Next? Manny, Dunn, Bay, Maddux, Fuentes and more!

Today is the big day! The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is at 4pm ET. Lots of major buzz heading into the final 10 hours:

• Manny Ramirez to the Marlins?
• Adam Dunn to the Rays?
• Jason Bay to the Red Sox? Or to the Rays?
• Brian Fuentes - going or staying?
• Greg Maddux heading back to the Dodgers?

All these rumors and more - to stay on top of it all the best place to monitor today is the ESPN MLB Trade Deadline Blog - it's being manned by the whole ESPN team: Gammons, Olney, Stark, Law and the gang. It's the one place to be to stay on top of what's happening before it actually happens!

MLB Trade Deadline Blog [ESPN]

MLB Trade Deadline: Who's buying? Who's selling?

At the start of the day, 17 of the 30 MLB teams were no worse than 6 games from the top spot in their division. With this level of open competition, it's still tough to tell just who is going to be buying vs. who is going to be selling over the next week.

Here are the teams with the biggest 'fish or cut bait' decisions facing them:

• Atlanta Braves (6 GB - NL East) - But they are in fourth place! Given the fact that they need to leapfrog three other teams, they'll likely end up sellers with Mark Teixeira as their main bargaining chip.
• Colorado Rockies (6 GB - NL West) - It appears as though the Rockies will ride out the season with what they've got, with the likely exception of Brian Fuentes.
• New York Yankees (3.5 GB -AL East) - You know they won't sell, when do they ever sell?
• Detroit Tigers (5.5 GB - AL Central) - they have overcome their horrible April and are right in the race, look for them to either buy or stand pat.
• Texas Rangers (10.5 GB - AL West) - Too far out, they need to sell.
• Toronto Blue Jays (9.5 GB - AL East) - See Texas Rangers.

For more thoughts and analysis on who the trade deadline buyers and sellers will be, check out today's Rumblings and Grumblings post by Jayson Stark on ESPN.

Buy or sell? Highlighting four teams still on the fence [ESPN]

Latest on MLB Trade Rumors

The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is only eight days away. So what's the latest buzz?

Here are some of the names more recently rumored to be available, some from buyers and some from sellers:

• Casey Blake, 3B, CLE
• Damaso Marte, RP, PIT
• Randy Winn, OF, SF
• Raul Ibanez, OF, SEA
• Andy LaRoche, 3B, LAD
• Matt Kemp, OF, LAD

For the full scoop on the above names and many more, check out Will Carroll's latest post on BP Unfiltered.

Mill Grinding [Baseball Prospectus]

Who's going to move before the trade deadline?

More big deals have been made already this season than any season in recent memory. With Sabathia, Harden and Blanton off the board - who's next?

Joe Sheehan from Baseball Prospectus dives deep into who's available, what it might take to get them, and what impact they might have for the acquiring team.

Sheehan's list includes:

1. Jason Bay (potential buyers include the Mets, Braves and Diamondbacks)
2. Erik Bedard (to the Yankees?)
3. Adrian Beltre (to the Twins?)
4. Milton Bradley (to the Tigers?)
5. Justin Duchscherer (Really? Wow!)
6. Adam Dunn (to the Diamondbacks?)

Check out the complete list along with the excellent detailed analysis at today's Prospectus Today post.

Prospectus Today: Bubble Boys [Baseball Prospectus]

All-Star Break Trade Rumors

From the All-Star Break through the end of July, MLB trade rumors really start to pick up steam. Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus provides some interesting insights regarding some recent rumors:

• With Hideki Matsui's injury status, do the Yankees become buyers or sellers?
• Is Erik Bedard staying in Seattle?
• What impact is A.J. Burnett's contract having on the Blue Jays efforts to deal him?
• Who are the Twins looking at as a 3B upgrade?
• Will C.C. Sabathia finish the season as a Brewer?

Check out Will's latest BP Unfiltered post.


Some Milling Around [Baseball Prospectus]