There are now just nine days left until the “hard” July 31 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. The landscape of sellers and buyers remains fluid. The Texas Rangers were once buyers; they are now sellers. The San Francisco Giants were once sellers; now they might be buyers as well. The Los Angeles Angels are buying, while the Colorado Rockies look like they’ll now be selling. How fun is this?



Starting and relief pitching remains the constant priority for most contending teams, but the available inventory is changing as often as who’s selling and who’s buying.



• The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs would both like to acquire another right-handed hitter and a reliever, and they both match up well with the Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers in that type of trade. The Rangers are dangling the league’s favorite for Comeback Player of the Year in outfielder Hunter Pence, as well as right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley. The Royals will...