Trade Deadline outlook: 10 teams positioned to make moves
MLB.com published a list of 10 teams with the willingness and prospect capital to make deals as the trade deadline approaches, spotlighting organizations that could buy or sell before the cutoff.
Week 17 Power Rankings: Red Sox surge into top 10
ESPN's Week 17 MLB Power Rankings featured a fast-rising Boston Red Sox team that jumped into the top 10 after a recent stretch of strong play.
Background: Yankees' Caballero drawn into pitch-clock crackdown
As related context, MLB instructed umpires to call pitch-clock violations on Yankees shortstop José Caballero, who had developed a routine of waiting to acknowledge the pitcher until just before the clock reached eight seconds. Plate umpire Quinn Wolcott charged Caballero with a violation in the sixth inning of Wednesday's doubleheader opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 5-3, 10-inning loss, leading to a strikeout and the ejection of hitting coach James Rowson. Crew chief Adrian Johnson said the league stepped in after a bench-clearing incident Monday night, when Pirates reliever Dennis Santana yelled at Caballero for taking too long in the batter's box. Caballero disputed the deception framing, saying he performs the same routine consistently and is not trying to trick anyone.
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