Overview

• Mets president David Stearns confirmed the club will be active in trades to bolster its bullpen and is open to packaging young infielders Brett Baty, Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio or Luisangel Acuña for relief help.
• Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has prioritized acquiring one starting pitcher, at least two relievers and an infielder to address rotation gaps and add infield depth.
• Sellers including the Diamondbacks and Orioles are preparing to move impending free agents such as Eugenio Suárez and Ryan O’Hearn to recoup value before they could depart via free agency.
• The Dodgers have shifted into buy mode and identified multiple All-Star relievers—Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax and Félix Bautista among them—to shore up a bullpen that ranks fourth worst in National League ERA.
• The Cubs are targeting controllable starting pitchers like Mitch Keller, Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen to strengthen a rotation in need of a frontline arm.