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10:20 AM ET, July 24, 2024

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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
2024 MLB trade deadline preview: Passan's intel on every team  —  A week ahead of the MLB trade deadline, conversations — the sort that will turn into a deluge of deals in the coming days — started to pick up around Major League Baseball on Monday.  With the MLB draft complete …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Jed Hoyer: Cubs looking beyond this season at trade deadline  —  CHICAGO — As this year's MLB trade deadline approaches, the Chicago Cubs are concentrating on their future beyond this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer.  —  Hoyer, speaking before his team hosted …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade deadline 2024: Biggest questions as uncertainty holds up rumor mill  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. − There are less than 10 shopping days remaining before the trade deadline with no one having any idea what's actually available to buy.  —  Are All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso …
New York Times:
MLB All-30: With a week to go, one bold trade deadline prediction for each team  —  With a week to go until the MLB trade deadline, we asked our writers to make a prediction about every team in the league.  Some were bolder than others.  —  Prediction: Diamondbacks are buyers, but trade Eugenio Suárez.
ESPN:
2024 MLB trade deadline tracker: Rumors, news, analysis  —  The 2024 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, with contending teams deciding what they need to add before 6 p.m. ET on July 30 arrives.  —  Could Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette be on the move from the Toronto Blue Jays?
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
Rob Bradford / audacy.com:
It seems like time for the Red Sox to declare their trade deadline lane  —  DENVER - Before the Red Sox' fourth loss in a row - a 9-8, 12-inning defeat to the Rockies Monday night - Tyler O'Neill relayed a sentiment that seems to be growing in his clubhouse.
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Twice-traded Tyler O'Neill goes about business ahead of deadline, and sizes up Red Sox' chances of adding on
Discussion: NESN.com
Maren Angus-Coombs / Sports Illustrated:
When Will Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. Return?  MRI Result Accelerates Timetable  —  The San Diego Padres received good news regarding Fernando Tatis Jr.'s right femoral stress reaction.  Although his MRI didn't reveal a completely healed leg, it was encouraging enough for him to resume baseball activities.
From the Corner of Edgar & Dave:
Mariners Recall OF Jonatan Clase, INF Tyler Locklear, OF Cade Marlowe & INF Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma  —  INF J.P. Crawford (right hand fracture) & OF Julio Rodríguez (right high ankle sprain) placed on 10-day Injured List; INF Ty France designated for assignment
Discussion: Seattle Sports and Yahoo Sports
ESPN:
Ranking the top 25 MLB players of the 21st century  —  In 2001, Barry Bonds had arguably the greatest offensive season in MLB history: He hit .328 and broke the single-season record with 73 home runs.  Or maybe his greatest season was 2002, when he hit .370/.582/.799.
Discussion: Arizona Sports
Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Astros' trade deadline needs accentuated by 2 dismal days in Oakland  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Hiding the Houston Astros' flaws is impossible, a fact two dismal days at this decrepit ballpark have reinforced.  Any momentum gained during their series win against the Seattle Mariners …
MLB.com:
MLB Gameday: Giants 2, Dodgers 5 Final Score (07/23/2024)  —  Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Giants vs. Dodgers at Dodger Stadium
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Yahoo Sports
Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners place Ty France on outright waivers  —  Ty France's future with the Mariners is uncertain.  —  On Sunday afternoon, just before they closed out a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros to salvage a win in the three-game series, multiple Major League Baseball sources confirmed …
 
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