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Hold: The best team in baseball doesn’t need much help; the Cardinals won’t have to make any noise outside of possibly a minor tweak to the bench or bullpen.
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Buy: After losing Jason Vargas to injury, the Royals are officially in dire need of rotation help and will likely be active in the pitching market come July 31.
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Buy: After injuries to Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer the Pirates are in desperate need of reinforcements, although payroll parameters may limit how active the Buccos can be.
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Hold: Unless they choose to add an outfielder (Jay Bruce or Ben Revere could be fits), expect the Angels to stick with the group they have and try to continue their impressive run in the AL West.
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Buy: The Dodgers can add payroll unlike any other team in the game and have plenty of assets to trade from, so expect them to be right in the thick of any deadline action.
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Buy: The Astros are one of the hottest teams in baseball and somehow setting the pace in the American League wild card race. If they have the money, they should absolutely seize this opportunity to add an impact piece and continue their push to the postseason.
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Hold: While many would expect the Yankees to be aggressive on the trade market, as they have been in the past, GM Brian Cashman has publicly stated that he doesn’t expect to be very active at the deadline. Of course, that could change quickly.
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Hold: The Nationals are already one of the most well-rounded teams in the majors; there’s simply not much room to add.
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Hold: The Cubs are well-built for the future and although their success in the uber-competitive NL Central may make it tempting to add, it would likely be best for Theo Epstein and co. to stay the course.
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Buy: The Twins are somehow right in the thick of the American League wild card race and might as well supplement their surprisingly successful roster in order to take a run at a postseason berth.
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Hold: The Giants are a solidly built team through and through; they could make a minor addition to the fringes, but don’t look for any major acquisitions.
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Hold: The Mets could go out and add an impact bat or two in order to really take a run at the Nationals in the NL East, but expect them to continue their run with the group they have now and not sacrifice any of their promising young talent.
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Buy: It’s no secret the Blue Jays are desperate for pitching help; expect Alex Anthopoulos to be checking in on every starter available.
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Buy: With a massive chunk of the MLB roster hitting free agency after this season, the Orioles might as well go all-in and try to win with this group one last time.
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Hold: Don’t expect the Rays, who are built around young players and likely have zero flexibility to add payroll, to be active at the deadline.
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Sell: After four consecutive division titles, it seems it may be time for the Tigers to re-tool. Fortunately for them, they have the best pitcher available on this year’s market, David Price.
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Hold: The Indians are slightly too far out of the running to truly benefit from a trade deadline acquisition; might as well wait until the offseason before adding to a talented yet underachieving core.
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Hold: The Braves already went through their major sell-off last year and are firmly in rebuilding mode.
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Hold: Outside of possibly entertaining offers for pending free agent Yovani Gallardo, expect the Rangers to be quiet on deadline day.
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Sell: The Padres have several intriguing arms on their pitching staff—Tyson Ross, Andrew Cashner, Ian Kennedy—who could fetch solid returns through trade without altering the Padres’ core too drastically.
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Hold: The Diamondbacks could trade some of their young, controllable assets if they particularly liked the return, but chances are they stand pat.
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Hold: With the exception of Jeff Samardzija, Chicago’s core is all signed through next season and likely won’t be traded. The club could even decide to hold onto Samardzija and make him a qualifying offer after the season.
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Hold: It’s been a frustrating year for the Mariners, but there isn’t much sense in blowing things up now, especially if the club feels it can re-up players like Hisashi Iwakuma, Austin Jackson and Fernando Rodney, or turn them into draft picks through qualifying offers.
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Sell: Who knows what the ever-unpredictable Billy Beane is going to do at the deadline, but it would make sense to try and move the likes of Scott Kazmir, Tyler Clippard, Ben Zobrist and Eric O’Flaherty for prospects.
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Sell: The Brewers would be wise to test the waters and see what kind of return they can get for possible rentals like Aramis Ramirez, Kyle Lohse and Gerardo Parra.
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Sell: With the All-Star Game in the rear-view, the Reds can finally start shopping their pending free agents, Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake, as well as Jay Bruce and possibly even Aroldis Chapman.
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Hold: Things didn’t work out this year, but Boston’s core remains strong and with a couple additions the Red Sox could easily come back as contenders in 2016.
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Sell: The Rockies could deal the expiring contracts of Drew Stubbs or LaTroy Hawkins, and might even want to think about entertaining offers for Jorge De La Rosa and Carlos Gonzalez.
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Hold: This has been a disappointing season for the Marlins, but the team is built on loads of young, controllable talent, meaning there aren’t many assets to sell off beyond Mat Latos.
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Sell: Cole Hamels, Jonathan Papelbon, the groundskeeper, whoever! Everyone must go as the Phillies finally accept reality and begin a rebuild.
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