Preview/Prediction

The 2016 MLB trade deadline is approaching quickly, and teams are scrambling to fill their biggest needs.

The non-waiver trade deadline is August 1 this year, pushed back a day from the usual deadline due to the fact that July 31 falls on a Sunday. 

The MLB trade market is heating up as the deadline is now less than a week away.

Contenders are scrambling to address their biggest needs before the August 1 deadline, and talks surrounding some of the biggest names are intensifying. 

Here's a rundown of the latest rumors surrounding some of the biggest names on the market.

The clock ticking down to Major League Baseball's August 1 trade deadline doesn't have much time left on it. Meanwhile, plenty of teams still have holes to fill.

That makes it easy to predict that the next few days are going to be interesting. But for the sake of being thorough, let's go more in depth.

Ahead is one last list of predictions for the MLB trade deadline. It's not an especially long one, but it will cover the big bases: which players will and won't move and which teams will and won't be active. 

The Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline is rapidly approaching, and already we've seen some significant action on the MLB trade market.

Among the names that already have been on the move this month include Drew Pomeranz, Aroldis Chapman, Brad Ziegler, Melvin Upton Jr., Mike Montgomery, Joaquin Benoit, Drew Storen, Aaron Hill and Lucas Harrell.

That said, there are still plenty of impact players on the market, as the next couple of days figure to be equally busy with teams looking to shore up their rosters for the stretch run.

Odds are that, at one point or another, you've heard the Latin aphorism "carpe diem," which translates to "seize the day." Seizing the day is a theme that runs through much of this week's edition of fact or fiction.

With only five days left before MLB's non-waiver trade deadline arrives, teams are being forced to decide between holding on to their top prospects in the hopes of future success or parlaying those unproven youngsters into an established veteran or two that can help them win now.

Days before August 1's MLB trade deadline, two All-Star pitchers have already changed leagues.

The Boston Red Sox kicked off the summer activity by acquiring Drew Pomeranz from the San Diego Padres. While it was hardly a surprise to see them locate another arm, teams typically don't find 27-year-olds under team control.

MLB's August 1 non-waiver trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the rumor mill is churning. 

Trade season is officially upon us, and with less than a week to go until baseball's August 1 non-waiver trade deadline arrives, things are sure to pick up.

We've already seen one big trade go down this week, with the Chicago Cubs acquiring closer Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees for a package that included the team's top prospect, shortstop Gleyber Torres.

A year ago, Yoenis Cespedes, Gerardo Parra, David Price and Ben Revere were some of the biggest names to change hands at the trade deadline. This year, Chris Archer, Jay Bruce, Aroldis Chapman, Wade Davis and Chris Sale are among the biggest names being bandied about.

The talk has been going on for at least a month. Many fans thought the New York Yankees, rich in relief pitching but too far down in the standings, would be willing to trade some of their assets before the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline.