As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the decision to add or subtract from a team is usually made by the standings.
Every year, however, there are bubble teams that are close to the playoff race but haven't necessarily proved themselves in the win/loss column, leaving their front offices with a tougher decision to make.
ESPN has identified eight such teams, and with the Aug. 1 deadline exactly two weeks away, time is running out.
"They're really making decisions the last weekend before the trade deadline," Philadelphia Phillies president Dave Dombrowski said. "You wait as long as you can.