- Aug. 3 trade deadline looms with 21 teams within three games of a playoff spot — expect a hectic, make-or-break weekend as clubs decide to buy, sell or do both.
- Biggest storyline: starting pitching — Dodgers could target Tarik Skubal and teams like the Brewers and Braves are hunting impact arms to beef up rotations.
- Other hot markets: catchers (Yankees linked to Tyler Stephenson) and relievers — bullpen help will likely fuel several deadline deals.
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