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.
Of course, there are still clubs unsure of what they'll do in the days ahead.
The Los Angeles Dodgers would be wise to heed the advice of Bleacher Report's Jacob Shafer. That is, they should avoid mortgaging the future in an attempt to make a deep playoff run without staff ace Clayton Kershaw, who is dealing with a herniated disc in his back.
Ain't that the truth.
In New York, the truth seems to be lost. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and team president Randy Levine stand in the way of general manager Brian Cashman's desire to sell off as many veteran pieces as possible, with an eye toward fielding a younger, more athletic and cheaper club in 2017, per ESPN.com's Wallace Matthews.
While those teams (and a handful of others) continue to vacillate between playing for the present or looking to the future, the following clubs are firmly set on following the latter path.
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