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MLB Swap Deadline: Rank the top 12 players who could be traded and their best team to match

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Earlier this week, I ranked the best starting throwers who could be on the move before the MLB switchover, based on my big table of 125 players most likely to be split between now and August 2nd. Now it’s time to rank the best players available and identify their best team. Teams that have expressed …

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Cubs Mailbox, Part 2: David Rossi Reliability, Manny Machado Christopher Morelist and more

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As Jed Hoyer and David Ross face growing questions about Cubs’ downward spiral, Theo Epstein posed for a picture of Wrigley Field lying in the field. The symbolism – and the smile on Epstein’s face – made it hard for Cubs to miss Twitter on the day the team interrupted a recent 10-game losing streak. …

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