In his Thursday MLB roundup, ESPN's Buster Olney writes that there is an expectation that Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski will aggressively seek pitching help on the trade market.

Rival officials are watching the Red Sox and Dombrowski, and assuming that in the next 33 days, he will execute a lightning strike for pitching -- and not for a journeyman, back-end-of-the-rotation type. One evaluator believes that inevitably, Dombrowski will target a much more exclusive group of pitchers: The young, powerful arms early in their respective careers. Dombrowski has been given carte blanche by Boston ownership to do what he needs to do to win now and has high-end prospects to deal, such as Yoan Moncada and Andrew Benintendi.

That high caliber of assets will give the Red Sox an opportunity to discuss players who might be off-limits to other teams, the evaluator said. "It's like the Red Sox will be able to buy from The Special Reserve," he joked, comparing Dombrowski to someone who is taken into an exclusive part of a wine cellar.

Olney later adds that "while it's unclear whom Dombrowski will pursue, exactly, some of his peers are confidently predicting he is going to do something, and it probably will have high impact." That said, who are some of the top impact names out there?

Cross Julio Teheran of the Atlanta Braves off the list, apparently. According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the Braves are "99.9 percent" sure that they wont be trading the 25-year-old this summer, confirming what GM John Coppolella tweeted last week as part of a Q&A with fans.

What about Oakland Athletics ace Sonny Gray? There hasn't been much chatter surrounding the 26-year-old, but ESPN's Jim Bowden writes that the A's have "no untouchables" in his look at trade deadline buyers and sellers. Gray has struggled to the tune of a 3-6 record with a 5.03 ERA in 14 starts this year, but he finished third in the Cy Young vote last season and is under club control through 2019. Former Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill is another intriguing option Oakland has to offer if he looks sharp upon his return from the disabled list.

Olney notes that rival executives continue to wonder if the Chicago White Sox will change their stance and market Chris Sale if they continue to drop in the standings. As ESPN.com's David Schoenfield wrote last week, Boston is perhaps the team best equipped to pry the 27-year-old from Chicago.

Olney also lists the Tampa Bay Rays as a team with pitching to deal. Although they are also in the AL East, the Rays might be willing to make a trade with a division rival given their status as a small-market team looking to get as much as they can. Jake Odorizzi and Matt Moore are two names that the team figures to shop.

Other potential starting pitchers on the block, according to Bowden, are the San Diego Padres' Drew Pomeranz, Los Angeles Angels' Matt Shoemaker and Minnesota Twins' Ervin Santana, among others.