MLB Trade Rumors

1 day ago | mlbtraderumors.com | Tim Dierkes

This week's mailbag gets into potential Giants trade targets, long shot front of the rotation trade candidates this summer, players who might retire after the season, and much more. Todd asks:Since the Giants have done so much better than expected, chances of them doing something significant before the trade deadline seem likely. Who do you expect the Giants to be pursuing, or at least who should they be pursuing? The Giants sit at 15-9 with a 47% chance at the playoffs.

2 days ago | mlbtraderumors.com | Tim Dierkes

4,344 people entered into our 2024-25 MLB Free Agent Prediction Contest, and only one was able to manage a batting average over .230. Congratulations to Allan Cameron, who correctly predicted the destinations of 13 out of 48 free agents for a robust .271 average!  No one else topped 11.

3 days ago | mlbtraderumors.com | Mark Polishuk

Kris Bryant’s star-crossed Rockies tenure added another chapter earlier this week when the former NL MVP was placed on the 10-day injured list earlier this week due to lumbar degenerative disc disease. Recurring back issues are just one variety of the of several injuries that have limited Bryant to 170 games over his three-plus seasons with Colorado, yet it appears to be the most persistent obstacle keeping Bryant from getting onto the field for any sustained length of time.

3 days ago | mlbtraderumors.com | Mark Polishuk

With four outfielders already on the injured list, the Tigers might’ve lost another key contributor when Kerry Carpenter left today’s 4-3 loss to the Royals with what manager A.J. Hinch described as right hamstring soreness. As Hinch told the Detroit News’ Chris McCosky and other reporters, Carpenter suffered the injury while running out an infield single in the seventh inning. Nothing appeared to be amiss until Carpenter was replaced in left field in the top of the ninth inning.

3 days ago | mlbtraderumors.com | Mark Polishuk

Veteran reliever Blake Treinen was placed on the 15-day injured list yesterday due to tightness in his right forearm, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shed more light on Treinen’s situation when speaking with the Orange County Register’s Bill Plunkett and other reporters today. Specifically, Treinen has a “low-grade sprain of the forearm,” as Roberts described it, as some forearm discomfort throughout the week resurfaced Friday when Treinen was warming up to enter the game.