Overview

• With 10 days until July 31, Mets president David Stearns confirmed New York will be active in the reliever market to shore up one of baseball’s highest bullpen ERAs.
• Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is targeting a third baseman, a starting pitcher and relief help to arrest an 11–19 skid since mid-June and preserve postseason hopes.
• Diamondbacks executives are weighing trades of four impending free agents, including slugger Eugenio Suárez and ace Zac Gallen, to secure value before they could depart for draft-pick compensation.
• Cubs have zeroed in on acquiring a frontline starter with targets such as Mitch Keller, Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen and Charlie Morton as they chase NL Central supremacy.
• Boston and San Francisco remain buyers focused on pitching upgrades—Boston plans to retain its surplus of outfielders while the Giants seek rotation and bullpen depth—whereas Baltimore has declared itself a seller to prioritize a 2026 rebuild.