It’s crazy to think there will even be a trade deadline, but as part of the negotiations, the shortened 2020 season‘s cutoff will be Aug. 31. Teams will be permitted to complete trades between Friday (when MLB lifts the transaction freeze) until then.
Many expected the league to do away with the deadline this year given the season is only 60 games and the fact that players switching teams and traveling more than they need to isn’t exactly safe while we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
Nonetheless, this gives the Yankees a chance to bolster their roster in a tight window to capture a World Series with seemingly many factors to their advantage.