The 2020 MLB regular season is less than four weeks old and yet the trade deadline is less than two weeks away. The Aug. 31 deadline is right around the corner and teams don't have much more time to evaluate their roster, determine their trade deadline approach, and pursue upgrades. We've already reached trade deadline crunch time.
This year's trade deadline will be unusual for many reasons. Not only do teams have less time to evaluate their roster (and evaluate trade targets), but so many more teams are in the race thanks to the expanded postseason. You can count on one hand the number of teams more than three games out of a postseason spot right now.
Buyers figure to outnumber sellers at the deadline but who really knows? Money is expected to be tight following the COVID-19 pandemic and rentals may be less desirable given the possibility the season (or an individual team) is shut down at some point in September. No one wants to give up a prospect(s) for a rental only to have the season wiped out.
Here are a few things to know as we head into 2020 trade deadline season:
- The trade deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 31. Waiver trades after that date are not allowed.
- Players must be in the organization at 11:59 p.m. ET on Sept. 15 to be eligible for the postseason roster.
- Only players included in a team's 60-man player pool are eligible to be traded this year.
Teams can get around the third point with players to be named later. If a trade partner wants a player not included in your 60-man player pool, you can use a player to be named as a placeholder. Make the trade now, then, once the season ends and everyone is eligible to be traded, that player is named. Richard Bleier was dealt for a player to be named earlier this month.
There is no getting around the first and second points. The Aug. 31 trade deadline is a hard deadline -- MLB eliminated August and September waiver trades last year and they were not brought back this year -- and any player acquired after the trade deadline (via waivers or free agency) must be in the organization by Sept. 15 to be eligible for the postseason. No exceptions.
R.J. Anderson looked at the top 25 trade candidates earlier this week. Now let's take a moment to examine each MLB team and attempt to discern their trade deadline approach. Are they a buyer or seller? Heck, some teams may do both. Here's a look at each club with the trade deadline less than two weeks away.
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MLB trade deadline preview: Categorizing each team as buyer or seller ahead of Aug. 31 - CBS Sports
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