Trade Deadline Tracker Keeps The Rumor Mill Spinning

The Athletic’s latest deadline tracker is doing what every good deadline tracker does - making half the league nervous and the other half greedy. Rumors are starting to harden into real conversations, and the deals that do get done will say plenty about which teams think they are one move away. Front offices never want to admit it, but this is when the league gets honest about its roster flaws. The next few days will tell you who is buying hope and who is cashing out.