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It felt like overkill in the offseason. The team that had everything — the defending champions — just kept layering on more and more talent and adding to a soaring payroll.

As a result, six-year pitcher Dustin May could be the odd man out. "In the last week, trade rumors have started to swirl around May, the oft-injured right-hander who is finally healthy this season — but also having an up-and-down campaign in his final year before free agency," Jack Harris wrote for the Los Angeles Times.

The Dodgers need outfield defensive help, and Minnesota's Harrison Bader is among the potential players they could target at the MLB trade deadline.

Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts says he can't imagine the team would trade touted rookie catcher Dalton Rushing. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Dodgers would face competition from all the usual suspects, but their greatest hurdle might be the ambitions of a rebuilding team that employs the pitcher.

It's to be seen if and how much the Rays sell this deadline, but both the Mets and Astros have shown interest in second baseman Brandon Lowe, according to the New York Post. Lowe, 31, is currently on the injured list on account of foot/ankle tendinitis,