The story

The Dodgers enter the final week before the Aug. 3 trade deadline with an MLB-best 67-39 record and no clear roster holes. Manager Dave Roberts told The California Post that the team could be "sellers more than buyers," preferring to unload excess roster pieces like Eric Lauer, Alex Call, or Ryan Ward and balance an outfield-heavy farm system. Some rival teams remain skeptical the Dodgers will truly stay quiet, according to a report by Joel Sherman.

Utility man Kiké Hernández and closer Edwin Díaz are returning from the injured list on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, according to The Athletic. Hernández has played only two games this season after elbow surgery and an oblique strain. Díaz, who signed a three-year, $69 million deal in free agency, has been out since April after surgery to remove loose bodies in his right elbow. Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow are also progressing in injury rehabs.

The Dodgers have discussed acquiring pitcher Tarik Skubal, the two-time Cy Young Award winner, but are not moving toward a trade for him with a week to go, according to people with knowledge of the situation. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman hinted the team could make unplanned deadline deals, noting that "there have been a number of moves we have made closer to the deadline that weren't necessarily on our radar 10 days, two weeks out." Jeff Passan wrote that outfielder Teoscar Hernández could potentially be traded to the Yankees despite not previously being part of deadline discussions.