Cease could just be a half-year rental because of all the starting pitchers on Houston's injured list. The Astros have a full rotation sidelined. Lance McCullers, Luis Garcia, Ronel Blanco, Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and J.P. France are all on the injured list.

There is conflicting reports on the topic of the Astros reuniting with Carlos Correa and the trade talks with the Twins.

However, the Mariners have gotten stronger at the MLB trade deadline, adding arguably the biggest bat on the market in Eugenio Suárez from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Suarez has 36 home runs this season and joins Cal Raleigh in Seattle's lineup, who has an MLB-leading 41 homers entering Thursday.