The MLB Trade Deadline's Seller's Market: One Week Until Chaos

The MLB trade deadline is exactly one week away, and it's shaping up to be a historic seller's market. With 22 of 30 teams within 3½ games of a playoff spot, only eight clubs are clear sellers—a direct result of playoff expansion and a mediocre wild-card race. This imbalance means contenders will pay a premium for reinforcements, while front offices in Baltimore, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota, and Washington face agonizing decisions about whether to mortgage the future for a thin...