The 2026 MLB trade deadline has passed, and Yahoo Sports has published grades for every team's activity leading up to it. The Los Angeles Dodgers received the highest mark, an A+, while the Cincinnati Reds received the lowest, an F+, according to the outlet's report published Tuesday.
Yahoo Sports' grading covers all 30 clubs and their respective moves before the deadline. The Dodgers' top grade reflects a series of acquisitions that the outlet viewed as the strongest of any team this year. At the other end of the spectrum, the Reds' F+ indicates that Yahoo Sports considered their deadline approach to be the least effective.
The grades come amid a flurry of reporting on the deadline from multiple outlets. ESPN also examined the fallout, focusing on teams like the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. FanGraphs published its own list of winners and losers from the trade period, while CBS Sports issued a separate set of grades, which also gave the Dodgers an A but assigned the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles a D. The Pioneer Press highlighted the Dodgers and Red Sox as teams going "all-in" with their deadline moves.
The varied assessments show that while the Dodgers were widely praised, opinions on other clubs differed across publications. The Red Sox, for example, were noted by both ESPN and the Pioneer Press as a team to watch after their activity, though Yahoo Sports' specific grade for them was not detailed in the summary.
With the deadline now in the rearview mirror, the focus shifts to how these roster changes perform down the stretch. The teams that made the boldest moves, particularly the Dodgers and Red Sox, will be under the spotlight as the regular season heads toward its final weeks.
