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Jeff Passan noted "best" and "dream" matches for each contender at the trade deadline. To probably no surprise, both options are at catcher for New York. He said the best match is Ryan Jeffers from the Twins, with the dream option being Hunter Goodman from the Rockies. Thoughts on those two and how you'd like to see them address the position at the deadline?

In previewing [https://www.espn/mlb/story/_/id/49424732/mlb-trade-deadline-prospect-watch-needs-untouchables] each team heading into the trade deadline, Kiley McDaniel looks at the untouchables and prospects likely to go in a trade. What do you think?

The Dodgers do it again (but at least it's not the Brewers). What's your initial reaction to the trade - both that it's the Dodgers and the return. Do you think the Cubs could've/should've topped it? What do you want to see the Cubs do now that the top domino has fallen?

Not a ton of movement [https://www.espn/mlb/story/_/id/47684227/2026-top-10-prospect-rankings-all-30-mlb-teams-kiley-mcdaniel], but a few names moving up.

19 players voted across multiple teams and Jesse Rogers shares the results. PCA gets 15 votes, Ohtani gets 4.

In his season predictions, Bill Barnwell expects [https://www.espn/nfl/story/_/id/49865081/2026-nfl-season-14-playoff-teams-field-super-bowl-pick-barnwell] regression to hit the Bears and in a tough division that means missing the playoffs. Here's what he writes:

Bill Barnwell dives into his playoff predictions, where he writes a whole lot on the Giants and why he thinks they're a playoff team this year. Here's a portion of it. Full story is here [https://www.espn/nfl/story/_/id/49865081/2026-nfl-season-14-playoff-teams-field-super-bowl-pick-barnwell].

Bill Barnwell released his playoff predictions [https://www.espn/nfl/story/_/id/49865081/2026-nfl-season-14-playoff-teams-field-super-bowl-pick-barnwell] on Wednesday. Here's what he had to say about the Steelers:

In his annual playoff predictions column, Bill Barnwell predicts we see a familiar matchup in the Super Bowl this year: Chiefs vs Eagles. His official prediction has the Chiefs coming out on top, 27-24. Here's part of what he writes. The full story is here [https://www.espn/nfl/story/_/id/49865081/2026-nfl-season-14-playoff-teams-field-super-bowl-pick-barnwell].

ESPN polled execs and scouts for a handful of awards and predictions this season, and the majority went with Golden as their pick for breakout player. Anonymous quote: "I'm not really sure why they didn't use him, but I loved him coming out," an AFC executive said. "He can fly."