The 2026 trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, and what a spectacle it was. It was mostly quiet until Saturday night, when the biggest domino, Tarik Skubal, was dealt to the Dodgers, setting off a firestorm of deals Sunday and Monday.
We saw traditional buyer-seller partnerships and we saw buyers selling and sellers buying. The result was a dizzying display of deal-making from MLB’s decision-makers. Through it all, we also saw the central purpose of the trade deadline play out: teams addressed their biggest needs.
