Deadline Drama: Five Must-Watch Players and Teams Poised to Shake Up the MLB Trade Market
Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays have the best record in the AL, but they are the wild card of the MLB trade deadline equation.
They have one of MLB’s best offensive trios in Yandy Diaz (AL-best .321 average), Junior Caminero (26 homers, 160 OPS+) and Jonathan Aranda (58 RBIs, 136 OPS+) – the Dodgers are the only other team with three hitters in the top 40 of RV+ – but they also have six lineup regulars sporting an OPS+ of 83 or below. Starting pitchers Nick Martinez, Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen and Griffin Jax have been stellar, and the club’s pitching magic has turned 31-year-old Brian Baker into one of the league’s best closers.



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