MLB trade rumors and news for July 31st, 2017

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Good morning baseball fans! It’s the most important day of the baseball year (or at least we think, so anyway.

The trade deadline is at 4 p.m. ET, so expect a lot of trades today. Here’s the latest:

In case you’re a little lost in the deadline sauce, we have timelines of all of the Sonny Gray trade rumors and the Yu Darvish trade rumors for you. You’re welcome.

• Our Chris Cotillo ran down the biggest stories to monitor on deadline day.
• The Cubs swung a big deal late last night, acquiring Justin Wilson and Alex Avila from the Tigers.
• Colorado made a move of its own, upgrading at catcher by obtaining Jonathan Lucroy from the Rangers.
• The White Sox traded Melky Cabrera to the Royals.
• Cleveland is jumping into the Yu Darvish race and may be a dark horse.
• The Red Sox, looking for relief help, are focused on Mets reliever Addison Reed.
• The Yankees were believed to be the favorite for Sonny Gray as of Saturday night, though the sides appear to be at a standstill.
• The Astros appear to have some interest in Lance Lynn.
• Justin Verlander has drawn some interest from clubs, but he’s considered unlikely to be moved.
• Make sure you check out our handy deadline trackers, including our 2017 MLB Trade Deadline Tracker and 2017 MLB Trade Deadline Team-By-Team Tracker

Buckle up, baseball.