DeadlineWire
A personal MLB trade-deadline dashboard that pulls every credible rumor into one feed, scores the rumored return against team needs, and predicts the package a contender will give up — so a fan follows the deadline like a power user, not a doomscroller.
diehard MLB and Blue Jays fans who follow trade-deadline coverage obsessively
- Real-time rumor feed ranked by reporter reliability and source corroboration
- 'Why this makes sense' AI brief for each rumor — fit, salary impact, prospect cost, clubhouse effect
- Watchlist alerts when a specific player or team is mentioned in any rumor
- Post-deadline grade for every GM measured against pre-deadline public expectations
Toronto's blown series at Fenway has fans actively debating whether the Jays sell or buy at the Aug. 3 deadline — search interest in Blue Jays trades just hit 500+ in Canada and the deadline is one week out.
Trade-deadline content is heavily covered (Newsweek ran a 'best trade of 2025 deadline' Blue Jays piece; Jays Journal and BlueJaysAggr run dedicated rumor feeds) but the audience only spikes for ~2-3 weeks per year around Aug. 1, capping sustained demand.Blue Jays Made 'Best Trade' Of 2025 Deadline, According To Insider ↗Toronto Blue Jays rumors and trade speculation - Jays Journal ↗
MLBTradeRumors.com already acts as the clearinghouse for legitimate rumors and RotoBaller runs a 'MLB Trade Deadline Updates Tracker' with fantasy impact analysis — the rumor-aggregation niche is well-served for free, leaving only thin differentiation for a predictive 'package predictor' layer.MLB Trade Deadline Updates Tracker - Fantasy Baseball Sleepers (2026) ↗MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com ↗
MLB.TV and premium newsletter models show fans pay for streaming and editorial, but the comparable trade-rumor products (MLBTradeRumors, RotoBaller tracker, team sites) are free and ad-supported — hard to extract subscription dollars for a narrow seasonal dashboard.MLB.TV All Packages | Buy MLB.TV | MLB.com ↗Baseball Subscription Models: How They Are Changing Fans ↗
The MLB trade deadline is a single annual event (around July 31/Aug 1); outside that 2-3 week window the dashboard offers almost no recurring utility, so DAU and retention collapse for 11 months of the year.
Building on top of public rumor feeds (MLBTradeRumors, Twitter/X reporters) plus an LLM to score fit against team needs is technically straightforward with no proprietary data or rights required.MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com ↗