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Globe, November 9

You can buy a copy of this issue for your very own at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Prince Andrew fails lie detector -- new crisis rocks the palace

Page 2: Up Front & Personal -- Bruno Toniolo shirtless, Heidi Pratt at a pumpkin patch in L.A., Jacqueline Bisset catches some rays in L.A.

Page 3: Larry David leaves an L.A. office, Ellen Pompeo, Pete Wentz

Page 4: Kathie Lee Gifford is talking to NBC bigwigs about coming back to Today and they’re hot over the idea but Hoda Kotb is not pleased and Jenna Bush Hager is feeling threatened because Jenna never really grabbed the audience like Kathie Lee did, Martha Stewart and Gwyneth Paltrow are heading into the holidays trash-talking each other even more than usual and their pals have nowhere to hide -- they’re snippier than ever and can’t get through the week without saying something crass but the trouble is they have the same friends and they use some of the same chefs and caterers and crew -- all their friends in the Hamptons including the Seinfelds and Beyonce and Jay-Z and Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley and Rachael Ray are trying to keep out of it but it’s impossible because Martha and Gwyneth are both screaming for loyalty

Page 5: Legal hotshot and writer Jeffrey Toobin has been shelved by the New Yorker magazine for showing off his willie to co-workers during a Zoom conference call -- witnesses say Toobin was masturbating but he insists it was a blooper

Page 6: Dolly Parton was so lovestruck when she met Elvis Presley that she nearly chucked her marriage and career to shack up with Elvis -- Dolly is ready to tell all about Elvis after decades of protecting her husband Carl Dean and Elvis’ only child Lisa Marie Presley -- Dolly was in her late 20s and Elvis was in his late 30s when they had their sizzling encounter where she got dolled up to meet Elvis in a Nashville office and discuss working together and he wanted to do a duet but she didn’t trust herself to work with him and she didn’t even let Elvis do a cover of her song I Will Always Love You -- even though Dolly didn’t actually cheat on Carl she sure was tempted and she’s felt guilty about it ever since

Page 8: Just two weeks after splitting with his wife of 14 years former Home Improvement kid Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested and jailed on charges of trying to strangle a terrified galpal -- after a night of partying where he was photographed surrounded by four gals with an iced bottle of vodka at the table Zachery reportedly got into a heated clash with his galpal and she claims Zachery grabbed her by the throat and squeezed then tried to snatch her phone when she attempted to call 911 so she ran to a neighbor’s home where she hid while cops were called

Page 9: Distressed Kelly Clarkson and her two toddlers are in therapy to help cope with the anguish brought on by her divorce from Brandon Blackstock -- the talk show host is especially struggling because the split is playing out so publicly and the kids are seeing things about their mom on TV and she feels immense guilt about the divorce but knows it was the best decision because she wasn’t happy married to Brandon though she did try but staying in a marriage just for the kids wasn’t an option for her -- Kelly was deeply wounded when her father-in-law Narvel Blackstock’s management company recently sued her for $1.4 million in alleged unpaid commissions but she’s speaking with her ex privately in an effort to resolve the issue out of court but Kelly suspects he’s using it as a bargaining chip for a bigger settlement and also feels he’s using the kids against her as a weapon

Page 10: Showbiz legend Michelle Phillips has become a shut-in who sits home alone tippling wine while watching movies on TV and listening to her hits from The Mamas & the Papas where she is the last surviving member of the band -- she’s sad the rest are all gone and she’ll put on a record and sit in the dark; she misses them and so many other people -- she’s become a shut-in due to the pandemic and can’t bear for people to see her so old and haggard and overweight and all those years of partying have done their damage to her once-beautiful face -- she also hasn’t been able to see her young grandson and she’s grieving the loss of her longtime lover who died in 2017

Page 11: Baywatch hunk Jeremy Jackson’s cover girl ex-wife has been found homeless wandering California’s mean streets in worn and shabby clothes -- lost for two years Loni Willison is now virtually unrecognizable with missing teeth and her long blond tresses cropped short -- she was found pushing a grocery cart filled with her battered possessions in Venice -- despite her tragic situation she insists she’d doing fine and doesn’t want help despite reportedly having drug and mental health issues

