While the Guardians are in a "strange spot" this trade deadline, a few potential moves should be clear. Keep Steven Kwan and Emmanuel Clase, while moving on from Thomas, Santana, and other players on expiring deals, while looking to acquire talent under contract for more than just 2025.

To secure a postseason berth in the wild card race, the Braves will have to pass six NL teams during the second half. While that's not likely, ESPN's Tristan H. Cockcroft had some positive analysis for the team's offense while making second half of the season projections on July 9.

For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).