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The 2016 MLB trade deadline is Aug. 1, which leaves a bit of time for trade chatter to circulate before the biggest deals go down.

At the center of the current buzz are several pitchers with varying roles. New York Yankees flamethrower closer Aroldis Chapman is in the process of changing teams. Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale is also being mentioned in rumors.

Months after acquiring him in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees shipped closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs on Monday.

The New York Yankees are reportedly interested in trading starting pitcher Ivan Nova, according to ESPN's Buster Olney, who cited rival executives Monday.

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With the Los Angeles Angels struggling this season at 43-55 and falling out of the postseason race, the team could become sellers before the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline. A player like closer Huston Street could find himself dangled in trade talks and will be an attractive target for teams.

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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.

We are now just one week away from the 2016 MLB trade deadline, and the rumor mill is in full swing as all 30 teams decide what to do ahead of the Aug. 1 non-waiver deadline.

With four of the top six teams in our rankings from a week ago posting a losing record last week, there was plenty of shuffling among the league's top teams in this week's MLB power rankings.

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.

A proactive fantasy baseball manager already has an eye ahead to August 1's MLB trade deadline.

The moves are bound to create new opportunities by way of playing time and role improvements. Nobody can predict every impact deal, but now is the time to anticipate possible shake-ups before the competition acts first.

The San Francisco Giants didn't limp into the second half of the 2016 MLB season. That's far too kind.

Rather, San Francisco stumbled and crashed like Chris Farley's Matt Foley into an ill-fated coffee table.