According to one report, the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates might be primed to pull off some sort of deal ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

With Jacob Misiorowski bursting onto the scene, Milwaukee finds itself with an abundance of starting pitching, a favorable position to be in heading into the deadline. With an excess of arms, the Brewers could be an ideal trade partner for the Yankees, who could bring back Cortes less than a season after he left the organization.

Yes, the Philadelphia Phillies remain the top-ranked team in USA TODAY Sports’ power rankings. But that’s only because every other elite team has been as bad – or worse – as them. The Phillies have lost eight of 12 games and suffered four consecutive series losses,

A late-arriving trade season? No problem -- we asked our MLB experts for the one fun, outside-the-box deal they'd make to get things moving along.