Page 12: Celebrity Buzz -- Rita Ora in a see-through frock (picture), Lily James got caught brazenly canoodling with the very much married Dominic West who plays her father in the BBC miniseries The Pursuit of Love, just weeks after Cardi B filed to dissolve her marriage to Offset she’s put the split on hold and all it took was Offset to spend bucks on a heart-tugging Sunset Strip billboard and a Rolls-Royce and a Hermes Birkin bag, Kate Hudson’s getting loose-lipped about gross snotty smooches with her leading man Matthew McConaughey

Page 13: Vinny Guadagnino eating in Beverly Hills (picture), Kaitlyn Bristowe has a puffy trout pout (picture), Shia LaBeouf doesn’t let an apparent injury keep him from getting out and about in Pasadena (picture), Alanis Morissette says the fame that came with her 1995 revenge song You Oughta Know wasn’t so sweet but instead was an isolating experience

Page 14: Nicole Kidman is starring opposite Hugh Grant in the thriller series The Undoing but she really wanted to plays Hugh’s love interest in Notting Hill except she wasn’t well-known enough, Reba McEntire has landed herself a brand new TV show which is a modernized Fried Green Tomatoes drama series in which she’ll play the present-day Idgie Threadgoode, Fashion Verdict -- Regina King 8/10, Isabelle Huppert 2/10, Queen Maxima 5/10, Tracee Ellis Ross 9/10, Cher 4/10

Page 16: How John F. Kennedy stole the White House from Richard Nixon -- Chicago mob rigged the 1960 vote and cheated Nixon out of the presidency

Page 19: True Crime

Page 21: Parkinson’s patient Alan Alda is refusing to slow down at age 84 and friends fear the fragile M*A*S*H legend is headed for a devastating health crisis and he’s busier now than he ever was even during his sitcom days and he bravely says he lives with it by staying active but medication can only do so much and his friends and family including wife Arlene are worried he’s pushing himself too hard, teary-eyed Ringo Starr confesses his last conversation with dying Beatles bandmate George Harrison was heartbreaking and unforgettable -- Ringo wanted to stay with George until the end but his daughter Lee had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and Ringo had to rush to Boston to see her and when Ringo told George he had to go to Boston George said D’ya want me to come wit’ ya? so even on his death bed George made his best buddy smile while both faced unspeakable grief

Page 22: 10 Things You Don’t Know About S. Epatha Merkerson, Today show host Hoda Kotb reveals Frank Sinatra Jr. was the show’s worst guest because he clammed up instead of touting a book about his famous dad in 2015, Khloe Kardashian confesses she once worked as Nicole Richie’s personal assistant because she just needed a job and they went to school together -- Nicole’s reality career crashed in 2007 which was the same year Khloe’s series started

Page 24: Cover Story -- Disgraced Prince Andrew has flunked a lie detector test on his close relationship with murdered American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and now the rogue royal insists he’ll never cooperate with the FBI for fear his testimony will land him behind bars but Queen Elizabeth’s favorite son has his back against the wall as new evidence surfaces on both sides of the Atlantic -- Andrew is terrified newly released secret testimony from Epstein’s accused madam Ghislaine Maxwell is just the tip of the iceberg of what she’s prepared to reveal and Maxwell’s revelations detailing her twisted sex life come on the heels of an explosive new British book accusing Andrew of attending debauched events with Epstein where teenage girls were parading around topless -- even though friends close to Andrew say he did nothing wrong and has no reason to fear the prince may not have a choice about spilling his guts because the fed-up royal family is threatening to cut off the cash-strapped rogue unless he plays ball

Page 25: Prince Andrew has been banished from the gift shop at his mother’s Balmoral Castle -- tourists can still purchase postcards her Her Majesty’s kids Prince Charles and Princess Anne and Prince Edward but Prince Andrew has disappeared which is a sure sign that Andrew is in the doghouse since items featuring Elizabeth’s beloved corgis are still up for sale

Page 26: Health Report

Page 27: Dirtiest places on planes exposed

Page 30: Serial sleaze Matt Lauer’s ready to pop the question to girlfriend Shamin Abas over the holidays and he hopes for a brighter future with her a year after his 20-year marriage to Annette Roque ended in divorce -- Matt showers Shamin her with gifts and wants to buy a house on the East Coast where they can make new memories and Matt’s hinted he’s already bought the ring and plans to propose by New Year’s and he hopes to have a celeb-studded wedding at their new home, Kathleen Turner will be back at Michael Douglas’ throat as his acid ex in The Kominsky Method to fill the hole left by Alan Arkin who abruptly pulled out of the third and final season of the show

