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Zack Greinke isn't the only Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher receiving MLB trade deadline speculation.

Robbie Ray is seeing his name come up a lot in recent trade chatter as a potential option to add to a contending team's starting rotation.

The lefty is 6-6 on the season with a 3.96 ERA. He has struck out 137 batters and walked 54.

His contract could make him an enticing trade option before the 2019 MLB trade deadline with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees among the teams who could reportedly try to add him, should the Diamondbacks make him available in a trade.

Check out what they are saying about Arizona potentially trading the pitcher:

NJ.com: Phillies could target Robbie Ray

Joe Giglio writes: "Why he makes sense: Left-handed. Team control through 2020. Phillies were connected to Ray rumors last offseason. One of baseball’s top strikeout artists (11.8 per 9 innings) over the last four years. Why it might not happen: Arizona currently resides just 1.5 games behind the Phillies for the second NL wild card and owns a plus-53 run differential. The Diamondbacks could be a buyer now, then sell Ray in the winter."

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Fansided: Robbie Ray coule be trade target for Yankees

Mac Josephson writes: "It’s hard to predict if Ray will definitely be on the move because right now his team is still in the playoff hunt despite having a record of 46-45. The Diamondbacks are 13.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West but they’re only 1.5 behind the Phillies for the second wild-card spot and two back of the Nationals for the first. They’re in a tricky spot because there are six teams within 2.5 games of that final spot and if we’re being realistic the D’Backs roster as currently constructed isn’t going to make a deep October run. That doesn’t mean they should give up and sell but if they wanted to sell high on Ray and get a nice haul of prospects in return for him there’s no better time do so than now."

The Athletic: Yankees interested in Robbie Ray

Ken Rosenthal writes: "Lefty Robbie Ray, earning $6.05 million this season with one year of arbitration remaining, would be a less complicated transaction. The Yankees and other teams historically have liked Ray not simply because he is left-handed, but also because his career 28.3 percent strikeout rate is higher than that of Clayton Kershaw (27.4), Madison Bumgarner (23.9) and Patrick Corbin (22.9)."

Sporting News: Could Yankees target Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray?

Thomas Lott writes: "For one, the team has such a deep bullpen, New York could use Ray as a two-times-through-the-lineup starter and get him out routinely in the fifth or sixth inning. Ray holds batters to a .210 batting average in a player's first at-bat and .221 in his second, but it goes up to .291 the third time a player sees him. Getting him out of a game early and getting the ball to the bullpen could work very well for New York."

NJ.com: Robbie Ray could sit atop Yankees' wishlist

Joe Giglio writes: "Let’s circle back to Ray, a name that recently came back up in connection to the Yankees. This guy misses bats (30.6 strikeout percentage, seventh-best in MLB), is signed through 2020 and could be even more if better command arrives. Ray feels like this generation’s A.J. Burnett, an arm Cashman bet on in the past."

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MLB.com: Robbie Ray could be a candidate for the Rangers

Jason Catania writes: "The Rangers stayed in contention during the first half and are only three games out of the Wild Card, making them potential buyers at the Trade Deadline. Their offense has carried them but they need pitching help, as Texas currently has the 11th-highest ERA in the Majors. With their young talent, they'd likely prefer a controllable arm rather than a rental, which would make them candidates for Boyd, Robbie Ray or Stroman."

ESPN Radio 97.3: Robbie Ray could be enticing for Phillies

Frank Klose writes: "In Arizona, both Zach Greinke and Robbie Ray might be had. Greinke is signed to big money for the next two seasons. The Phillies might be able to add Greinke by taking his salary instead of giving big prospects. Ray could cost the Phillies prospects, but he is signed for next season, too."

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