MLB’s trade deadline is Thursday at 6 p.m. EDT. Tidwell (13-5) played for the Vols from 2021-22, appearing in 31 games (27 starts). He recorded 141 strikeouts and a 3.53 ERA, while leading all Tennessee pitchers with 18 starts as a true freshman in 2021.

Multiple factors are reportedly contributing to a sluggish market ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline. An anonymous MLB executive referenced the "slow-moving market" to ESPN's Buster Olney, who noted that sellers are holding firm on their high asking prices and buyers are trying to wait them out.