Before the Major League Baseball trade deadline comes to a close today, teams with postseason dreams will be looking to add players in hopes of making a World Series run.

While the White Sox are in contention, they may be quiet at the deadline due to some moves General Manager Kenny Williams went out and made to improve his squad before the trade deadline approached.

The addition of Kevin Youkilis solidified the middle of their lineup and filled a hole at third base. Since joining the Sox, he has a .262 batting average, 6 home runs and 22 RBIs with Chicago, which are all higher statistics than they were with Boston in 14 fewer games.

Brett Myers was brought in from Houston to stabilize the back end of a very young bullpen. In four games so far he has given up one hit and no runs.

Recent acquisition Francisco Liriano will look to bolster the rotation. His acquisition looks even bigger now that the Sox announced Chris Sale has been shut down with a “dead arm.”

While the Cubs are not in the playoff hunt, they will be busy trading valuable pieces to contenders. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer will be looking to get high upside prospects in return.

The main trading piece in discussion lately is Ryan Dempster, who must approve any trade before it can happen due to his no trade clause. A deal to trade Dempster to Atlanta was previously agreed upon between the Cubs and Braves, but the deal fell apart after being leaked to the media without the starting pitcher’s approval.

Many teams including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and recently the Washington Nationals have been interested in Dempster. However, it is unsure whether he will okay a deal to anyone other than the Dodgers.

Every time the trade deadline comes around, Cubs fans hope to get rid of Alfonso Soriano and his huge contract. While it had long been thought that only an American League team would pick up Soriano to play DH, it came out in recent days that the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants may be interested in the veteran outfielder.

If a deal is to be made for Soriano, the Cubs will likely have to pay most of the $44 million left on his remaining contract.

Paul Maholm’s trade stock skyrocketed recently after winning his last five decisions. He said in interviews that he would like to stay in Chicago, but if Epstein and company can get a good prospect in return, they will not hesitate in dealing Maholm.

Two other players who may be dealt are Reed Johnson and Jeff Baker. Johnson is a quality pinch hitter off the bench with a .307 batting average and Baker is a quality bat versus left handed pitching. Both could be valuable to a team making a run at the playoffs.