 The trade talks swirling around. Is there an update at all on which teams are actually pushing players trying to make a deal? Well, Chris, I reported Sunday that the Dodgers and Brewers are the most serious suitors. They're not the only suitors, but those teams have been quite active and we did learn today some names that have been bandied back and forth. We'll start with the Brewers. It's interesting. They've got a pitcher named Corbin Burns who actually made his majorly debut tonight. Really well. He's the guy the Orioles want. They're not getting him and they're especially not getting him after tonight and he's saved. Touring saved. But the Brewers package, my sources say, includes Luis Ortiz, guy they got in the La Croix trade a couple of years ago, and Brett Phillips, who we know he's been up in the majors. He's squeezed out by Kane and Yellich. I don't know if this gets it done with those two as the centerpiece, but it certainly is worth a shot. Then there are the Dodgers. The Dodgers are a team with a ton of prospects, as we know, and there are two of them that the Orioles are focusing on. The infielder named Gavin Lux, first rounder in 2016, and a right-hander, Dustin May. You can see these guys are a little further away. High A in their classification, pretty highly ranked in the Dodger system, which is a rich system, but these are the guys the Dodgers won't give up. They still feel they can get it done without those two. Does that mean these two teams, Brewers and Dodgers, are ahead of the Yankees in terms of? It's hard to tell, Chris, and with trade talks, they're always fluid. One call away from changing, one text away from changing. But certainly, as I reported, those two teams have been the most aggressive. Arizona is also in, the Yankees are also in. I would guess that there are other teams involved in the mix as well, but this is going to be really interesting to see how it plays out. The All-Star game is one week from today in Washington, D.C., which is not far from Baltimore. Manny Machado is the elected starter for the American League at short. I love to see him. Both teams will be huge, but the Dodgers, especially with the loss of Segar for the year, and his offense and defense as well, and Turner not really coming off the DL and being his normal self yet. So to put them in defensively and put them off defensively for that lineup, to put some thumb, put them in between Kemp and Muncie, that's a heck of a lineup. No question, Don Joe, but you know what? I don't know that there's another team that would improve as dramatically as the Brewers would if they got Machado. Shortstop has been a massive hole for them really all season. Our CEO is a massive disappointment. He's down in the minors now. They're going with Saladino, he's okay, but Machado would be a significant upgrade. Payne, Yellich, Machado, I mean, Aguilar, I mean, that's a pretty impressive lineup, so I agree a thousand percent, but it's all about what they have in the minor leagues to ante up because after tonight, that's an extra lots of tell on the card on that meal right there because you're getting one of the best all-around players in all of baseball. So teams are gonna have to be big-time suitors and give up a lot to get a guy like that. So he's talking about food. It's midnight on the East Coast. It's a late night snack. It's almost midnight and the A's are the chance to go 12 over 500. This is a team every year like your Tampa Bay Rays or Marlins may be selling trading off for the future. Will they change that thought giving how close they're contending now? They're close. They're not probably as close as they need to be to buy. They're gonna have to convince ownership to even do that. This is the team with the lowest payroll in the majors and I said last night, well, the Rays play for tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. The A's are playing for a stadium that supposedly will be built sometime in the 21st century and that never seems to come. Right. So if you're the Oakland A's in your ownership and you're within striking distance of Seattle for the Lockhart, in my view, you do buy. The question is, will their owners want to sell because they wanna cut the payroll further? I don't know that you can get away with that, but if you ask me, Chris, you add. And they have the talent to continue to compete. They've done a heck of a job, especially in one of the best divisions in baseball in the West. They've kind of shied away from walking and taking pitches. Now they went from striking out, but hitting for power. So that's what you're seeing from all these comebacks. You love Chris Davis. He's a guy you can build around. He's not making a lot of money, but you have to trust the arms. That's the key. You see the formula in the Houston Astros. Do you have enough in your farm system and the guys in your rotation to really believe to buy it on? That's what they need help. They have Edwin Jackson in the rotation right now. He's doing well, but my goodness. Edwin Jackson is. Come on, that's my boy. I love the boy. He's the definition of journeyman. He was out of a job three weeks ago. So they need depth there. And unless their ownership approves an increase in payroll, they're not going to be able to get it. And terrific managing job by Bob Melvin. And we'll keep you updated on that game tide. A's and Astros.