Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan is being monitored by "a number of teams" leading up to the July 31 MLB trade deadline, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi.

The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to a three year, $120MM contract this offseason. In reality, it's a series of one year deals at $40MM per year. Bregman has the opportunity to opt out at the end of this season and it's highly likely that he will. That is, unless he signs an extension with the Red Sox. Here's what Bowden wrote:

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora recently revealed quite an encouraging Alex Bregman injury update, indicating there's a good chance he plays this week.