2026 MLB Trade Deadline reaction show

The 2026 MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and with teams all looking to load up their rosters for a postseason push, we saw quite a few surprises before the deadline hit 6 p.m. ET. Between the Los Angeles Dodgers, not shockingly, trading for Tarik Skubal and the Boston Red Sox, shockingly, trading for Adley Rutschman, it’s time to look at all the activity from deadline day.

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down all the deals that went down over the past few days, including the Philadelphia Phillies picking up Luis Arráez despite an already crowded infield, the New York Yankees trading for Luis Garcia Jr. to help their struggling offense and the Tampa Bay Rays adding Freddy Peralta to bolster their rotation.

Later in the show, Jake and Jordan discuss all the moves that didn’t happen, including which teams they’re surprised didn’t make many moves before the clock struck six, which teams may have overpaid in their deals, and which GM had the best trade deadline.

1:13 - Where we stand heading into the deadline

18:23 - Foster Griffin gets traded

24:52 - Final deals come in before the deadline

31:26 - Casey Mize to the Padres

40:12 - Notable names not traded

53:53 - Yankees and their deadline

1:00:25 - Arráez and Skubal on the move

1:13:36 - Rutschman gets traded

1:23:49 - Winners and losers of the deadline

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