Analyst Tags 14 MLB Teams as Buyers and 7 as Sellers Before Aug. 3 Deadline
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Updated · Bleacher Report · Jul 16
Analyst Tags 14 MLB Teams as Buyers and 7 as Sellers Before Aug. 3 Deadline
3 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · Jul 16
Summary
An MLB trade-deadline projection says 14 teams are buying or likely buying, seven are selling and 10 remain in limbo with about 15 games left before the Aug. 3 cutoff.
Seven clear buyers include the Dodgers, Braves, Cubs, Brewers, Yankees, Phillies and Rays, with pitching topping most wish lists while New York is flagged for catcher help and Philadelphia for right-handed outfield bats.
Six more teams are viewed as likely buyers despite shakier odds, including Boston after a 14-2 surge, while Cleveland needs offense, Seattle right-handed hitting and Texas rotation depth.
The clearest sellers are the Athletics, Reds, Rockies, Royals, Angels, Mets and Giants, with names such as Freddy Peralta, Ryan Jeffers, Tyler Stephenson, Robbie Ray and Luis Arraez highlighted as possible trade chips.
Ten clubs sit between paths, with the analysis leaning toward Detroit, Houston and St. Louis buying, Baltimore and Washington selling, and Arizona, Minnesota, San Diego and Toronto hinging on the next two weeks.