Each team's strategy for the Trade Deadline

Plus: Unanimous No. 1 in Hitter Rankings

Thursday, July 23 View In Browser  TOP NEWS 30 different plans, all coming together by Aug. 3   One way or another, buy or sell, every team has a Trade Deadline strategy. Here's what we think they all are. 'That was a great ride': Boston's magical winning streak ends at 15 10 teams with willingness, prospects to make moves at the Trade Deadline There's a unanimous No. 1 atop Hitter Power Rankings Fried looks to have hardly missed a step in scoreless return from IL Yordan lets his bat handle Triple Crown talk, and it sure has a lot to say Rushing (HR, 3 RBIs) making most of everyday catcher's role in Smith's absence Now in pole position, Brewers 'definitely active' heading into Deadline Yankees frustrated after Caballero's pitch-timer approach is rebuffed D-backs start crucial stretch before Trade Deadline with 15-run outburst Salvy's 317th homer ties Brett's all-time Royals record MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Jackson Merrill   449 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Pete Alonso   112 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Montgomery   100.6 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Reds   49% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Jackson Merrill   449 ft 7th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  Pete Alonso   112 mph 5th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Montgomery   100.6 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Reds   49% WPA 7th Inning   Watch   Max Muncy Passed Ron Cey for 5th-most homers in Dodgers history (229) Bryan De La Cruz Homer in Phillies debut is his 1st MLB long ball since 9/26/24 Cade Cavalli 2nd Nats pitcher with 6 scoreless IP at Coors Field (Armas, 2005) Jeremy Peña First time homering in three straight games Nick Gonzales 4 hits, HR in doubleheader; .394 AVG, 1.079 OPS in July (17 games) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Bryan Reynolds got clearance to land in the Bronx. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS All the close races add urgency, volatility to Trade Deadline All three AL divisions are tight, as is one in the NL. That changes the Trade Deadline approach for both front-runners and pursuers. Mark Feinsand explains what can happen next. Why is Skenes so good on the mound? Because of his work behind the plate Despite not donning catcher's equipment for five years, Paul Skenes still uses his expertise from behind the dish to dominate opposing batters at the highest level. 'Yo - anyone lose a glove?' When Pirates right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez went after a foul ball at Yankee Stadium, he lost his glove into the stands when he hit the wall. The fan who picked it up turned toward the crowd, not realizing the owner was behind him. Matching pitchers on the block to teams' needs With Baseball Savant's new Player Comparison Tool, we can stack up all the top trade candidates side by side and see who's the best at what, going by their MLB percentile rankings in different stats. MLB Network Showcase: Royals vs. Tigers It’s an AL Central showdown as Salvador Perez and the Royals take on Kevin McGonigle and the Tigers in a MLB Network Showcase presented by Goodyear at 6:30 p.m. ET. Lunchtime baseball with Padres and Braves Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres take on Matt Olson and the Braves at noon ET on MLB Network. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD PIT 5 NYY 3 PIT 0 NYY 2 BAL 3 BOS 6 BAL 5 BOS 1 SF 4 KC 5 NYM 3 MIL 4 WSH 8 COL 0 ATH 5 AZ 15 CIN 5 SEA 3 STL 1 LAA 0 MIN 10 CLE 6 LAD 9 PHI 5 TB 4 TOR 2 SD 6 ATL 7 CWS 4 TEX 2 DET 5 CHC 1 MIA 2 HOU 5 © 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (geoffgould.gr8iphone@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.