"Plenty of teams could use a left-handed bat, though, most desperately the Houston Astros. And at a pro-rated cost of less than $3 million the rest of the way, none of the remotely legitimate buyers is going to balk at the price tag," Miller wrote.

How can the Astros maintain their lead in the AL West with injuries mounting, and do the injuries indicate a larger organizational problem?

The Chicago Cubs are in the market for a starting pitcher ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline, and the club has a specific target in mind. The Cubs are interested in Washington Nationals lefthander MacKenzie Gore,