Everything You Need to Know Before the MLB Trade Deadline

By Tom Verducci Here are the top players, teams and decision-makers to keep an eye on as the clock ticks toward 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday. If there is a lesson to be learned from recent trade deadlines, it is this: If you’re not making a move, you’re falling behind. Even the good teams cannot pass on the opportunity of the last acquisition window. Over the past four full seasons, no team has reached the World Series without making a key midseason deal, including trades that brought in four postseason series MVPs (Eddie Rosario, Jorge Soler, Steve Pearce and Justin Verlander), two World Series Game …

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