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Good morning baseball fans!
What’s going on in baseball today? A lot of trade rumors, that’s what.
- Here’s the latest from around the American League West.
- The Marlins president says the club will not deal the stars, as if other teams are going to want anyone else. Insert emoji thinking face here.
- Angels, Royals, and the Blue Jays are all interested in Marlins' Dee Gordon. Is this the beginning of a fire sale?
- The Twins are interested in controllable starters, because aren’t we all.
- The Cubs have considered trading young ~ * mystery * ~ position player.
- Did Joel Embiid really catch a ball at the Home Run Derby? We need answers and we need them now.
- The Yankees and Padres have discussed Brandon Maurer in the latest trade talks.
- Mookie Betts showed off his pilot skills by flying Chris Archer to the All-Star Game. Yeah. We’re speechless too.
- The Dodgers are interested in Tigers’ J.D. Martinez and Justin Wilson.
- Bryce Harper wore these amazing cleats to honor Jose Fernandez at the All-Star Game and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t get a little misty.
- Which players would your team keep in an MLB expansion draft?
- Bo Bichette skipped his freshman year of high school to hit big league bombs and it’s flabbergasting.
- In case you checked out around the fifth inning, here are the 5 best moments of the 2017 MLB All-Star Game.
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Important Links:
2017 MLB Pre-July Trade Tracker
2017 MLB Trade Deadline: Team Previews
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Today in baseball: On this day in 1989, Ron Guidry retires from baseball.