MLB trade rumors and news for July 16th, 2017

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Good morning baseball fans! Fasten your seat belts everyone, because we’re about to go full throttle until the deadline.

What’s going on in baseball today? Rumors, rumors and more rumors.

• Here’s the latest from around the National League East.
• The Nationals opted to release veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez.
• Houston is interested in Detroit left-hander Justin Wilson.
• After missing out on Jose Quintana, the Braves are seeking other controllable starters.
• Milwaukee signed Jeanmar Gomez.
• Arizona is seeking outfield depth and has expressed interest in J.D. Martinez.
• White Sox prospect Zack Burdi is set to undergo Tommy John surgery.
• The Indians are evaluating Sonny Gray and seem to be the latest team connected to the starter.
• Joe Ross will undergo Tommy John surgery and be out for the remainder of the season as a result.
• The Astros are “doing background work” on Jeff Samardzija.
• Nate Karns is out for the remainder of the year after undergoing shoulder surgery.
• The Nationals are attempting to acquire Athletics relievers Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle.
• Pablo Sandoval, who the Red Sox recently released, is interested in joining the Giants again.
• Atlanta is interested in Jurickson Profar, according to FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman.
• It seems the Cubs are unlikely to trade for Sonny Gray, according to FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal.

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Important Links:

2017 MLB Trade Deadline Tracker

2017 MLB Trade Deadline Team-By-Team Tracker

2017 MLB Trade Deadline Team Previews

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