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<p>USA TODAY July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM</p>
<p>Now just two days from Major League Baseball's July 31 trade deadline, the market held its collective breath on Monday when Eugenio Suárez was hit by a pitch on the hand and removed from Arizona's game. But X-rays came back negative on the Diamondbacks slugger, presumed to be the top bat available before Thursday's 6 p.m. deadline.</p>
<p>The AL Central-leading Tigers added a pair of arms, making an in-division trade with the Minnesota Twins to add right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak. Detroit officially lost starter Reece Olson for the season with a shoulder injury earlier in the day Monday.</p>
<p>Potential suitors will be keeping a close eye on Arizona for an injury update on Suárez, while the Orioles play a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays with some Baltimore players possibly making their last appearance for the team – including 41-year-old starter Charlie Morton.</p>
<p>Follow along for the latest news and rumors on Tuesday:</p>
<p>Pirates trade rumors: David Bednar, Mitch Keller</p>
<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have a few impact players who could be moved ahead of the trade deadline including closer David Bednar and starter Mitch Keller.</p>
<p>An All-Star in 2022 and 2023, the 30-year-old Bednar had a miserable 2024 campaign (5.77 ERA in 62 games), but has rounded back into form this year with a 2.37 ERA, including a career-best 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings.</p>
<p>The Pitttsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Pirates GM Ben Cherington wants to "sell high" on his ace reliever, who could fetch a pretty penny from suitors looking to improve their bullpens. Bednar is under team control thorugh 2026 and becomes a free agent at that point. Potential suitors include the Yankees, Blue Jays, Phillies, Dodgers, Cubs, Mets and Padres.</p>
<p>Keller, 29, signed a four-year extension worth $77 million with the Pirates prior to the 2024 season. An All-Star in 2023, Keller has a 3.69 ERA in 22 starts, his best since 2020, but has seen his strikeout rate fall each of the past two seasons.</p>
<p>"I think we want to be careful about it, because you have pitching depth until you don't," Cherington told reporters. "It's hard to get it back. We're not anxious to trade pitching."</p>
<p>Nick Fortes to Rays in trade with Marlins</p>
<p>The Tampa Bay Rays acquired catcher Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins on Tuesday in exchange for minor league outfielder Matthew Etzel.</p>
<p>Fortes, 28, batted .249 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 59 games with the Marlins this season. He is a career .225 hitter with 25 homers and 96 RBIs in 363 games since making his debut with Miami in 2021.</p>
<p>Etzel, 23, was ranked as the Rays' No. 28 prospect by MLB Pipeline.</p>
<p>He batted .230 with five homers, 34 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 56 games at Double-A Montgomery this season before landing on the injured list on June 22. – Field Level Media</p>
<p>Chris Paddack, Randy Dobnak traded to Twins</p>
<p>The Tigers acquired right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins on Monday, July 28 — just three days before the MLB trade deadline, which is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31. Although Paddack becomes a free agent after 2025, Dobnak has team options for 2026, 2027 and 2028.</p>
<p>Trading for Paddack was sparked by right-hander Reese Olson suffering a right shoulder strain. He has been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season, but there's still a chance he returns for the postseason.</p>
<p>"It's really an unfortunate piece of news for Reese," Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said. "We really feel for him. But we are excited to strengthen our pitching before the trade deadline, and we're really excited to add Chris to the mix." – Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press</p>
<p>Yankees rumors: Cam Schlitter a trade deadline candidate?</p>
<p>MLB's trade deadline, Thursday at 6 p.m., is a looming presence at Yankee Stadium, where Cam Schlittler's third big-league start showed an unpolished pitcher with plenty of promise.</p>
<p>"He walks out there with a lot of weapons, starting with a high-90s, 100-mph fastball,'' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Monday night's game against Tampa Bay.</p>
<p>Schlittler impressively flashed that 100-mph fastball against the Rays but also lost his command for a stretch and the Yankees ultimately lost another divisional game. Maybe that won't mean parting with Yankees' slugging prospect Spencer Jones, but he's clearly part of a lot of trade conversations – as are Schlittler and fellow right-handed starter Will Warren.</p>
<p>Both Schlittler and Warren are potential trade pieces, and the price to land controllable pitching – including starters Mitch Keller and Edward Cabrera - would be in this neighborhood of big-league ready talent. – Pete Caldera, NorthJersey.com</p>
<p>Eugenio Suárez injury update</p>
<p>USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale confirmed that Eugenio Suárez underwent X-rays, which came back negative. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters that Suárez's left hand and finger were "tender to the touch," according to The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen. Lovullo added that Suárez is day-to-day for now.</p>
<p>"The good thing right now is we did the X-ray, and it was negative," Suárez said after the game. "We got more tests to do tomorrow. Right now, it's painful, obviously."</p>
<p>Braves add Erick Fedde</p>
<p>With all five members of their opening day rotation now on the injured list, the struggling Atlanta Braves have added a veteran starter. Erick Fedde, who was designated for assignment by the St. Louis Cardinals last week, fills the void in Atlanta's rotation after Grant Holmes hit the injured list with elbow inflammation. He joins fellow rotation mates Chris Sale, Spencer Schwellenbach, Reynaldo Lopez and A.J. Smith-Shawver on the 60-day IL.</p>
<p>The Braves acquired Fedde (3-10, 5.22 ERA this season) in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.</p>
<p>Yankees trade Carlos Carrasco</p>
<p>Dealing with the pitching-strapped Braves on Monday, the Yankees traded veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco to Atlanta.</p>
<p>In announcing the trade prior to their Monday night series opener against the Rays at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees said they will receive cash considerations from the Braves.</p>
<p>Carrasco, 38, had been in the rotation for the Yanks' Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre affiliate, posting a 3.27 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) with 38 strikeouts in 52⅓ innings. – Pete Caldera, NorthJersey.com</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB trade deadline rumors, latest news and updates</p>
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