Now that teams are starting to chat about potential trades, here are the biggest names in the game who could be moved at the July 30 trade deadline.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Nightengale’s Notebook: Kris Bryant is making the Cubs’ impossible decision an easy one
The Cubs, who cut payroll before the season, let teams know that virtually every player was available. But Kris Bryant is ruining the Cubs’ plans.
Nightengale’s Notebook: With MLB changes imminent, Theo Epstein wants baseball ‘back in the players’ hands’
MLB plans to crack down on the rash of pitchers using illegal substances among other changes in baseball.
Pitchers Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty, ex-high school teammates, go head-to-head for first time ever
Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty, former high school teammates, will face one another for the first time at the MLB level.
Lonesome Cowboy: Joe West prepared to stand alone among umpires
The 68-year-old is scheduled to set the career record for games Tuesday. What a strange journey it has been for one of the most colorful men in blue.
Nightengale’s Notebook: Troy Tulowitzki latest former MLB player to find home in college baseball
Troy Tulowitzki wanted to use his experience from 13 years in the majors to help teach the next generation and he couldn’t do that in the minors.
‘Major League’ stars Charlie Sheen, Bob Uecker reunite for California Strong event
“Major League” stars Charlie Sheen and Bob Uecker will be reunited — at a drive-in movie theater — raising money for Ryan Braun’s California Strong.
Opinion: With six no-hitters already this season, the feat is losing its importance
Tossing a major league no-hitter should be a monumental achievement. But is it losing its glamour after a sixth no-hitter was thrown in 41 days?
Opinion: For better or worse, White Sox manager Tony La Russa stays true in spat over Yermin Mercedes HR
Chicago’s skipper didn’t back down after criticizing his rookie slugger for homering on a 3-0 pitch with a big lead.
‘Really pumped up’ Albert Pujols eager to help Dodgers win another World Series championship
Albert Pujols says he feels right at home with the Los Angeles Dodgers as he begins perhaps the final chapter of his MLB career.