For the contenders, as well as the sellers and cellar-dwellers, the next two months are significant. Here's what each team should lock in on

If you’re trying to predict which team ends up trading the most big-league players away, the Orioles are as good a guess as any. Gregory Soto could soon be followed by Ryan O’Hearn, Cedric Mullins, Zach Eflin, Charlie Morton, Tomoyuki Sugano and/or Seranthony Dominguez, all of whom are rentals.

Thursday is the Trade Deadline (6 p.m. ET), and many contending teams will be lining up to acquire starting pitching. It’s a commodity that precious few teams have enough of, with depth often in short supply at this time of year.