Page 35: Matthew McConaughey’s father predicted he’d die while making love to his wife and he did, desperate to turn back time Marie Osmond is going whole hog on a head-to-toe makeover -- Marie is no stranger to cosmetic fixes and she is considering a slew of procedures to get a new look that’ll knock ‘em out including everything from Botox and fillers to face-lift to boob job and lipo-sculpting to enhance her waistline -- the makeover is motivated by revenge because she’s bitter over recently being pushed off her co-host gig on The Talk and now she’s counting on a younger look to land her a plum new TV gig

Page 38: Real Life Monsters

Page 39: Kris Jenner blames social media for ending the 14-year run of Keeping Up with the Kardashians because when the show started there was no Instagram or Snapchat or other social media platforms but now she gripes that now there are so many the viewer doesn’t have to wait three or four months to see an episode but instead information spreads online in real time, Phil Collins’ ex-wife has traded him in for a 31-year-old guitarist who never managed to make much noise in the music industry -- Phil was furious when he heard Orianne Cevey married Tom Bates in Las Vegas, Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman died without a will according to his widow -- Taylor Simone Ledward filed a probate case in L.A. asking a judge to name her administrator of Boseman’s estimated $938,500 estate with limited authority

Page 44: Straight Talk -- Bruce Willis and Demi Moore’s daughter Rumer Willis claims posing for raunchy bondage shots proves she’s a liberated woman free from sexual stereotypes but it’s not that simple

Page 45: Jeff Bridges is battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma which is a rampaging cancer that often spreads through the body to the liver and bone marrow and lungs -- while the cancer can be deadly experts say the five-year survival rate is 73 percent

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hollywoodfamerp · 4 years ago

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD, JOJO, YOU’VE BEEN ACCEPTED AS SKEET ULRICH!

PLEASE BE SURE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

Send us your account within 24 hours.

Have your FCs full name in their blog bio.

Be sure to have your ask box open.

Message the main to find out about any prior history.

Optional: Message the main to be added into our OOC Blog.

NAME/PRONOUNS/AGE/TIMEZONE:

jojo, 28 & eastern

FIRST CHOICE AND FC AGE:

bryan ray trout (skeet ulrich), fifty one

SECOND CHOICE AND FC AGE:

jc caylen, twenty eight

GENDER YOUR FC IDENTIFIES WITH AND PRONOUNS:

male & he/him for both

FC OCCUPATION:

actor for skeet, and youtuber/streamer for jc

RULES PHRASE:

WANTED CONNECTIONS:

riverdale people!

PARA SAMPLE:

TRIGGER WARNINGS IN PARA SAMPLE:

Please be sure that your para sample is 2+ paragraphs. It can be from another roleplay and must also be in third person and past tense. (This will be removed before your application is posted.)

IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER OF THE ROLEPLAY, YOU DO NOT NEED A PARA SAMPLE FOR YOUR SECOND/THIRD/FOURTH/FIFTH CHARACTER.

WHO ELSE DO YOU PLAY IN THE ROLEPLAY:

adam levine

OTHER:

skeet has two children, named jakob and naiia. their mother is an npc and isn’t involved in their lives.

#hollywood rp #celebrity rp #celeb rp #fame rp #plotless rp #accepted #submission #skeet ulrich

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rosewoodmeadow · 2 years ago

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MOUNT MEADOW WELCOMES… SKEET ULRICH!

Welcome to Mount Meadow, Jojo! Before you get stuck in, make sure to check out our new members’ checklist. Once this is complete, you have 24 hours to send in your account. We’re so happy that you’re here

OUT OF CHARACTER

NAME: jojo

PREFERRED PRONOUN: she/her

ABOUT THE RESIDENT

CELEBRITY NAME: skeet ulrich (full/non stage name is bryan ray trout)

PRONOUNS: he/him

BIRTHDAY: january 20th, 1970

PROFESSION: actor

HOUSING DISTRICT: long pine estates

PERSONALITY: skeet can be a hard-head if need be--but most of the people who surround him are to say that he's nothing but a giant teddy bear. he loves others more than he loves himself, and more than anything? he just wants to make people happy. he's a people pleaser, and will only worry about himself once he knows that those around him feel better first.

RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY: skeet is currently single, but he has two kids. they are twins, who are 21 years old. their names are jakob & naiia. the only thing i would like to keep is the brief relationship he had with lucy hale, if we have one or were to get one. other relationships may be mentioned in passing.

MORE INFORMATION

MANDATORY Why Mount Meadow and what brought you to town?: skeet came to mount meadow because...well, simply enough? he left riverdale--and although he's still filming movies and in the scene, he loves that he only needs to go to those places when he's doing just that, filming. he's had enough of los angeles and just wants to be able to get away, and relax at the end of the day.

In addition to answering the above question, so we can get to know your celebrity better, CREATE A PLAYLIST OF 3-5 SONGS THAT RELATES TO OR DESCRIBES YOUR CELEBRITY!

the less i know the better - tame impala

red red wine - ub40

you get what you give - new radicals

first class - jack harlow

wonderwall - oasis

#Hollywood RP #fame rp #celeb rp #plotless rp #accepted #mmulrich

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callmebrycelee · 3 years ago

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MY MAN CRUSH MONDAY IS...SKEET ULRICH

Skeet Ulrich, born Bryan Ray Trout, is an American actor best known for portraying Billy Loomis in the 1996 slasher film Scream featuring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox. Skeet was born January 20, 1970 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is 51 years old and an Aquarius. Skeet has had numerous roles on television and in film. Skeet has had roles in the following films: The Craft, As Good as it Gets, Ride with the Devil, The Newton Boys, For Sale by Owner and Boys. He has starred in the following TV shows: Jericho, CSI: NY, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Law & Order: LA; I Am Elizabeth Smart and Riverdale. Skeet is 6 feet tall.

#mcm #man crush #man crush monday #man crush mondays #skeet ulrich #brown eyes #billy loomis #scream #scream 1996 #the craft #riverdale #cw riverdale #fp jones #instagram: jericho cruise #aquarius #lynchburg virginia #actor

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thewtcho · 2 years ago

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Skeet Ulrich Height, Weight, Net Worth, Age, Birthday, Wikipedia, Who, Instagram, Biography

Skeet Ulrich is a notable American entertainer. Skeet Ulrich is notable for his jobs in various movies from the 1990s. He recently played Billy Loomis in Scream and Chris Hooker in The Craft. Besides, he has been a piece of The CW’s Riverdale starting around 2007, playing FP Jones. How old is Skeet Ulrich? Skeet Ulrich’s original name is Bryan Ray Trout. He was born on January 20, 1970.…

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#Age #biography #birthday #Height #Instagram #Net #Skeet #Ulrich #Weight #Wikipedia #Worth

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music412 · 3 years ago

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A Recollection of Spring Break through Music

Location: The Government Center, Northside, Pittsburgh and South Oakland, Pittsburgh.

Date: March 2022

Why Does It Matter: The Government Center is one of Pittsburgh’s best rising venues, while South Oakland house shows are a critical part of this ecosystem.

I returned to Pittsburgh minorly disheveled on Friday, March 9th, 2022. For the first time this school year, it seemed as if things were picking up at college: the week leading up to break had been a series of chance encounters, concerts, exhaustion and excitement. But good things need momentum, which is why returning home seemed like a mistake to me at first. I had to, even if Pittsburgh doesn’t entirely feel like home anymore. On Saturday, I was picked up by my friend Atticus as we headed towards a show at The Government Center. I had corralled several of my friends into coming, so we grabbed Joaquin, then went downtown and picked up Nano and their friend El. The two of them finished their cigarettes and climbed into Atticus’ Subaru. He was kindly playing the role of designated driver for this evening.

