The Tampa Bay Rays are 18 1/2 games out of first in the AL East, so it makes sense that they'd sell at the trade deadline. The question is, who leaves and who stays?
Matt Moore and Steve Pearce are the Rays' top trade candidates, reports Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. Passan tweeted Friday that Moore is the "likeliest" Rays starter to be dealt and Pearce "will" be traded.
Moore, 27, is 7-7 with 4.08 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 21 starts this season. The left-hander has allowed 125 hits and 59 earned runs in 130 innings and has a 1.