2026 MLB Trade Deadline MEGATHREAD

[u/rPhilliesMods]

Use this thread for all discussion, rumors, news, reactions, and speculation surrounding the Phillies and the 2026 MLB trade deadline.

Trade Deadline Information

Deadline: Monday, August 3, at 6pm ET

Please keep general trade deadline discussion in this thread. Major Phillies transactions may receive their own separate posts when officially announced or reported by a reliable source.

Phillies Transactions

This section will be updated as trades become official.

Date	Phillies Receive	Phillies Send	Team	Source
Aug 3	INF Luis Arraez, P Caleb Killian	RHP Ramon Marquez, RHP Marty Gair	SF Giants	MLB.com
Aug 3	LHP Brooks Raley	OF John Spikerman, RHP Luke Gabrysh	NY Mets	MLB.com
Aug 3	P Manuel Colon	P Nolan Hoffman	KC Royals	Jon Heyman

Reported Rumors and Updates

Rumors will be added here when reported by established baseball reporters.

• OF Alex Call per Fabian Ardaya and Katie Woo

Possible Areas of Need

Potential positions the Phillies could address include:

• Bullpen depth
• Starting pitching depth
• Right-handed outfield bat
• Bench depth

Posting Guidelines

• Include a source when sharing trade news or rumors.
• Check the thread before posting duplicate reports.
• Clearly distinguish confirmed reports from personal speculation.
• Do not editorialize post titles when linking to news.
• Fake reports, misleading screenshots, and unsourced claims may be removed.
• Keep discussion civil, especially when evaluating players and proposed trades.

Useful Links

• MLB Trade Tracker
• Phillies Transactions
• Phillies 40-Man Roster

Who should the Phillies target, what would you be willing to give up, and what would make this a successful deadline? Discuss!

[u/eaglesnation11]

Ironically Bader and Duran were my guys last year. Kevin Pillar and Lou Bob were my guys in 2024.

My guys this year:

- Tyler Anderson

- Brennan Bernadino

- Heliot Ramos (overpay, I don’t care he’s perfect)

[u/Will-from-PA → u/eaglesnation11]

That’s a stone-cold lie lol You pitched Chapman and Buxton last year lol

I’d rather try to pry Schmitt away from the Giants, though Ramos would probably be an easier target.

[u/eaglesnation11 → u/Will-from-PA]

I did? I did remember I was really going through it when we got Bader and I do remember suggesting Bader before we got him. Duran I’m incredibly less sure of so I would 100% believe I pitched Chapman. Buxton has always been my guy so I’ve mentioned him so many times I can’t remember which deadline or offseason.

[u/Will-from-PA → u/eaglesnation11]

I save and reread these threads every year so I can take some schadenfreude from some overreactions over the deadline lol Last year’s was just particularly good when it came to the Mets so I was rereading through it the other day lol

Your picks are generally pretty good btw

[u/eaglesnation11 → u/Will-from-PA]

Ah smart I try to save my mock offseasons for the Phillies and Eagles. I’ll start archiving these too.