MLB Trade Deadline: Best Available Pitchers On The Market

With the MLB trade deadline right around the corner, contending teams all over baseball are looking for that missing piece to their championship puzzle. The question most of these teams must ask themselves is are they ready to give up their future for a better chance at a championship this season. One thing every contending team needs is some pitching.

A lot of the teams in the NL East are very short in that category. Teams like the Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays are in big need of some starting pitching. The Baltimore Orioles having lineup full of home run hitting machines but they lack an “ace” on the mound. No team will ever win a World Series with the top of the rotation that they currently have with Chris Tillman. The issue with the Orioles is they have a weak farm system which makes it really hard for them to make a move for a quality arm. The Boston Red Sox are looking to add starting arms but their problem is that they are unwilling to split ways with top prospects in their organization. The Blue Jays have a similar problem as the Orioles, a lack of talent down in the farm system making it hard for them to make a deal for a quality arm.

There are a bunch of great arms on the market before the deadline, but here are the best five available arms right now.