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The Toronto Blue Jays had high expectations for 2015 All-Star catcher Russell Martin this season, but he has been struggling offensively and now has an injured knee.

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Gibbons Comments on Martin's Playing Status

Saturday, July 23

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons told reporters Martin was "feeling better" but would still be day-to-day.

As the Arizona Diamondbacks' season continues to spin out of control, the future of manager Chip Hale will become a hot topic of conversation. 

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It's time for MLB teams to make a decision. 

With August getting closer, teams on the brink of the postseason have to decide whether it's time to make a move for the present or for the future.

The future means a front office throws up the proverbial white flag and sells off assets to teams with different ideas. It means securing spots of need for the long-term outlook and trying again at a later date, what some would call the smart approach.

MLB's trade deadline is fast approaching, and teams are beginning to declare whether they will be buyers or sellers in the market.

This year's non-waiver trade deadline is August 1, a day later than usual due to the fact that July 31 falls on a Sunday. 

Fact: Stephen Strasburg lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, his first loss since September 9th, 2015 (21 starts).

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As the grind of the long MLB regular season takes its toll and some rosters begin to wilt in the summer sun, shoring up a pitching staff can be the key to maintaining consistency and stocking away wins before the final playoff push in the fall.

The San Francisco Giants (57-38) are winless since the All-Star break, losing five straight after closing out the first half of the year on a four-game winning streak.

We don't need Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma or Daphne to help us sniff out clues as to which MLB teams are looking to the future at this year's non-waiver trade deadline. With Aug. 1 fast approaching, we've got a good idea of who they'll be.

That said, looking to the future doesn't necessarily mean a team will be sellers. Buyers can be forward-looking as well. In fact, at least one last-place team with no chance of contending this season could be looking to buy—and buy big.

Better buckle up. Major League Baseball's August 1 trade deadline is fast approaching, and the market appears to be flooded with buyers.

Let's take that as our cue to get into how every team can make out well.

Ahead are blueprints for what it would take for the 18 contenders (defined here as any team at or above .500 at the start of play Thursday) to earn "A" grades for the 2016 trade deadline. This involves taking a look at each team's biggest needs and available assets and determining how (or in one case, if) it should use the latter to fill the former.

An underwhelming 2015 season left Texas Rangers star Ian Desmond in need of reinventing himself.

Like Apple on the brink of bankruptcy in the late 1990s or Taylor Swift transitioning from country singer to mainstream pop star, Desmond’s brand was due for a seismic change when he entered free agency this past offseason.