Major League Baseball’s July 31 trade deadline is just a week away and while the biggest swap of the season may have taken place in June, contenders will be posturing to land impact players for the stretch run.
There won’t be a bigger name than Rafael Devers dealt before the deadline, but a handful of All-Stars and even a Cy Young winner could be traded before the buzzer rings at 6 p.m. ET on the final day of July.
Baseball's expanded postseason has blurred the definition of "contender," with only six teams more than 10 games out of a postseason spot and others waiting to see how they fare in the days to come before deciding what to do.
Here’s a look at some of the players whose names have been floated as trade candidates:
Arizona's slugging third baseman has 55 home runs and 137 RBIs in his last 161 games and is on pace to become the first player traded during a 50-homer season since Mark McGwire in 1996.
