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The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired left-handed pitcher Jalen Beeks from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Luis Peralta Monday night.
The 31-year-old Beeks has made a career-high 45 relief appearances for the Rockies this season, posting a 6-4 record with nine saves and a 4.74 ERA (26 ER in 49.1 IP). The 5-foot-11 southpaw has limited left-handed hitters to a .182 batting average in 2024, including a .136 mark over his last 16 appearances since June 6.
Beeks has made 176 appearances (19 starts) over parts of six seasons with the Red Sox (2018), Rays (2018-23) and Rockies (2024), pitching to a 22-15 record with 14 saves and a 4.43 ERA (161 ER in 327.0 IP). He was originally selected by the Red Sox in the 12th round of the 2014 Draft
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The St. Louis Cardinals added starting pitcher Erick Fedde and the Kansas City Royals acquired veteran right-hander Michael Lorenzen as several playoff hopeful teams made deals Monday, the day before MLB's trade deadline.
Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham went from the lowly White Sox to the Cardinals as part of a three-team deal. Chicago also sent hard-throwing reliever Michael Kopech to the NL West-leading Dodgers.
Los Angeles also got utilityman Tommy Edman and a pitching prospect from the Cards, and sent three infield prospects to Chicago.
The Dodgers later reacquired utiltiyman Amed Rosario from Tampa Bay, getting him in a deadline deal for the second year in a row -- they got him from Cleveland last July for Noah Syndergaard. Rosario signed with the Rays as a free agent this spring, then hit .307 with two homers and 26 RBIs in 76 games.
Reigning World Series champion Texas, which went into Monday four games under .500 and in third place in the AL West, traded Lorenzen to the Royals for minor league left-handed reliever Walter Pennington.
Seattle, in a tight race with Houston for the AL West lead, made its third significant move ahead of the deadline by getting veteran Justin Turner from Toronto for a minor league outfielder. The Mariners added Randy Arozarena and Yimi Garcia in a pair of trades last week.
AL Central leader Cleveland added experienced outfielder Lane Thomas from Washington for a minor league left-hander and two infielders. The 28-year-old Thomas is batting .253 with eight homers in 77 games this season, along with 28 stolen bases and a 25-game on-base streak for the longest active in the major leagues. His 24 outfield assists since the start of last season are the most in the majors.
The 31-year-old Fedde should provide a boost for the Cards' rotation as they try to rally into a playoff spot after they missed the postseason last year.
Fedde is 7-4 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts in a successful return to the majors. He finalized a $15 million, two-year deal with the White Sox in December after he pitched for the NC Dinos in South Korea in 2023. A first-round draft pick by Washington in the 2014 amateur draft, he is 28-37 with a 4.92 ERA in 123 big league games (109 starts).
Lorenzen went 5-6 with a 3.81 ERA in 19 games for the Rangers. In his last start Saturday, he allowed four runs and five hits while recording only two outs at Toronto. He pitched again Sunday, and gave up one run over four innings in relief.
Kansas City went into Monday in the American League's third wild card spot, one game ahead of Boston. The Cardinals were one game behind the New York Mets for the NL's third wild card.
The Cincinnati Reds picked up veteran first baseman Ty France and cash from Seattle in exchange for minor league catcher Andruw Salcedo.