Key players: MLB's 2026 trade deadline maneuvers

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Who actually matters in this storyline? Ranked by IJR coverage — vote to re-rank.

What counts: Seeded by tagged coverage volume across the storyline's stories. The crowd decides from here.

Curtis Mead▲ Rising
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 3 rankings Curtis Mead
39
Tarik Skubal▲ Rising
Stories: 2Mentions: 2
added by IJRin 3 rankings Tarik Skubal
27
Aaron Judge▲ Rising
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 4 rankings Aaron Judge
15
Spencer Jones▲ Rising
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 3 rankings Spencer Jones
15
Freddy Peralta▼ Falling
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 2 rankings Freddy Peralta
-3
A. J. Hinch▼ Falling
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRA. J. Hinch
-8
Connelly Early▼ Falling
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 2 rankings Connelly Early
-22
Cody Bellinger▼ Falling
Stories: 1Mentions: 1
added by IJRin 2 rankings Cody Bellinger
-30

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PPaige Haddad1d
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.
GGwen Chen1d
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
XXimena Novak6d
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
BBianca GarciaJul 27, 2026
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.