I wanted to see the opening band, The Zells, who’s recent single “Truther Uncle” suggested a new maturity for the band. Between jangling licks and fuzzed out background vocals, The Zells appeared to be creating music in the vein of Disq or maybe a less agile version of Deeper. It has some of the wiriness of post-punk but it also takes from the early 2000s garage rock that nearly every 20something guitar-guy loves. Each of the band members took turns on vocals, sharing whiny lyrics and silly licks in tandem. Songs like “Bryan Ray Trout, 1999” displayed a sense of comfortable juvenility––sample lyric: “I want to talk to her but I’m too fucked up/Jawbreaker is the good stuff.” Hey, there’s nothing inherently wrong with arrested development.

Most of my friends thought The Zells were shrug-worthy. Nano called them “mid,” while Atticus said it wasn’t his thing. But the following two bands were a little more in line with what those two enjoy. Big Baby, a power trio of local legend, pushed their way through an intense set. My buddy Joaquin started the mosh pit, which felt a bit silly because most of the crowd was holding PBRs or standing next to The Government Center’s record store area. After Big Baby’s set, I stepped outside and talked to Connor, who runs the local record label Crafted Sounds. He told me that Big Baby was looking to make a minor comeback around town. I could see why. Their set was probably the tightest and hardest-hitting of the evening.

By the time Zorn got on stage for their headlining set, Nano put down their beer and got into the mosh pit. As a Philly-based quartet, Zorn became known for their exhaustive and extensive stage antics as a thrash-metal group, but I still didn’t quite know what to expect. When the lead vocalist was wheeled on stage in a coffin, I realized that Zorn wasn't playing around. For the next 30 minutes, it was easy to be enthralled by the sheer harshness of a bunch of sweaty, ugly dudes playing metal music. At one point, the vocalist grabbed my leg while flagellating around on the ground in the mosh pit.

Leading up to Spring Break, I talked a big game about coming home and going to shows. I wanted to connect with the parts of Pittsburgh music that I missed out on while in high school, but I only ended up seeing one other show. The next Saturday, I went to my friend Madeline’s dorm at University of Pittsburgh, and we went to a house show nearby. It was a line-up of three bands: Quiet Hours, Pachyderm, and another group I don’t remember. The name isn’t particularly important anyway, as each group was doing the sort of jam-band revival thing that you can find at every college. There’s nothing more quintessential to house shows at a university than a bunch of white guys playing funk with a single saxophone player in their band. With that being said, each group was genuinely talented and having fun. Unfortunately, I felt like an outsider. I don’t go to the University of Pittsburgh, I didn’t know many folks there, and I was exhausted and ready to return to New York. I ended spring break in the middle of a mosh pit, while still on the outside looking in.

Image credit:

Photo 1: Gig poster from The Zells’ instagram page: @the_zells

Photo 2: Photo of Nano from my phone

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glucophage5mg · 3 years ago

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Skeet Ulrich Net Worth 2022: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Skeet Ulrich Celebrated Name: Skeet Ulrich Real Name/Full Name: Bryan Ray Trout Gender: Male Age: 51 years old Birth Date: 20th January 1970 Birth Place: Lynchburg, Virginia Nationality: American Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.79 m) Weight: 80 kg Sexual Orientation: Straight Marital Status: Divorced Wife/Spouse (Name): Georgina Cates (m.1997; div.2005), Amelia Jackson-Gray (m.2012;…

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rigginsstreet · 6 years ago

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bryan ray trout is really his real name? suddenly i feel so much better about mine

dont we all

#although is skeet any better?#no....#could you imagine having to call your man skeet?#absolutely not #id rather call him trout #briana answers things #Anonymous

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your-dietician · 3 years ago

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Most glaring Trade Deadline needs for each contender

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Most glaring Trade Deadline needs for each contender

The Trade Deadline is three weeks from Friday, and while a handful of teams figure to be sellers during the coming weeks, more than two-thirds of the league is still within striking distance of a postseason berth.

What moves would help those teams make a run with an eye toward October? Some of the teams below might ultimately wind up selling off pieces by the end of the month, but as of Tuesday, each of these 21 clubs took the field within 7 1/2 games of a postseason spot.

Some teams have more than one hole to fill, but here’s a look at the most glaring need for each team as executives look to bolster their rosters for the second half.

