With the trade deadline passing, some players may receive new spots in the lineup. Last week focused on hitters taking over at leadoff, this week looks at three hitters with a chance at more RBI hitting in the heart of the batting order.

Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander lead an ace-forward Thursday slate. There are plenty of scrubs for bats to prey upon too.

Wily Peralta is Tarik Skubal's likely rotation replacement in DET. Plus, PIT closer hits IL, Ross Stripling out for TOR, Michael Massey gets call for KC, Garrett Cooper returns for MIA, Trevor May back in NYM, and more.

Jake Meyers is blowing his opportunity to seize the Astros CF job, but a new option may be emerging at AAA-Sugar Land. LAA's back-of-the-rotation issues, the SEA catching battle postmortem, and more ...

Anthony Rizzo has enjoyed his first full season as a Yankee and is well on his way to setting a career high in home runs. Plus we'll check in on Jonah Heim, Myles Straw, Justin Verlander, and James Kaprielian.

A scouting look (and ranking) at the prospects traded during trade season.

Tyler Mahle jumps into the AL Central race; Blue Jays add bats and arms; Angels become sellers—all the playing time implications from a frenzied trade deadline day.

All smiles in San Diego; Phillies, Braves, Cardinals and Mets make upgrades; plus how playing time shakes out in Washington and Cincinnati.

ZACK ATTACK: The PHI righty has held current ATL bats to a .611 OPS.

With graduations galore, there's some new names in our Top 10! Check out our Top 50 midseason list.

Mookie Betts has rebounded from a down year in 2021. Aaron Nola is having his best season since 2018. Plus updates on Ketel Marte, Zack Wheeler, and Ian Happ.