Yankees Notebook: Domingo Germán scratched with armpit discomfort, then pitches in relief  —  The Yankees' Domingo Germán was scratched from his scheduled start Monday after experiencing armpit discomfort a day earlier, but in a surprise move, he ended up pitching in the game anyway.

What I'm hearing ahead of the MLB trade deadline  —  Sign up for The Windup newsletter |  Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday.  Get it sent to your inbox.  —  The MLB trade deadline is at 6 p.m. ET, and so much is unresolved.

What we're hearing about Justin Verlander, Pete Alonso and the Mets' plans for 2024  —  KANSAS CITY — While Billy Eppler preempted any conversation of a “rebuild” with his comments Sunday at Citi Field, that's not exactly how the Mets clubhouse is viewing the situation right now.

Cubs acquire Josh Roberson from Rays for Adrian Sampson and Manuel Rodriguez  —  This is a minor deal.  —  The Cubs have made a minor trade this morning:  —  Josh Roberson is a 27-year-old righthander who was the Marlins' 12th round pick out of UNC-Wilmington in 2017.

Mets' future still unclear following Max Scherzer, David Robertson deals  —  If it's not a fire sale and it's not a liquidation, then what, exactly is it?  —  Billy Eppler has a habit of using corporate jargon when he speaks to the media.  He's not the first professional sports executive to do so and he's not the last.

Chicago Cubs get a ‘positive reinforcement’ roster boost with addition of third baseman Jeimer Candelario before trade deadline  —  The Chicago Cubs front office believes in this team's potential.  —  That's the message they sent to the players and staff with their first move ahead …

Sources: Arizona Diamondbacks working on trade for Seattle Mariners' reliever Paul Sewald  —  The Diamondbacks are making progress in talks to acquire reliever Paul Sewald in a trade with the Seattle Mariners, sources said.  —  According to a source, the Diamondbacks will be sending outfielder …

Diamondbacks Acquire Jace Peterson  —  The Diamondbacks acquired infielder Jace Peterson and cash from the A's for minor league pitcher Chad Patrick, the clubs announced.  Arizona had an opening on the 40-man roster after dealing Josh Rojas and Dominic Canzone in this afternoon's Paul Sewald trade.

Cubs acquire RHP José Cuas from Royals  —  The Cubs added an arm to the bullpen for outfielder Nelson Velázquez.  —  The Cubs weren't finished after acquiring third baseman Jeimer Candelario earlier.  Just before game time, it was announced that the Cubs traded outfielder …

'I don't think we're done': Cardinals open sell-off with two trades, more brewing  —  Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak discusses trading three pitchers in two separate deals on Sunday and acquiring five minor-league players.  The Cardinals dealt Jordan Hicks to Toronto …