The July 31 MLB trade deadline used to be a soft deadline—trades could still happen in August, albeit through a more convoluted and limited manner. That is no longer true: the July 31 trade deadline is the sole deadline. There can be no dillying, no dallying, no hedging of bets.
So with a little over a week to go, the Kansas City Royals still haven’t decided if they are buyers or sellers. What should they do? Buy, or sell? Maybe even stand pat? Here at Royals Review, multiple writers have different opinions on the matter. Yesterday, Jeremy wrote that the Royals should be buyers at the deadline.