Major League Baseball’s 2018 non-waiver trade deadline has passed, as of July 31st at 4 pm, EDT. However, trades can still be made after the deadline, provided that the players involved pass through special waivers. Justin Verlander and Justin Upton were both traded last August, well after the non-waiver deadline had passed.
Many MLB players will be placed on waivers this week, but we won’t hear about most of them, and few will be traded. Waivers are supposed to be top secret, but names are often leaked. The Tigers can place their entire roster on waivers just so that they have the option of trading them, and they may do just that.