The A's could also look to buy, by making players who don't have clear roles with the team available as they return from the All-Star break. The A's would unlikely dip too much into their farm system,

Cubs Predicted to Lose Top Trade Target, 31 Home Run Slugger to NL Central Rival Brewers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Chicago Cubs are expected to be one of the many teams to show interest in Eugenio Suarez of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Chicago Cubs are neck and neck with Milwaukee in the NL Central race and they have to be active at the MLB trade deadline if they want to separate.

The rookie third baseman came out of the All-Star break with four hits, including a homer, in three games against the Red Sox, but is that enough to keep the Cubs from shopping for a third baseman?

With the Braves out of contention and the Cubs making a push toward the World Series, this hypothetical trade proposal between the two teams makes perfect sense.

The dead sprint to the trade deadline is here, and for the Chicago Cubs, it's no secret what the priority is before July 31 arrives. Heck, president Jed Hoyer has said as much for weeks: This team needs pitching help, both in the rotation and in the bullpen.

The Cubs are going shopping this summer, but any move figures to cost them young talent from their highly rated farm system. That's risky business as the front office tries to think about now and the years to come.

The Chicago Cubs need to add a third baseman and a pitcher. They could kill two birds with one stone in a huge trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.