It's better to be chased than to be the one doing the chasing. That's generally true in business and politics and in the American League East.
In a reversal from 2014 and in a bit of a surprise, the Yankees -- a team with a player named Chase and another named Chasen -- are actually the chasees. The Orioles, who can only muster a "Chaz'' on their roster, are the chasers.
Perhaps that's why the teams' general managers had very different thoughts on the non-waiver trade deadline, which arrives July 31. A few days ago, Brian Cashman said it was "more likely that we don't do anything rather than predicting we do something significant.