The market is heating up in the last week before the July 31 trade deadline. Arizona sent Josh Naylor to Seattle on Thursday. The Yankees acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon

Perhaps the biggest question concerning Major League Baseball's upcoming trade deadline, slated for July 31, was whether or not the Arizona Diamondbacks would sell. The D-backs sit 5 ½ games of a wild-card spot,

The Boston Red Sox could add veteran experience to their starting rotation in the form of Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly.

"The Detroit Tigers, one of the strong suitors for Diamondbacks All Star 3B Eugenio Suarez, would love to finalize a deal before Suarez leaves town Wednesday," wrote USA Today's Bob Nightengale. "The DBacks are in Detroit for 3-game series."

Their 6-0 loss to right-hander Paul Skenes on Sunday, July 27, meant the Diamondbacks left town having dropped two of three to a subpar Pittsburgh Pirates team. It also meant they lost a second consecutive game started by a pitcher who could be traded in the coming days.

The Diamondbacks aim to buck a recent trend of meager returns for a rental slugger as they have conversations about trading Eugenio Suarez.

The MLB Trade Deadline is Thursday at 6 pm Eastern time. We’ve already seen a few trades over the weekend, and rumors are now beginning to swirl with more ferocity. However, while everybody is focusing on the big-name players who could change teams, like Eugenio Suarez or Joe Ryan, there’s value in focusing on the “little guy.”

Outfielder Randal Grichuk is heading to the Kansas City Royals, but not until he’s done hugging his teammates.