Red Sox: First baseman Boston’s .663 OPS at first base ranks 12th in the AL, though Bobby Dalbec has 10 home runs in 226 at-bats. The Red Sox lineup is predominantly right-handed — Rafael Devers and Alex Verdugo are the only everyday lefties, while Marwin Gonzalez is a switch-hitter — so adding a left-handed bat would be preferable. Potential fit: C.J. Cron, Rockies

Rays: Starting pitcher It’s unclear when — or if — the Rays will get injured ace Tyler Glasnow back. (He’s optimistic he’ll return before the postseason, but it’s still too early to say.) In his absence, Tampa Bay hasn’t been able to replace his top-of-the-rotation production; entering Wednesday, the Rays only have two starters with an ERA+ better than league average: 41-year-old Rich Hill and soft-contact specialist Josh Fleming. Perhaps rookies Shane McClanahan or Luis Patiño will step forward to fill the void, or prospect Shane Baz or veteran Chris Archer will provide a late-season boost, but adding a frontline starter would help the Rays in their effort to overtake the Red Sox. Potential fit: Kyle Gibson, Rangers

Blue Jays: Relief pitcher Toronto’s acquisition of Adam Cimber was a start, but the Blue Jays — who also acquired Trevor Richards from the Brewers Tuesday in a deal for Rowdy Tellez — are in need of more relief help for the second half. The Jays have dealt with their share of injuries this season (then again, who hasn’t?), but in an ultra-competitive AL East, Toronto will need to bring in a relief arm or two (not to mention at least one starter) to take aim at the division title. Potential fit: Richard Rodríguez, Pirates

Yankees: Starting pitcher The Yankees’ roster doesn’t have many holes, though underperformance by players such as Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu and Clint Frazier gives off a different impression. If those players can bounce back in the second half, the most glaring need is a starting pitcher to slot in behind Gerrit Cole and Corey Kluber, assuming the latter can return from the injured list and regain his early-season form. Potential fit: Tyler Anderson, Pirates

White Sox: Second baseman The biggest second-half acquisitions for the White Sox would be the return of Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert, but Nick Madrigal’s season-ending injury left a gaping hole at second base that Chicago will likely address before the Trade Deadline. Given Madrigal’s age and control, a rental second baseman would be the logical move for the White Sox, who will also be in the market for bullpen help like nearly every other contender. Potential fit: Adam Frazier, Pirates

Indians: Outfielder Eddie Rosario’s abdominal injury was a big blow to the Cleveland lineup, taking away one of the club’s more productive hitters. The Indians’ outfield has a collective .713 OPS (10th in the AL), making a solid outfield bat a must-add for the second half. Cleveland could also use some starting pitching depth, even with Zach Plesac set to rejoin the rotation from the injured list. Potential fit: David Peralta, D-Backs

Astros: Relief pitcher Houston could get some relievers back from the injured list in the coming weeks (Joe Smith, Bryan Abreu, Josh James and perhaps Pedro Báez), but adding a dependable reliever to pair with Ryan Pressly would make Houston a strong favorite in the AL West. Potential fit: Taylor Rogers, Twins

Athletics: Relief pitcher Houston isn’t the only AL West contender in need of bullpen help. Oakland’s relief corps features just two dependable late-inning options (Yusmeiro Petit and Lou Trivino), though Sergio Romo has been better of late. Adding another high-leverage reliever would go a long way for the Athletics, who could also use another power bat such as Nelson Cruz. Potential fit: Daniel Bard, Rockies

Mariners: Outfielder/DH The surprising Mariners won’t be dealing away any of their prime young assets for short-term fixes, but GM Jerry Dipoto has always been willing to make a deal when the right one presents itself. Seattle could certainly use an arm or two in both the rotation and bullpen, but the lineup needs to be better if the Mariners plan to contend for a postseason spot. Adding an outfielder or a designated hitter on an expiring contract could help the cause without blocking the path for top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodríguez in the long-term. Potential fit: Nelson Cruz, Twins

Angels: Starting pitcher The Angels have survived the absence of Mike Trout to this point, climbing back to the .500 mark as they seek their first postseason appearance since 2014. The rotation’s 5.26 ERA ranks 13th in the AL, so adding a starter (or two) would seem to be the obvious move for GM Perry Minasian if Los Angeles plans to be in the mix down the stretch. Potential fit: Danny Duffy, Royals

