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Seattle Mariners shortstop Ketel Marte was placed on the 15-day disabled list as he recovers from mononucleosis.

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With time running out until MLB's non-waiver trade deadline, nearly half of the league is sandwiched together atop the standings.

Fourteen teams have accumulated at least 50 victories. Shortly before the non-waiver trade window shuts on Aug. 1, a clear line divides the contenders and pretenders. Given the parity at the top, every playoff hopeful can convince itself that one or two shrewd moves will catalyze a championship run.

The goal in any trade, in any sport, is for both teams to walk away happy with what they got in the deal. It'd be insane for a team to make a trade intending to walk away in worse shape than they were before. 

That's our goal here—to craft deals that benefit both teams.

While we typically hit on trade ideas and scenarios every Tuesday, the rumor mill has picked up significant speed over the past few days. So consider this a special edition of our weekly trade ideas, with more to come in the days ahead.

With more than two months of games left to be played, the playoff picture is far from decided.

But when the field is set for October’s MLB Playoffs, we may look back at the end of July as an ultimate determinant in which teams earned the right to vie for a World Series.

Among them quite possibly could be the news this week that Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw may need back surgery. There isn’t a pitcher in MLB who has had a better season and no arm more important to a team’s success.

Two of the top hitters of their generation will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the 2016 class.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is reportedly being discussed in a potential trade ahead of MLB's Aug. 1 deadline.

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Jimenez Involved in Melvin Upton Jr. Talks

Friday, July 22

Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported Jimenez could be shipped out of Baltimore in exchange for San Diego Padres outfielder Melvin Upton Jr.

For weeks, we've all been asking whether the New York Yankees would sell.

Turns out the Sale we should have been focused on is Chris, as in Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox, as in the pitcher who could energize this July trade market.

If a team gets (or misses out on) Aroldis Chapman, it could be season-changing.

As the San Diego Padres look to continue selling off their expensive assets, Melvin Upton Jr.'s bounce-back season makes him a potential trade candidate before the Aug. 1 deadline.

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Blue Jays, Orioles Lead Upton Race

Saturday, July 23 

Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball reported the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles are the front-runners to trade for Upton, either as a smaller trade or part of a larger deal involving more Padres.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran left the field during Friday's game against the Colorado Rockies because of right lat tightness.

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