Latest mock: Entering the final stretch, who will go No. 1 in the '24 Draft?  —  The only certainty about the Guardians and the No. 1 overall pick is that it will go down to the wire.  There are strategic and financial advantages for not making a decision or revealing it until the Draft begins …

Yankees could consider Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr. as possible MLB trade deadline option  —  The Yankees have discussed Jazz Chisholm Jr., the Marlins' talented outfielder-turned-infielder.  The extent of the interest is unknown, but Chisholm likely would play mostly infield, a Yankees need.

Phillies Release Whit Merrifield  —  The Phillies announced Friday that they've released veteran infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield and recalled fellow infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.  —  Merrifield signed a one-year, $8MM contract with the Phillies in free agency this past offseason.

Where all 30 teams stand on MLB trade deadline moves heading into the All-Star break  —  There are only 20 days until the trade deadline, so as the sport heads into the All-Star break, let's look at where every team stands.  —  How is each team approaching the deadline?  What needs are they focused on filling?

Detroit Tigers move veteran Kenta Maeda to bullpen for ‘foreseeable future’  —  Detroit Tigers right-hander Kenta Maeda, the second-highest paid player on the roster, has been banished to the bullpen without a timetable for his return to the starting rotation.

Blue Jays put Kevin Kiermaier on revocable waivers in telling trade-deadline sign  —  The Blue Jays placed Kevin Kiermaier on revocable waivers, The Post has learned.  —  Toronto almost certainly was seeing if a team would put in a claim on the veteran center fielder and remove …

Sources: Rays' Wander Franco put on restricted list after charges  —  Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was placed on the restricted list Wednesday, a day after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic levied three charges against him for an alleged sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old girl, sources told ESPN.

Graham Ashcraft moves to the big league injured list with an elbow strain  —  After the Cincinnati Reds optioned starting pitcher Graham Ashcraft to Triple-A on Monday, he met with a doctor to evaluate elbow tightness that he had been dealing with.  Ashcraft learned he had an elbow strain.