Which teams will go all-in at the deadline? Who could spend big on Kyle Tucker? Here's everything our MLB insiders heard in Atlanta.

The starting pitching market is shaping up to be very expensive at this year's deadline, and Arizona could cash in.

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Some things about the 2025 MLB season have been predictable: the Los Angeles Dodgers having one of the best records in the majors, Aaron Judge having another MVP-caliber season and Paul Skenes continuing to dominate on the mound as one of baseball's best pitchers.

The SportsLine Projection Model shares its MLB playoff projections while identifying three World Series best bets

Yet in the National League, nine teams can make that claim, more than double the four American League squads taking that distinction into the symbolic start of the second half. The next two-plus months will shake things out,

Tarik Skubal looks to be on track to win his second Cy Young in as many seasons. He leads the majors in WHIP (0.83) and is tied with Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet for the lowest ERA in the AL (2.23). The AL's starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, the Tigers ace, went into the break with a 10-3 record.

Just 11 days after announcing his decommitment from Duke University because of a change in coaching staff, the 2025 NJ.com Player of the Year has committed to the University of Virginia. In June, Duke head coach Chris Pollard announced he was leaving to take the same job at Virginia.