All told, 16 teams — or more than half the league — own at least a 20 percent chance of making the postseason. This time last year, eventual playoff teams had odds of 43.9 percent (Mets), 39.5 percent (Padres) and 7.6 percent (Tigers). The Twins were at 82.7 percent. Sorry to remind you, Minnesota.

Sportsnaut's Matt Higgins proposed such a deal in a hypothetical published on Tuesday: Angels outfielder Taylor Ward and reliever Reid Detmers for Phillies prospects Justin Crawford (OF), Mick Abel (SP), Gabriel Rincones Jr. (OF) and Mavis Graves (LHP).

Durán has been one of baseball's best relievers this season. The flamethrowing closer headed into the All-Star break with a career-best 1.66 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 43.1 innings.

The dinged-up Dodgers may look to add bullpen help while the O's, White Sox and Rays consider various courses of action.

Braves bullpen arms could be on the block, Orioles could deal one or two starters, Luis Robert Jr. heading out West?

Rome views the ideal trade deadline outcome as Dana Brown and the Astros bringing home a left-handed hitter and a starting pitcher. It should be a busy deadline for the Astros, as they have two clear needs to address by the end of the deadline.

In this MLB mock trade, the Boston Red Sox send star third baseman Alex Bregman to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for ace Luis Castillo and key offensive depth, shaking up the playoff race before the 2025 trade deadline.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been open about the team’s desire to improve at the deadline. One player New York continues to be linked to is Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez. Fresh off his second All-Star appearance, Suarez appears to be generating plenty of buzz around the MLB.