with '21 World Series MVP Jorge Soler

    The Atlanta Braves pulled off a trade deadline surprise Monday night, finalizing a deal to acquire former All-Star outfielder and World Series MVP Jorge Soler from the San Francisco Giants, sources confirmed to Yahoo Sports' Russell Dorsey.

    The Braves later confirmed the deal and added that they are acquiring right-handed pitcher Luke Jackson in the trade. They're sending left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek and minor-league infielder Sabin Ceballos to San Francisco in return.

    Atlanta previously traded for Soler in a 2021 deadline deal with the Kansas City Royals. He started 55 regular-season games with the Braves that season, then helped lead them to a World Series championship. In the World Series, he hit three home runs and batted in three go-ahead runs as Atlanta beat the Houston Astros and Soler was named World Series MVP. Jackson was also a member of that World Series team.

    Almost exactly three years later, Soler and Jackson join the Braves again as they look to fend off the rest of the NL wild-card contenders and make another postseason run.

  • Can the Brewers get Frankie Montas back on track?

    Cincinnati’s Opening Day starter after inking a one-year, $16 million free-agent deal last winter, Montas showed infrequent flashes of being a frontline starter during his brief tenure as a Red but has generally disappointed and now finds himself shipped off to a contender in serious need of starting pitching. The velocity is still plus, and his go-to splitter has been pretty solid, but the results simply haven’t been there. I’m eager to see what tweaks Milwaukee can make with Montas and if he can get back on track to the point that they feel confident handing him the ball for a postseason start.

    Wiemer’s plus speed and athleticism have yet to translate to consistent big-league production, thus squeezing him out of Milwaukee’s long-term outfield plans. While his excellent defense in center field gives him a fairly high floor as a useful fourth outfielder, his track record of hitting in the minors suggests that he could be a lefty-mashing platoon bat that brings more consistent value at the plate. Wiemer also has some local ties, having played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati.

    Junis has had some success this year as a multi-inning reliever for Milwaukee and should help cover some innings down the stretch for Cincinnati. He has a mutual option for 2025.

  • Blue Jays' return for Kikuchi looks like an overpay by the Astros

    The Astros seem to have committed something of an overpay. Sending two talented youngsters with big-league time and another upper-minors prospect to Toronto in exchange for Yusei Kikuchi, an impending free-agent rental starter, is a bit rich for how the market has acted so far this deadline.

    To be clear, the Astros should be going for it. That isn’t the issue here. Houston entered play Monday tied with the Mariners atop the AL West. They have admirably climbed their way out of an abyss after a sluggish start to 2024. When you employ dudes such as José Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Álvarez, the World Series is always a reality. This club has made seven consecutive ALCS for a reason.

    The Astros also correctly addressed an area of need on their roster: starting pitching. A litany of injuries has left Houston’s rotation criminally undermanned. But the issues here are (1) the player they acquired and (2) the price they paid.

    Yusei Kikuchi is a quality MLB starter who should slot right into Houston’s rotation and hoover up innings down the stretch. But is he starting a postseason game for the Astros? Unless the still-iced Justin Verlander isn’t healthy come October, probably not. Verlander, Framber Valdez and a pair of breakout performers, Ronel Blanco and Hunter Brown, would be ahead of Kikuchi on the list. The 33-year-old Japanese southpaw started the season well, but his secondary pitches have gotten absolutely pummeled this year, and considering that he’s a free agent at season’s end, the price Houston paid looks steep to me.

    Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner are all either in Triple-A or have big-league time. That indicates that Toronto is interested in more of a refresh than a rebuild, which makes sense considering that Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. remain under contract for next season. So who are these guys?

    Bloss scuffled in a three-start debut run for Houston this season, but take those numbers with a whole pillar of salt. The 23-year-old right-hander was drafted out of Georgetown University last season and was rushed to the big leagues as a result of Houston’s injury woes. He has a heater in the mid-90s with excellent carry, which gives him a great floor to be a rotation option in the future. There’s more work to be done here, but he’s under team control until the sun melts.

    From a physical perspective, Loperfido smells a bit like Cody Bellinger. Obviously, he’s not that good, but there’s athleticism to like with the big-swinging OF/1B. The former Duke Blue Devil also debuted this year and was more blah than disastrous, even though he ran a yikes-inducing strikeout rate. If he can cut down some of the in-zone whiff, he could become a decent every-day player.

    Wagner, the son of former MLB closer Billy Wagner, is more of an up-down utility bench guy with good swing decisions and limited power.

    When you consider that Kikuchi will hit the open market at season’s end and compare Toronto’s haul to the underwhelming return the White Sox got for a more sought-after starter in Erick Fedde, it’s hard not to view this as an overpay by Houston.

  • Jays' haul on Yusei Kikuchi deal

  • Brewers get pitcher Frankie Montas from Reds

    The NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers are bolstering their starting rotation by trading for right-hander Frankie Montas, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

    Montas has started 19 games this year, compiling a 5.01 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings. He has a $20 million mutual option for next season with a $2 million buyout.

    Here's what the Reds will get back in return:

  • Pirates reportedly trading for Rockies LHP Jalen Beeks

  • Minor league pitcher Michael Flynn is going to the Rays in exchange for Amed Rosario. In Triple-A, he has 50 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings with a 4.95 ERA.

  • Dodgers adding infielder Amed Rosario

  • Astros make their first move with Kikuchi pick-up

    The Astros get themselves on the board this trade deadline by acquiring left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from the Toronto Blue Jays. Houston has been aggressively looking for starting pitching, and the team was one of the front-runners for Erick Fedde along with St. Louis, which ultimately landed the right-hander.

    Kikuchi fills a big need for a Houston team that is trying to win the AL West after a dreadfully slow start to the season.