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The 2014 MLB trade deadline is closing in. Some teams are putting together rosters to propel them into the postseason, while others are selling talent to stock up on prospects. 

The Boston Red Sox are currently toward the bottom of the AL East. Should the Sox trade away some of their biggest names and throw in the towel for 2014 or trade a few small pieces and hope for a late run? 

That sound of button-mashing you hear from every direction is 30 Major League Baseball general managers making phone calls to see if they will be able to consummate a deal that will put their team on the path to a World Series. 

Trade deadline season is fascinating to watch because everyone behind the scenes, much like fans who have to hear the rampant speculation, are either going to be ecstatic or miserable based on what happens. 

Despite an injury-plagued first half of the season for the New York Yankees, the team is still very much in the American League East race, and it appears they will be buyers at this season's trade deadline.

Fact: The Angels' Mike Trout's stolen base percentage of 89 percent (96 stolen bases on a career 108 attempts) is currently the best all time (minimum 80 stolen base attempts).

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In the midst of a four-game losing streak, there are a lot of questions surrounding the Cincinnati Reds. Though they rest just 3.5 games out of first place in the National League Central, they're surrounded by three other teams all within reach and in no hurry to fade any time soon.

The New York Yankees bolstered their chances of reaching the 2014 MLB playoffs by acquiring third baseman Chase Headley from the San Diego Padres.

The Padres confirmed the swap.

Jack Curry of the YES Network first broke word of the deal Tuesday:

When handicapping baseball, most bettors start the process with starting pitching.

A great starting pitcher can completely take over a game and leave opposing offenses stymied. While a pitcher can do his part on the mound to hold back the opposing team's offense, there isn't much that he can do to get his own team's offense going.

If there are no more questions, Cliff Lee would like to end this interview on a wet, crinkly note. 

The 2014 MLB trade deadline is closing in, and teams are scrambling to put together rosters that will keep them atop the standings and into the postseason.

The Atlanta Braves currently sit one game back from the Washington Nationals. What do the Braves have to do to take the lead in the NL East and have success in the postseason?

Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez were bored Monday night.

After a weekend of painful plunks to their respective left hands, the two Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves confined to the dugout for their away opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates.