With one month remaining until MLB’s August 3 trade deadline, there are only five teams more than six games out of playoff position: Mets, Giants, Angels, Royals and Rockies.
In all likelihood, those five will be sellers at the deadline. But who will join them?
The Red Sox, Tigers, Reds and Orioles are all teetering on the brink, but as we’ve seen from the Rays’ seven-game winning streak and Yankees’ seven-game losing streak in recent days, things can swing in a big way in the 25 or so games remaining until a decision needs to be made.
As we wait for those lines in the sand to become more clear, though, we’ve got 10 fresh ideas for trades that could transpire, including an upside-down world in which Tampa Bay becomes the most aggressive buyer of them all.
Statistics current through the start of play on Thursday, July 2. All contract data courtesy of Spotrac.
