The Texas Rangers look to be aggressive ahead of the trade deadline and are rumored to be in on a Pittsburgh Pirates reliever.

In a shocking turn of events, the scorching-hot Rangers have positioned themselves to be buyers at the trade deadline.

The Texas Rangers are surging back into the AL Wild Card race but need to make a trade to make a postseason run.

The speed with which the Rangers went from sellers to buyers is quite impressive. Adolis Garcia was said to be on his way out of town for sure. Now it looks like everyone is staying put and some reinforcements are on the way, either hitters or pitchers.

Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday that it’s “to be determined” how the club will navigate the potential

The San Francisco Giants have already made the biggest trade of the season for Rafael Devers. They could make another one in the coming days.

However, according to Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN in their top 50 trade deadline candidates, the Astros were listed as the best fit for current Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo.

To set the stage for the sprint to the deadline, here's a primer based on what I'm hearing from front office executives across the league.