{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "baseball-trade-deadline",
  "title": "Baseball Trade Deadline",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/baseball-trade-deadline/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/baseball-trade-deadline.json",
  "summary": "Active MLB trade rumor cycle and deadline-driven market activity",
  "why_now": "The trade deadline timing combined with multiple authoritative outlets publishing live updates and rumor pieces created a cluster that triggered the search spike now.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple MLB-focused outlets reporting trade rumors and roster moves (MLB.com, CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports). - Stories reference specific players (Adley, Skubal, Mize, Taylor Ward, Freddy Peralta) and live updates around trade deadline activity. - Buffett why_this_is_trending explicitly cites clustering of these trade/deadline rumor stories.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Sports Trade / Rumor Signal",
  "collected_at": "Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Sports Trade / Rumor Signal",
  "score": 82.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "- Trade rumors: Mets, Adley, Skubal, Mize, more - MLB.com"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "MLB trade deadline dominoes for 10 biggest names on 2026 market",
      "source": "ESPN",
      "url": "https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49489686/mlb-trade-deadline-2026-dominoes-market-skubal-peralta-gausman-arraez-holmes"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608010704_signal_Quality-11-baseball-trade-deadline",
    "batch_id": "202608010704",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202608010704_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202608010704_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202608010658_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202608010657_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202608010655_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202608010655_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}