Mets: Starting pitcher The Mets’ offense has struggled for most of the season, but recent setbacks for both Carlos Carrasco and Noah Syndergaard have accentuated the need for New York to add a starter to slot in behind Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman and Taijuan Walker. The Mets have plenty of talent in the lineup; as long as Francisco Lindor can bounce back and Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith can continue their recent production, the offense should correct itself without any major acquisitions. Potential fit: José Berríos, Twins

Nationals: Starting pitcher Max Scherzer continues to do his thing at the age of 36, but the rest of the Washington rotation has been inconsistent all season. There is no timetable for Stephen Strasburg’s return, while Jon Lester looks like his best days are behind him. The NL East is still up for grabs, making the addition of a starter (or two) the clear direction for the Nationals if they want to contend. Potential fit: Jon Gray, Rockies

Braves: Impact bat That may sound vague, but the Braves have a couple of options depending on who they can acquire. In a perfect world, a left fielder would be the ideal candidate, but Atlanta could also add a third baseman and move Austin Riley to left field. Either way, the need for an additional offensive weapon is clear cut. Potential fit: Joey Gallo, Rangers

Phillies: Relief pitcher This feels like an annual thing for the Phillies, who have struggled to put together a solid bullpen for several years. Philadelphia could also use some back-of-the-rotation help, but the Phillies’ 4.78 bullpen ERA ranks 12th in the NL and shows no signs of getting better. Philly’s biggest problem? The team’s farm system ranked 23rd in MLB Pipeline’s preseason rankings, leaving a scarcity of quality prospects from which to deal. Potential fit: Ian Kennedy, Rangers

Brewers: Third baseman Luis Urías has held his own at the hot corner, but the Brewers could use an upgrade to bolster their lineup. Having already addressed first base (Rowdy Tellez) and shortstop (Willy Adames), Milwaukee is clearly trying to boost its offense to give its stellar pitching staff some run support. Potential fit: Eduardo Escobar, D-backs

Reds: Relief pitcher Following Tuesday’s walk-off loss to the Royals, the Reds’ 5.29 bullpen ERA ranked 14th out of 15 NL clubs, making the bullpen the obvious area of weakness in Cincinnati. Seven different relievers have earned at least one save this season, so adding a lockdown ninth-inning option would benefit the Reds, who have a stable of relievers with ERAs north of 5.00. Potential fit: Yimi García, Marlins

Cubs: Starting pitcher The Cubs’ lineup has struggled during the recent slide, but if Chicago is going to add, the rotation should be the top target. The rotation’s 4.58 ERA ranks 13th in the NL thanks to inconsistency from every starter not named Kyle Hendricks. Of course, the lengthy losing streak has dampened most hopes that the Cubs — who traded Yu Darvish this offseason — will become big buyers in the coming weeks. Potential fit: Matthew Boyd, Tigers

Cardinals: Relief pitcher The return of Jack Flaherty and Miles Mikolas from the injured list should remove the need to add a starter, but the Cardinals’ bullpen could certainly use some help. St. Louis will likely try to add another relief arm that manager Mike Shildt can trust in the late innings to go with Giovanny Gallegos, Alex Reyes and Génesis Cabrera. Potential fit: Kendall Graveman, Mariners

Giants: Starting pitcher Kevin Gausman and Anthony DeSclafani have been a solid 1-2 punch for the Giants, but the back end of the rotation has been impacted by injuries. Adding some rotation depth should be at the front of San Francisco’s list, as the Giants’ roster doesn’t have many other holes that need to be addressed. Potential fit: Danny Duffy, Royals

Dodgers: Starting pitcher The Dodgers were already in need of a starter before Trevor Bauer was placed on administrative leave, making it possible that Los Angeles will need to add two arms to the rotation this month. Julio Urías has already set a career high with 99 1/3 innings pitched, while Tony Gonsolin missed two months with a shoulder injury. Top pitching prospect Josiah Gray also missed two months, and there are questions as to whether he can make an impact in the Majors this season. Potential fit: J.A. Happ, Twins

Padres: Starting pitcher San Diego could use some bullpen help and an outfield bat, but the rotation is arguably the club’s biggest need given Dinelson Lamet’s health, Blake Snell’s inconsistency and Ryan Weathers’ potential workload limitations (he’s thrown 51 1/3 innings, more than half of his career-high 96 from 2019). Potential fit: Michael Pineda, Twins

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