The Chicago Cubs find themselves at a crossroads. With a top-heavy starting rotation and injuries mounting, the team is in urgent need of reinforcements if it hopes to stay competitive in the tightly contested NL Central and make a legitimate postseason run.

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly poking around the Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitching rotation ahead of Thursday's MLB trade deadline.

All three pitchers are seen as likely candidates to be traded before the deadline. The Diamondbacks have already started selling players approaching free agency. They flipped first baseman Josh Naylor to the Mariners and outfielder Randal Grichuk to the Royals. They will likely trade third baseman Eugenio Suárez as well.