With the trade deadline a little more than a month away, many teams remain in a holding pattern to decide how they'll approach the frenzy. Surprising teams like the White Sox, Padres, Rangers and others remain on the periphery (or right in the thick) of the playoff race as we near the midseason point. So what are they to do? Our staff picked out the fringe contenders who should aggressively trade for October right now.
Still under .500, the Washington Nationals really need to address their bullpen, and no, I'm not convinced that Fernando Rodney is enough. It makes little sense to have $93 million going to three starting pitchers this year when you can't hold a lead.