Top trade candidates at each position

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Wednesday, July 22 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Building a team with the top trade candidate at every position   As teams mull Deadline strategies, the "Buzz Factor" for some of these 13 players is starting to grow louder. Phils' blunder on bases turns into chaotic game-ending 5-2-6-4 DP for Dodgers Tatis blasts off in Atlanta with 474-foot homer, longest of season Marlins turn 1st triple play of 2026 in 5 seconds Cubs plate 6 in the 1st and never look back during blowout victory 'I've got to stay inside': Crochet taking no chances as Boston eyes 15th straight win Muncy's winning HR -- off Wheeler! -- ties Penguin for 5th on Dodgers' list Rays pound out season-high 21 hits, crucial first inning defines rout of Jays Fresh off contract extension, All-Star Burns improves to 12-1 Fried returning to Yanks, set to start Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Bucs Cubs, Tigers face off in rubber match (8:10 p.m. ET on ESPN) MORE TOP NEWS ADD MLB AS YOUR PREFERRED SOURCE ON GOOGLE PERSONALIZE STORIES TOP PERFORMANCES Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   474 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  James Wood   113.1 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   50.2% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Longest Home Run Fernando Tatis Jr.   474 ft 8th Inning   Watch   Hardest Base Hit  James Wood   113.1 mph 7th Inning   Watch   Fastest Strikeout Mason Miller   102.2 mph 9th Inning   Watch   Decisive Play Dodgers   50.2% WPA 9th Inning   Watch   Manny Machado 2 HR; only player with 20+ HR in each of last 11 full seasons CJ Abrams 2 HRs to extend 3-game HR streak; tied for MLB RBI lead (J. Walker, 76) Zac Thornton 18-inning scoreless streak; 1.93 ERA in first 4 career starts Michael Conforto 4th pinch-hit HR this season, leads MLB and ties Cubs record (G. Hill) Hunter Goodman 31 HRs, 3rd-most in MLB; 1.046 OPS, 18 HR since June 1 (40 games) PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY MUST-SEE PLAY Kahlil Watson made this play to clinch the Guardians' victory over the Twins. MORE TOP PLAYS STAFF PICKS Which 2026 Draft picks will reach the Majors quickest? Now that the 2026 Draft is in the books, the question becomes: When will we see these players in the big leagues? How a 'hockey puck knob' has changed Soto's swing Juan Soto, in his constant quest for hitting perfection, has started swinging new lumber -- with noticeable results. Forget the high-five: Rookie slaps coach in the face after 1st HR High-fives and handshakes are a staple. But after Cleveland's Petey Halpin launched his first career dinger, he returned to the dugout and -- intentionally -- slapped his hitting coach's cheek. All in good fun, of course! The 2026 AUSL postseason field is set! See the full schedule Thursday's play-in game determines who will have a shot at dethroning the Utah Talons, last year's champion and this year's top seed. 6 positions down, 3 to go Tyler Callihan has his sights set on playing all nine positions for the Pirates this season -- and his manager is fully on board.  Wednesday afternoon action on MLB Network The Pirates face the Yankees in Game 1 of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. Royals at 2), then the Cardinals meet the Angels at 4. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD MIN 2 CLE 5 LAD 2 PHI 1 TB 12 TOR 2 SD 8 ATL 3 SF 2 KC 3 NYM 4 MIL 0 DET 2 CHC 11 CWS 0 TEX 10 MIA 3 HOU 5 WSH 7 COL 8 STL 1 LAA 5 ATH 5 AZ 6 CIN 4 SEA 2 © 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.