Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday (July 31), meaning that teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The Mariners made the first notable transaction of the mad season on Thursday night,

The New York Mets are eyeing Luis Robert Jr. as a potential center field upgrade ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

As the trade deadline approaches, the Boston Red Sox have yet to make a move, with pitching remaining their top priority. According to MassLive.com's Sean McAdam, they’ve reached out to the Miami Marlins about ace Sandy Alcantara.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, scheduled for July 31, is now just a week away. In other words, it's that blessed (or cursed, depending on your perspective) time of the year when rumors and transactions dominate our coverage.

Big deals involving Joe Ryan, Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax might not happen, but ESPN's Alden Gonzalez says the "sense is that at least one of" Duran or Jax will be trade. Gonzalez also says the Twins are "widely expected to trade" outfielder Harrison Bader, utility man Willi Castro, starting pitcher Chris Paddack and lefty reliever Danny Coulombe.

This MLB insider makes the case for the Cubs sending out top prospects for a specific Pirates pitcher at the trade deadline.