The 2025 MLB trade deadline is Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. If last year is anything to judge by, Wednesday and Thursday are going to be chaotic, with several teams making last-minute decisions on whether to be buyers, sellers or some hybrid combination of the two.

There’s a particular kind of optimism that blooms at the MLB trade deadline. Call it mutual delusion, call it galaxy-brained hope, but every now and then, two front offices stare across the abyss, shrug,

The Boston Red Sox have until Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. to bolster their bullpen to make a push for the playoffs.