As play resumes following the All-Star break, there were eight American League teams within 1 1⁄2 games of a playoff spot, and two more — the Angels and White Sox within 6.0 and 6 1⁄2 games, respectively. In the National League, 13 of 15 teams were within 4 1⁄2 games of the second Wild Card position. That’s a total of 23 of 30 MLB teams who have a shot at making the playoffs as the July 31 trade deadline approaches.
Does that mean that there will be 23 buyers as the deadline draws near?