While the draft deadline doesn’t directly impact players on current MLB rosters, the trade deadline, which lands at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 31, plays a major role in shaping postseason contenders.

BALTIMORE-The Orioles on Friday traded left-handed reliever Gregory Soto to the New York Mets for minor league right-handers Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster. Soto, who recorded his first save of ...