{"id":836001,"date":"2026-07-30T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836001\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:58:11","slug":"latest-mlb-trade-rumors-on-surprise-candidates-eyed-by-top-teams-ahead-of-2026-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/836001\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest MLB Trade Rumors on Surprise Candidates Eyed by Top Teams Ahead of 2026 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The busy Passan also reported that the Baltimore Orioles have taken calls on catcher Adley Rutschman, second baseman Jackson Holliday, and outfielder Colton Cowser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">It comes as somewhat of a surprise, as the Orioles are still alive in the postseason hunt in a less-than-stellar American League. Rutschman has been among the team&#8217;s best hitters (when healthy), and Holliday has been on a hot streak of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Cowser is a strong defender with the potential to hit out of the park anytime he comes to the plate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Those three players are a microcosm of the Orioles&#8217; season as a whole, as they have been consistently inconsistent, frustrating fans more often than not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Rutschman has been the most sought-after, with division rivals the New York Yankees among those checking in on the former No. 1 overall pick amid a desperate need for catching help, <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2082614844256108618\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jon Heyman<\/a> reported on X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The 28-year-old is playing under a one-year deal worth $7.25 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">All three players were expected to be cornerstones of a bright, World Series-filled dynastic run for the Orioles, which has not come to fruition. Still, it feels like trading any of the three would be an admission of organizational failure, from the front office to the players themselves, and that may not be a message anyone wants to send the passionate Baltimore fan base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The busy Passan also reported that the Baltimore Orioles have taken calls on catcher Adley Rutschman, second baseman&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836002,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-836001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}