Some within the industry are wondering if baseball's July 31 trade deadline should be pushed back after an uneventful day this week.
The non-waiver deadline has been July 31 since 1986. Analysts have argued that the deadline should be pushed back 10 days or two weeks because of changes across the game. The addition of a second Wild Card in each league has kept countless teams alive late into the season.
Following the deadline, Sportsnet reached out to 23 major-league executives, most of whom are general managers or assistant general managers.
Fourteen of the 23 respondents would like to see the current deadline pushed back, while seven said July 31 works. Two others declined to state a preference.