The Blue Jays are in on a Dylan Cease trade, but the Padres may be planning a larger deadline reshuffle. Here's what each side could gain.

The Blue Jays should be buyers at the MLB trade deadline, and one insider says a contender-contender trade with the Padres could happen.

Do teams overpay for an elite, controllable late-inning weapon or spend significantly less to get a rental player heading into free agency?

The Toronto Blue Jays lead the AL East, but they aren't content. The Athletic's Jim Bowden writes that the Blue Jays will have to make two or three positive trades before the deadline to hold on to that division lead. He throws out a few of the usual names that are circulating in all sorts of rumors, but then it gets interesting.

The New York Yankees have shown interest in a frontline starting pitcher who has surprisingly hit the trade block ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, but they'

Plenty of teams have reason to act — though the Padres, Mets and Yankees should be particularly motivated to get some deals done.

The financial situation of the Padres is a crucial factor in this equation. With a farm system that's not exactly the strongest, the San Diego team might be considering moving Cease to acquire valuable prospects.