Decision points: The biggest challenges facing MLB's top contenders
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With the July 31 trade deadline coming up soon, it is time to assess the biggest issue for each contender and what options are out there to address them.Manny Machado is everyone’s favorite topic to debate on the open market, but there are vital cogs availaDecision points: The biggest challenges facing MLB's top contenders
With the July 31 trade deadline coming up soon, it is time to assess the biggest issue for each contender and what options are out there to address them.Manny Machado is everyone’s favorite topic to debate on the open market, but there are vital cogs available beyond Baltimore's shortstop. Who will be shipped out from Kansas City, Baltimore, Miami and Texas? Meanwhile, what side of contending or pretending will the Giants, Athletics, Pirates and Rockies decide they are on? Finally, which contenders will decide to reinforce their troops, and who will decide to go at it as-is?There is plenty that goes into how trade season sorts itself out and the decision points that are reached along the way. With that, let’s have a look at the choices ahead for the baseball’s top teams.Arizona Diamondbacks A year ago, the D-backs propelled their offense to another level by landing a premier bat in J.D. Martinez, who added 29 home runs in 62 games in the desert. For a second season in a row, pursuing a big-ticket rental could Read more