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Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty ImagesRealizing the pitfalls of procrastination Bob Feller Jersey , MLB teams have completed several significant deals before Tuesday afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline. Anyone expecting a windfall of activity at the final hour may be disappointed, but a few important dominoes remain in place.One longtime resident of the hot stove could actually get dealt this time. Maybe. Another slumping star has watched most other pending free agents find a new home, so his options have dwindled.And who would have thought the New York Yankees would need more offense? With the clock ticking to Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET cutoff point, let's look at some of baseball's hottest deadline gossip.Chris Archer Talks "Intensifying"The Tampa Bay Rays reportedly want a package befitting an ace for Archer.Joseph Garnett Jr./Getty ImagesThe Chris Archer buzz is brewing beyond what-if fantasizing.According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, discussions for the Tampa Bay Rays starter have gained steam. Yet the Rays want a high return for someone who possesses a 4.31 ERA:Jerry Crasnick jcrasnickThe #Rays trade talks on Chris Archer are quot;intensifying as the deadline nears, sources say. Still hard to handicap if anyone will ante up with the return Tampa Bay wants. Its a No. 1 starter type of price tag, and hes under team control through 2021. Multiple teams involved.The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal identified three teams pursuing the 29-year-old righty:Ken Rosenthal Ken_Rosenthal#Yankees, #Dodgers and #Padres among teams trying for #Rays鈥?Chris Archer, sources tell me and JimBowdenGM.Trade speculation has made Archer the center of MLB's Joe Flacco question: Is he an ace? His 836 strikeouts鈥攖opped only by Max Scherzer, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber鈥攁nd 3.40 fielding independent pitching (FIP) since the start of 2015 point to the affirmative. Yet he'll need a strong finish to avoid his third straight season with an ERA above 4.00.As noted by Rotowire's Jason Collette Satchel Paige Jersey , Archer has struggled against enhanced American League East competition:Jason Collette jasoncolletteFor Archers career, hes thrown 48% of his pitches against teams in the AL East. Here are his splits for different metrics ALE vs Rest:ERA: 4.02 / 3.40wOBA: .311/.293K-BB% 17% / 20%HR/9: 1.12 / 0.88SwSTR%: 11.8 / 13.5Chase%: 26.9/29.5Needs a relocation DERzLdUyy1He could flourish by moving to the National League. One possible destination is surprisingly the last-place San Diego Padres. While they won't compete this year or even next year, they have a stacked farm system to leverage into an immediate rotation anchor who can hopefully orchestrate a 2020 playoff push.That's quite the gamble to take on a pitcher who has already hurled 1,063 innings over his major league career. Yet if they're so inclined, the Padres are best positioned to present the Rays an offer too tempting to refuse.Fancred's Jon Heyman said San Diego is seen as a primary candidate to land him, but there's "no guarantee Archer gets dealt at all." Cleveland, San Francisco Targeting Brian DozierBrian Dozier is having a rough season after hitting 76 combined home runs in the last two years.Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesSensible suitors for Brian Dozier have shifted their focus elsewhere.The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired Minnesota Twins teammate Eduardo Escobar for their infield. Seemingly the perfect match, the Milwaukee Brewers will instead move Travis Shaw to second base after landing third baseman Mike Moustakas.While the Boston Red Sox would still benefit from ascertaining Dozier's power, Crasnick dispelled that scenario:Jerry Crasnick jcrasnickTwo prime Brian Dozier landing spots came off the board when the #Dbacks picked up Escobar and #Brewers traded for Moustakas. #RedSox have been mentioned as a possibility because of Pedroias health, but Bostons focus remains the bullpen. Dozier to Boston quot;highly unlikely.At least two teams remain interested in the 31-year-old righty. Per Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press Joe Carter Jersey , the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants have scouted Dozier during the week.Dozier is having his worst season (.226/.308/.408) since 2012, but Jason Kipnis has fared even worse at the plate (.220/.306/.362). The incumbent second baseman could move to center field, an experiment Cleveland tried late last year.Fourth in the NL West at 52-54, the Giants have not made much noise on the rumor mill. While they would have to leapfrog multiple teams to snag a playoff berth, they're a reachable six away from the wild card.It's nevertheless a strange fit, as second baseman Joe Panik is currently on a Triple-A rehab assignment. Boston stands out as the ideal landing spot, but Cleveland is the better fit of the two rumored teams. Yankees Looking for Another HitterJose Bautista could help replace the injured Aaron Judge by switching New York allegiances from the Mets to Yankees.Jim McIsaac/Getty ImagesDespite leading MLB in home runs (166) and weighted runs created plus (114 wRC+), the Yankees are suddenly in need of extra lineup depth.Three games after returning from the disabled list, Gary Sanchez went right back because of a groin injury. Aaron Judge followed his All-Star teammate to the shelf after getting hit by a pitch on the wrist Thursday. Jacoby Ellsbury (back) and Clint Frazier (concussion) are not immediately available to replace the 6'7" slugger, who needs at least three weeks before swinging a bat again."The three weeks is a possibility that he could be in a game Francisco Lindor Jersey ," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Judge, per ESPN.com's Coley Harvey. "Whether that's a rehab or whether it's before that or just after, that all remains to be seen."According to Heyman, the Yanks are now searching for an extra right-handed hitter:Jon Heyman JonHeymanyankees have interest in a bat -- preferably a righty, amp;amp; preferably one who can play the OF -- to fill in while judge/sanchez are out. Frazier could be back in a week but thats uncertain. some who fit: hunter renfroe, joey bats, Cameron Maybin (h/t JackCurryYES). not urgent.Of course, they can always just fill their right-field void with an MVP. Giancarlo Stanton can return to the diamond on a full-time basis after spending most of 2018 as the designated hitter. This allows the Yankees to play the streaking Neil Walker at third鈥攎oving Miguel Andujar to DH鈥攐r acquire the best available position player.Among the names Heyman mentioned, Jose Bautista particularly makes sense. Although no longer a potent power source, the 37-year-old righty has recorded a .385 on-base percentage since joining the New York Mets in May. Having played third base and right field this season Corey Kluber Jersey , he'd give Boone some flexibility in filling out his lineup card.Best of all, the pending free agent should only cost the Bronx Bombers one unspectacular prospect. Yet this assumes the Mets are willing to work with their geographic foes, which didn't happen for Walker or Jay Bruce last summer. They have only agreed to two trades within the last decade.Batting .308/.430/.446 in July, Cameron Maybin would also serve as a steady August placeholder whose speed would come in handy off the bench as a postseason pinch runner. Note: All advanced stats are courtesy of FanGraphs. NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts has been chosen major league player of the year by Baseball Digest.Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets was picked as the pitcher of the year and Oakland closer Blake Treinen was selected as the top reliever.The awards were announced Thursday. A 15-person panel including broadcaster Bob Costas, former team executive Jim Duquette and ex-player Eduardo Perez chose the winners.Betts won the magazine’s 50th player of the year award. He led the majors in batting at .346 in helping the Red Sox to a franchise-record 108 wins. Betts hit 32 homers, stole 30 bases and scored 129 runs.DeGrom led MLB starters with a 1.70 ERA. He struck out 269 in 217 innings while going 10-9 for a Mets team that often provided little run support.Treinen posted an 0.78 ERA in 68 games for the A’s and had 38 saves.