Baseball

8/7/2026 |  Where all 30 MLB teams stand after 2026 trade deadline (ESPN) The All-Star break, the Hall of Fame induction and the trade deadline have all come and gone since we last convened for a Stock Watch. Each of those touchstone events is distinctive and intrinsic to the annual rhythm of the baseball calendar. But now that they are behind us, we can focus on what this is all about: the playoff races.

8/7/2026 |  Inside Skubal trade negotiations: Why Tigers chose Dodgers (ESPN) THE CALLS WENT out Saturday afternoon, earlier than anticipated. The Detroit Tigers were ready to trade the best pitcher in the world, and they needed best-and-final offers from the teams still involved in the biggest baseball sweepstakes of the summer.

8/7/2026 |  Yankees Name Polymarket Official Prediction Market Partner (Sports Handle) The New York Yankees named Polymarket their official prediction market partner on Thursday, adding one of the sport’s biggest brands to a prediction market land grab that now reaches every corner of New York.

8/6/2026 |  Why a salary cap wouldn't stop the Dodgers: High payroll isn't the only advantage for the reigning champions (CBS Sports) The optics of the Los Angeles Dodgers' place in Major League Baseball are bad right now. There's no denying that. They're in the playoffs every single season (literally since 2012), have won the last two World Series, have an astronomical payroll and the league-sponsored narrative is that a salary cap would mean more parity. In response, we get a mass freakout every time the Dodgers add to that payroll and sign a good player in free agency. When they trade for the two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, we get a mass freakout, too.

8/6/2026 |  The Dodgers Are Losing, and Everyone Has Completely Lost Their Minds (DEADSPIN) When the Major League Baseball trade deadline still loomed a week ago, it seemed like everybody and their bruh was losing their mind about the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It sounded like this:
"They're going to trade overhyped prospects for Tarik Skubal because there's no salary cap. And Rob Manfred is just going to let them get away with it! The Brewers shouldn't bother trying to make a trade because there's no point.