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Skubal peaking as Trade Deadline nears
Thursday, July 30
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Ideal trade destinations for 7 Deadline targets
There are a number of high-profile names being tossed around the rumor mill, and although we don’t know where those players will go, we do have thoughts on where they should go.
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E-Rod gives D-backs big postseason boost … but still chasing 1st CG
Skubal notches 1,000th career K in emotional final start before Deadline
With questions about Ohtani, are Dodgers preparing big push for Skubal?
Rangers acquire catcher O’Hoppe, reliever Silseth from Angels
Trade rumors: Miller, Skubal, Marlins, O’s, Twins, Rays, Peralta
Padres stay hot with 5-game win streak as Trade Deadline nears
‘Chaotic’: O’s largest comeback in 17 years stuns Tigers as Deadline looms
The team in transition that could be a major Trade Deadline driver
The latest on Mason Miller and the reliever trade market
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Skubal returns to Starting Pitcher Power Rankings
Jacob Misiorowski, Cam Schlittler and Dylan Cease occupy the top three spots, but less than three months after undergoing elbow surgery, Tarik Skubal is looking like the guy who has won the past two AL Cy Young Awards.
30 teams, 30 prospects who could be dealt by the Deadline
Obviously non-playoff contenders are more likely to acquire youngsters than part with them, but that won’t stop us from speculating.
Raccoons only come out on promo nights
Jimothy, the internet’s newly-famous raccoon, is getting the Minor League treatment from the aptly named Trash Pandas, who are putting on a pregame Raccoon Parade and serving up drinks out of trash cans.
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MLB Network Showcase: Mariners vs. Dodgers
Julio Rodríguez and the Mariners take on Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers in an MLB Network Showcase presented by Goodyear at 10 p.m. ET (or Giants vs. Padres at 9:30 p.m).
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Ben Rice and the Yankees take on Munetaka Murakami and the White Sox at 2 p.m. (or Royals vs. Twins at 1:30 p.m).
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