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The Los Angeles Dodgers already landed the player most expectto be the biggest prize of the 2018trade season when they acquired Manny Machado from the Baltimore Orioles for a package of five prospects.Bob Nightengale ofUSA Todayreported immediately following the Machado trade that the team was now pursuing "a reliever to help out closer Kenley Jansen Jeff Mathis Jersey ," and they've since checked in with a number of different teams.While the bullpen looks like the most likely spot for another addition, there have also been some rumblings of another superstar bat heading out west as well.Ahead, you'll find all the latest from the Dodgers rumor mill.Interested in Shane GreeneBrian Davidson/Getty ImagesThe Dodgers already have one of baseball's best closers in Jansen, but that hasn't stopped them from showing interest in Detroit Tigers closer Shane Greene.Earlier this month, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Presswrote: "The Dodgers were eying Shane Greene closely before his injury and have had scouts watching him in recent days. Greene won鈥檛 be looked at as a closer but rather a solid back-end piece whocan slot in the back of a bullpen somewhere."Greene enjoyed a breakout 2017 season in his first full year in the bullpen, posting a 2.66 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 9.7 K/9 with nine saves and 14 holds in 71 appearances.His ERA has climbed to 4.09 this season, as he's been more susceptible to the long ball (0.8 to 1.4 HR/9), but he's made impressive strides in terms of his overall command (4.5 to 2.3 BB/9), and it appears he's moved past the bout of shoulder inflammation that sidelined him earlier this month.The 29-year-old is under team control through the 2020 season, and he's making a team-friendly $1.95 million this season, which is not insignificant for a Dodgers team dealing with luxury-tax implications.He won't come cheap because of that control http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , but the Dodgers have the prospect depth to swing a deal without parting with their top-tier young talent. Pursuing Texas Rangers RelieversKeone KelaGregory Shamus/Getty ImagesThe Dodgers are also keeping an eye on the Texas Rangers stable of bullpen arms in their search for relief help.Evan Grant of theDallas Morning Newswrote: "According to three sources, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been scouting the Rangers' relief quartet of Keone Kela, Jose Leclerc, Alex Claudio and Jake Diekman closely in the last week."Here's a look at how that group has performed so far this season:Kela:38 G, 24/25 SV, 3.44 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 10.8 K/9Leclerc:40 G, 14 HLD, 2.33 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 12.3 K/9Claudio:43 G Babe Ruth Jersey , 11 HLD, 4.53 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 4.9 K/9Diekman:46 G, 14 HLD, 3.79 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 10.9 K/9Diekman is the most readily available of the group as a free-agent-to-be, and he's all but certain to be moved somewhere before the deadline passes.Meanwhile, interest in Kela was described as "persistent" by T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com, who listed the Atlanta Braves alongside the Dodgers at the two teams most aggressive in their pursuit of the hard-throwing righty who is controllable through the 2021 season.A packaged deal for Diekman and either Kela or Leclerc could be the answer to the Dodgers shoring up their pen for the stretch run. A Blockbuster Deal for Bryce Harper?Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesWhile there's a good chance the Dodgers will settle for a bullpen addition or two and call it good at the deadline, there is a more substantial rumor floating around out there as well:Michael J. Duarte michaeljduarteMultiple sources have told me that the #Dodgers have checked in on availability of Bryce Harper. #Nats are still undecided on if they want to sell http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-dale-murphy-jersey , but if they do, LA is a likely destination.This would be a game-changing move for a team that already added one rental superstar in Machado, but it's unclear at this point if the Nationals would even entertain the idea of moving Harper, even with free agency looming and the team in the midst of a disappointing season.From the Dodgers' end, Yasiel Puig was activated from the disabled list over the weekend and returned to the starting lineup in right field. While he hasn't matched last year's production, he has a solid 115 OPS+ with 12 home runs and 38 RBI.Would Los Angeles consider giving up guys like Walker Buehler and Alex Verdugo for two-plus months of Harper?It's a question that is worth asking with the team apparently at least sniffing around the Nationals superstar.All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, unless otherwise noted. We are just a couple of days away until the MLB is about to get hectic.We've already seen a fair amount of trades happen, but by 4 p.m. ET on July 31, there's going to be a ton more movement around the league.With the number of teams trying to make the postseason, there's plenty of holes to fill, thus resulting in needs for the teams.Here, we'll look at rumors surrounding three players who could be patching up those holes for their new teams.Let's dive in.Mets Shopping MesoracoWith infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and pitcher Jeurys Familia already shipped off Freddie Freeman Jersey , the New York Mets could be looking to add to the players they've let go of.One player in particular that they're shopping is a someone who they got earlier this season in a trade involving pitcher Matt Harvey鈥攃atcher Devin Mesoraco, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post:Mike Puma NYPost_MetsIt sounds like Devin Mesoraco has moved ahead of Zack Wheeler on the Mets list of players likely to be traded by Tuesday.Mesoraco hasn't done much of anything this season, hitting just .227 with eight home runs.At one time, Mesoraco was a top prospect in the sport, but he's never been good offensively.Mesoraco wouldn't cost much of anything and would really only be catcher depth.He's not anything to get overly excited about.Realmuto Likely Staying PutAccording to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, we should expect to see the Miami Marlins hold on to catcher J.T. Realmuto through Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline.Frisaro reports that the Marlins have been asking for a haul in return for Realmuto and mentions that they plan on trying to sign him to an extension after this season.One team that has tried to go after Realmuto is the Washington Nationals. The Marlins asked for two of their top prospects in return in Victor Robles and Carter Kieboom, as Frisaro notes.The Marlins have no need to trade Realmuto unless they get a king's ransom.He's just 27 years old and is batting .309 with 13 bombs this season.Furthermore, he's under team control until 2021.With all of that in mind, there's a very minimal chance Realmuto is dealt unless we see teams give up their best prospects.It's going to take a Fernando Tatis Jr.-and-MacKenzie Gore-from-the-San Diego Padres kind of a haul to get him off the Marlins.There's no point in trading him. Expect Realmuto to be in Miami for a long time.Indians and Phillies Interested in GalloOne thing you can never get enough of in baseball is the long ball.That happens to be something that Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo is pretty good at, with 25 sent over the fence already this season.Because of that, teams are interested in his services.According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians are interested in his services.There are a few positives with Gallo http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-bobby-cox-jersey , but he has one extremely glaring negative/weakness.Let's start with the positives: He's a 24-year-old, isn't arbitration-eligible until after 2019 and is under team control through 2022.The negative is that he strikes out. Like a lot. Like over 35 percent of the time a lot, which has helped lead him to a .190 batting average.Yup, he's essentially a home run or strikeout kind of guy.For the Indians, they need outfield help with Tyler Naquin going on the disabled list and having no one else really out there besides Michael Brantley. Rajai Davis can't be relied on every day at this point.Out of the contending teams, the Indians have the weakest outfield.The Phillies are a bit more interesting because they have a suitable outfield, though acquiring Gallo could move Nick Williams to a fourth outfielder role, giving them an outfield of Gallo, Odubel Herrera and Rhys Hoskins.Both teams could use Gallo. The Indians could also use him at designated hitter if they needed to, but they need the outfield help.Gallo has a pretty good shot at getting dealt it seems, even at his young age. Teams might give up enough to lure his big bat away from the Rangers.Statistics courtesy of Baseball Reference.
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