Why move the trade deadline?

[erik316wttn]

Why did they move the deadline a few years ago from midnight EST to 4 EST? A ratings thing so Sportscenter and all the sports talk shows could discuss the trades that day instead of *gasp* having to wait until the next day?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I think it was so those in baseball's front office didn't have to wait up all night for the trades to come in.

[CubsBullsBears]

I think it was so those in baseball's front office didn't have to wait up all night for the trades to come in.

That too, probably. Maybe it was a bit of both. Or maybe it was to give a few more hours to put deals together.

[erik316wttn]

I think it was so those in baseball's front office didn't have to wait up all night for the trades to come in.

That too, probably. Maybe it was a bit of both. Or maybe it was to give a few more hours to put deals together.

 

There are 8 LESS hours to put deals together, actually.

[CubColtPacer]

I think part of it might actually be because there are less day games than West Coast games-and so less teams have to worry about taking their players out of the game in the middle of the game if they decide to trade them at the deadline.

[Derwood]

I think it was so those in baseball's front office didn't have to wait up all night for the trades to come in.

That too, probably. Maybe it was a bit of both. Or maybe it was to give a few more hours to put deals together.

 

There are 8 LESS hours to put deals together, actually.

 

right, because the rule is that you can't make any deals until the 31st.