MLB trade targets: Top 20 players who could move by the deadline  —  Two shopping months remain before the non-waiver trading deadline, but with one-third of the teams already out of playoff contention, Major League Baseball is about to unleash its own Black Friday sale.

Is it time for the Cincinnati Reds to take a look at the outfield?  —  PHOENIX - Reds interim manager Jim Riggelman's comment seemed to take direct aim at the outfield.  —  “Our club is 19-36, so we're open to... We have to be thinking about a lot of things,” Riggleman said.

What's going wrong for Cubs pitching prospect Jen-Ho Tseng this season?  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.

Lucas Giolito takes the mound to make ‘big start’ against Indians  —  White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the team's defensive mistakes against the Indians on Monday, May 28, 2018.  (Paul Sullivan/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Lucas Giolito takes a 7.53 earned-run average …

Devin Mesoraco credits adjustment Mets hitting coach Roessler suggested for newfound power  —  NY Mets catcher Devin Mesoraco discusses the trade that sent him to the Mets Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  Devin Mesoraco has hit five home runs in his first 46 at-bats with the New York Mets since …

No matter what the Orioles' Alex Cobb does, the outcome seems to be the same  —  Orioles starter Alex Cobb threw one damaging pitch during the seven innings he pitched in Monday's interleague matchup against the Washington Nationals at Camden Yards, but he lost anyway.

Mets bounce back, beat Braves 8-5 to split rain-delayed DH  —  ATLANTA (AP) Mets manager Mickey Callaway had a reason to smile at 1:40 a.m. after his team showed enough fortitude to avoid getting swept.  —  “They came out with some energy, which was huge in this game, and you've got to give them credit,” he said.

Mookie Betts out of Boston lineup with pain in side for 3rd straight game  —  Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts will miss his third straight game Tuesday with tightness in his left side.  —  Betts is leading the league with a .359 average, with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs.

Column: Good guy Anthony Rizzo made a winning play — but he clearly crossed the line  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon says Anthony Rizzo's slide into Pirates catcher Elias Diaz to break up a double play as “a perfect play” on Monday, May 28, 2018.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

101. 102. 103. 104. 105.  Cardinals rookie Jordan Hicks is lighting up radar guns  —  Jordan Hicks can't explain where the gas comes from.  If he's being honest, the St. Louis Cardinals rookie flamethrower doesn't really want to.  Best not to overthink it.

How big-league reliever J.P. Howell wound up with independent San Rafael Pacifics  —  Here's a story of a big-leaguer returning to his roots.  Not just the region where he played ball.  But the reason why he played ball.  —  All kids who begin hitting, fielding and throwing do it for all the pure and principled reasons.

Carlos Martinez heads to Springfield for road test of his readiness to return  —  MILWAUKEE  • After already missing as many as three starts and easing back toward the rotation with some recent outings off the mound at Busch Stadium, Carlos Martinez has been cleared for his most significant lunge back toward the active roster.

Reyes' return won't be on TV — it's another Facebook-only production for Cards  —  It's one of the most-anticipated Cardinals games of the year, as prized pitching prospect Alex Reyes is set to make his return appearance after spending more than a full season recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery.

Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday  —  A cavalcade of aces sits atop Wednesday's pitcher rankings for the 15-game schedule.  You can even add to this list returning Cardinals phenom Alex Reyes, who is too widely owned to earn consideration for this article but deserves …

Ned Yost would like to see defensive shifts outlawed in major leagues  —  Put Ned Yost in baseball's anti-defensive shift camp.  —  The topic arose from a recent report affirming that baseball was on pace to have the fewest singles in a season, and Yost had his reason.

Next Slide  —  In 2011, Justin Verlander turned in maybe the best pitching season from the recent memory, earning the American League Cy Young and MVP awards for the Detroit Tigers.  —  This season, his first full one with the Houston Astros after last year's trade and World Series win, he looks even better.