With five days until the trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox remain in a familiar position as in recent years, sitting in contention for a wild-card spot, hoping the team adds instead of remaining idle.

The Sox have their flaws, not the least of which is their seeming inability to score against quality pitching. And that doesn’t begin to address their own pitching issues, both in the rotation and in the bullpen.

The Boston Red Sox’s top trade deadline need just got a little more dire. Sometimes, teams will justify a lack of buying at the deadline by counting on injury returns. That could have been the case for the Red Sox with Patrick Sandoval,

Surprising Toronto Blue Jays will likely be buyers ahead of Thursday's trade deadline as they prepare for a post-season run. Toronto entered the weekend with the best record in Major League Baseball,

The Toronto Blue Jays sit atop the American League after defeating the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Thursday. Johnny Giunta, co-host of the Gate 14 Podcast, says production is coming ‘from guys that you never really expected’ and that’s contributing to the team’s success.