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MLB Trade Deadline: Previewing the AL East

By Jason Evans

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles bats in an interleague MLB baseball game against the New York Mets on June 6, 2018 at CitiField in the Queens borough of New York City. Orioles won 1-0. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 06: Manny Machado #13 of the Baltimore Orioles bats in an interleague MLB baseball game against the New York Mets on June 6, 2018 at CitiField in the Queens borough of New York City. Orioles won 1-0. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 16: Didi Gregorius #18 of the New York Yankees reacts after his third inning RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on June 16, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

A look at what may happen at the MLB Trade Deadline in the AL East

You may not realize it, but the 2018 MLB season is going pretty fast. We are a month away from the 89th All-Star Game in our nation’s capital. After that, the non-waiver MLB trade deadline will be just two weeks from that time.

One of the divisions that should have a ton of action at the MLB trade deadline is the AL East. This is a division that has clear teams who are going for it and clear teams who are not and could use more pieces for the future.

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox made the playoffs last season and are clearly in the position to make another postseason run. The Yankees have the best record in baseball and the Red Sox are neck and neck with them. The two teams square off the last weekend of the season, and that could mean who wins the division and who has to play in the AL Wild Card game.

The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays both sit at 33-38. Both are 15 games out of the division. The Rays have a couple of their top prospects up for evaluation, while Toronto’s best prospect in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is out with a knee injury, which will delay his arrival.

Then there’s the Baltimore Orioles. They currently sit 20-50. Farm system? Not great Bob. Underperforming, overpaid players? Yep. Trade assets which could help turn this team around quickly? Oh yeah.

Let’s start at the top of the division with the Bronx Bombers

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