What happened: CBS Sports named Twins right-hander Joe Ryan among its top Major League Baseball trade deadline candidates ahead of the Aug. 3 deadline. The listing adds a national outlet to the market already forming around him, following Wire Report's earlier coverage of Ryan resurfacing as a trade candidate for the Twins.

Why it matters: The Braves and Phillies have already been reported as engaged in a bidding war for Ryan, positioning him as one of the deadline's more contested arms. National attention from CBS Sports signals the market for him is widening beyond the two known suitors as the Aug. 3 deadline nears.

What to watch: Watch for additional suitors to surface, or for Braves-Phillies talks to advance, before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.

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