With just one week to go until the trade deadline, nearly every team in baseball figures to explore the market for one particular asset, either buying or selling it. That asset? Relief pitching.
This week’s four featured teams could all play major roles in that bullpen-swapping bonanza. The Brewers have a loaded ‘pen, which has other teams burning up the phone lines. The Pirates are a team in limbo that could opt to trade their walk-year closer even as they sit on the edge of the playoff race. The Mets have two highly productive arms at the back of their 'pen but might need more.