Pitching remains Chicago’s top priority at the trade deadline, according to league sources briefed on the club’s wide-ranging search, which includes everyone from rental players, such as Arizona Diamondbacks starters Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, to potential closers to All-Star performers under club control who are viewed as unlikely to be moved.

The Chicago Cubs may not land Eugenio Suárez, but they could make a lot of sense for a nice consolation prize from the Minnesota Twins.

As the trade deadline nears, those close to Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara are making it known he is bracing for himself to be traded in the next week.