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The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers have been two of the biggest buyers so far ahead of the trade deadline, with both teams looking to push their chips into trying to win in the AL West.

The Angels have added Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, Randal Grichuk and C.J. Cron to try to win around Shohei Ohtani. Meanwhile, the Rangers have swung trades for both Max Scherzer and Jordan Montgomery to slot into their rotation. Which team is better suited to make a run this year and who has made out better in these trades?

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discuss what is setting up to be a wild race in the AL West down the stretch.

The Chicago White Sox have already capitalized on the seller's market at the trade deadline in a significant way, but haven't even moved their best trade chip yet.

After originally calling Cease untouchable, the White Sox may have a change of heart now and could use him to turn their farm system into one of the very best in all of baseball.

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discuss his article on why the White Sox should move Cease now.

Here is the full article on the potential move: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/why-the-white-sox-should-trade-dylan-cease/

The Los Angeles Angels are going all-in to win with Shohei Ohtani this year, as they have announced that they will not be moving him and followed up that announcement with a trade.

Lucas Giolito is now an Angel, bolstering their rotation for the playoff push.

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Clay Snowden as they discuss the Angels decision to continue to build around Ohtani, and their all-in approach to win now, regardless of the cost.

With a week left before the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs are pushing back into the playoff race, just five games out of a Wild Card spot. Will the Cubs buy into this roster at the deadline, or be sellers to move some of the best pieces on the market, Marcus Stroman and Cody Bellinger?

Read the full breakdown on the Cubs trade deadline guide: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/chicago-cubs-trade-deadline-guide/

Between guys like Shohei Ohtani, Dylan Cease and Blake Snell potentially being on the move, we could see a very exciting MLB Trade Deadline this year.

Who are the best 10 players that could be on the move?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down his latest article for Just Baseball, where he ranks the top players in trade rumors.

Any conversation about Shohei Ohtani has to begin with the unprecedented nature of who is and what is capable of in the game of baseball. We have simply never seen what we are witnessing from Ohtani and likely never will again.

Due to his exceptional play and the current state of affairs for his team, a rare opportunity is about to present itself to GMs around the game of baseball. We could see the greatest rental in the history of professional sports hit the open market.

Which teams would be best-suited to land Ohtani at the trade deadline?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down his five landings spots for the greatest rental in MLB history.

With the amount of teams still looking to contend, this is shaping up to be a seller's market at the trade deadline. Teams like the St. Louis Cardinals have already announced themselves as sellers, where they could trade anything from expiring pitchers like Jordan Montgomery and Jordan Hicks, to a superstar like Nolan Arenado.

The star-studded, Mets and Padres could either chose to become sellers or buyers, while teams like the Cubs and White Sox take advantage of their pitching to sell big.

Host Ryan Finkelstein, along with Elijah Evans, breaks down the latest Just Baseball article on which teams will most take advantage of this seller's market at the deadline: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/who-will-take-advantage-of-sellers-market-at-the-trade-deadline/

In 2001, voters were so swept up in Ichiro Suzuki's sensational debut season that they failed to see who really deserved the AL MVP award, Jason Giambi.

Host Ryan Finkelstein takes you back in time 22 years to an MVP race for the ages that has been forgotten to history.

If you want to read the full article on this story: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/why-ichiro-suzuki-should-have-never-won-the-2001-al-mvp/

The 2023 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby features a star-studded field that includes Pete Alonso, Luis Robert Jr., Vlad Guerrero Jr. Mookie Betts, Julio Rodriguez and more. Who will be the one who rises above the rest and actually wins the tournament?

Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discuss the field and make their picks for each HR derby matchup and who is the best bet according to the odds to win it all.

The San Diego Padres are in the midst of a dissapointing season, where making the playoffs could be a longshot. Could they do the unthinkable and trade Juan Soto a year after acquiring him?

Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down why the Padres should take advantage of a weak trade market and re-build their farm by trading both Soto and Josh Hader at the deadline.