MLB Trade Deadline Preview Flags 30 Teams' Biggest Questions Before Aug. 3

6 articles · Updated · Bleacher Report · May 26

Aug. 3 gives MLB clubs a slightly longer runway, but the preview says playoff swings in the coming weeks will determine whether all 30 teams buy, sell or split the difference.
AL contenders face roster-shaping calls: the Rays and Yankees may chase bats, the Blue Jays and Red Sox must decide how aggressive to be, and Detroit's biggest question is whether to move two-time defending AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.
Several possible sellers could define the market's depth, including Minnesota on Byron Buxton, Houston on Yordan Alvarez, the Angels on Mike Trout and Baltimore on veterans such as Taylor Ward and Ryan Helsley.
In the NL, buyers' needs are clearer: Atlanta wants a left fielder, Philadelphia a right-handed middle-order bat, the Dodgers a middle infielder and the Cubs rotation help.
The broad takeaway is that this deadline may hinge less on fringe rentals than on whether struggling or middling clubs make stars with years of control—or franchise icons—available.

With Yordan Alvarez playing like an MVP, what historic trade package would force the struggling Astros to finally tear everything down?

Will Baltimore's front office admit failure by trading Adley Rutschman, or will Mike Elias be fired before the deadline?