The Updated 2025 MLB Trade Deadline Big Board
Welcome to June, when it is that much easier to anticipate which players might be on the block ahead of MLB's July 31 trade deadline.
To mark the occasion, we've arranged a Trade Deadline Big Board consisting of the top 30 players who figure to be some degree of "available" in the coming weeks.
A player could only qualify for entry if his team's playoff odds at Baseball Reference and FanGraphs averaged out at less than 25 percent. This was only 12 teams as of Sunday morning, and not all of them are going to put everything they have on the table.
For example, don't expect Paul Skenes or Oneil Cruz to be discussed here. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Pittsburgh Pirates are "flatly rebuking" interest in Skenes and aren't willing to listen on Cruz, either.
The players who did make the cut run the gamut from pending free agents to controllable guys who could be moved for various reasons. Some have bad contracts. Others have value that would best be cashed in while it's high.
In any case, all 30 players on the list are ranked according to how much they figure to be coveted in the lead-up to July 31.
Nos. 30-28: Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Nathaniel Lowe, Ramón Laureano
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30. SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 48 G, 178 PA, 1 HR, 8 SB, .303 AVG, .353 OBP, .388 SLG
Contract: Year 2 of 2-year, $15 million
This is the second year in a row that IKF has threatened a .300 average out of the gate. It probably isn't sustainable, but any team that calls about him will know that. You get a player like this because you want a bat-to-ball guy who can hold his own at shortstop. Or, better yet, at multiple positions around the diamond as an option off the bench.
29. 1B Nathaniel Lowe, Washington Nationals
2025 Stats: 59 G, 250 PA, 8 HR, 1 SB, .230 AVG, .300 OBP, .381 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $10.3 million (2026 arb-eligible)
Lowe carries a hefty price tag for a first baseman who doesn't have much in the way of power. And truth be told, he probably should be a platoon guy rather than an everyday player. But even if that does become the case, the team that gets him stands to inherit a .745 OPS against right-handers, with Gold Glove-winning defense on the side. Basically, a new-age Mitch Moreland.
28. LF/RF Ramón Laureano, Baltimore Orioles
2025 Stats: 36 G, 103 PA, 6 HR, 2 SB, .266 AVG, .320 OBP, .532 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $4 million (2026 club option)
Laureano seemed cooked as a productive big leaguer when the Guardians released him last May. But since then, he's hit .287 with a .838 OPS and 16 home runs across 103 games. He's better suited to part-time duty than everyday action, but the bat clearly has some helium and he can play all three outfield positions in a pinch. He is on the injured list with a sprained ankle, but should be back before the deadline.
Nos. 27-25: Taylor Ward, Lucas Giolito, Tomoyuki Sugano
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27. LF Taylor Ward, Los Angeles Angels
2025 Stats: 58 G, 247 PA, 16 HR, 1 SB, .218 AVG, .271 OBP, .489 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $7.3 million (2026 arb-eligible)
Ward has been a regular in trade rumors for what feels like years, but the Angels should actually get serious about moving him this time around. Even if he does have another year of arbitration-eligibility, he's 31 years old and his value can only decrease. As it is, what value he does have comes from a power output that is being driven by a career-high rate of barrels at 16.3 percent.
26. RHP Lucas Giolito, Boston Red Sox
2025 Stats: 6 GS, 32.0 IP, 36 H (5 HR), 26 K, 10 BB, 4.78 ERA
Contract: Year 2 of 2-year, $38.5 million (2026 mutual option)
This isn't the same Lucas Giolito who was an All-Star and Cy Young Award contender between 2019 and 2021, most notably in the sense that he doesn't throw as hard or miss as many bats. Yet he's throwing strikes this year, and his changeup is back to bamboozling hitters to the tune of a .179 average. He's at least an innings-eater, and it probably wouldn't be hard to get Boston to eat some of his $19 million salary.
25. RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, Baltimore Orioles
2025 Stats: 11 GS, 64.0 IP, 58 H (11 HR), 35 K, 10 BB, 3.23 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $13 million
The Orioles' rotation has been a show of horrors for the most part, but Sugano has fought the good fight. His low strikeout rate is certainly a black mark that screams, "Back-end starter!" However, he doesn't get himself in trouble with free passes, and his reliance on his splitter and sweeper make it tough to square him up. Even if he is a back-end starter, he's useful.
Nos. 24-22: Kenley Jansen, Kyle Finnegan, Andrew Heaney
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24. RHP Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Angels
2025 Stats: 20 G, 18.1 IP, 19 H (4 HR), 17 K, 7 BB, 4.91 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $10 million
Jansen has more name value than trade value at this point, but don't read too much into his high ERA. Six of the 10 earned runs he's given up came in a single game. The bigger issue concerns a career-low strikeout rate of 8.3 batters per nine innings, but that cutter of his is still an effective weapon. And even if his velo does fluctuate from appearance to appearance, he still has gas in the tank for when he needs it.
23. RHP Kyle Finnegan, Washington Nationals
2025 Stats: 21 G, 20.2 IP, 19 H (0 HR), 18 K, 8 BB, 2.61 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $5.4 million
The last year has seen Finnegan go from being an All-Star to getting non-tendered to again pitching like an All-Star in 2025. You'd like to see your closer strike out more guys than he does, but he at least gets ground balls and limits hard contact. And because of his splitter, he's a guy a manager can insert even amid a run of left-handed batters and still feel reasonably confident that the job will get done.
22. LHP Andrew Heaney, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 66.1 IP, 55 H (8 HR), 47 K, 24 BB, 3.39 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $5.3 million
Heaney's ERA is almost certainly a mirage. His strikeout rate is in the 18th percentile and basically none of his metrics suggest he can sustain this level of run prevention. But he's at least a back-end innings sponge as a starter, and he also has experience in relief. Because of his changeup, he's not even necessarily a specialist if he does have to be moved to the pen.
Nos. 21-19: Nick Martinez, Tyler Anderson, Emilio Pagán
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21. RHP Nick Martinez, Cincinnati Reds
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 69.1 IP, 66 H (6 HR), 47 K, 15 BB, 3.89 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $21.1 million
Martinez probably made the right call in accepting a qualifying offer from the Reds, though the sheer size of his salary will complicate efforts to move him. Rival teams should nonetheless be intrigued by the notion of a solid innings-eater who has managed to keep his ERA in the 3.00s even in Cincinnati. He achieves this by not walking guys and by limiting loud contact with a six-pitch mix.
20. LHP Tyler Anderson, Los Angeles Angels
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 65.1 IP, 57 H (11 HR), 51 K, 26 BB, 3.86 ERA
Contract: Year 3 of 3-year, $39 million
Anderson has been an All-Star in two of the last three seasons, and he's still rolling right along in 2025. Traffic on the basepaths is something you have to live with when he's pitching, but he does a good job of limiting hard contact. That is mostly thanks to his changeup, which should play anywhere as a reliable tool to get him through five or six solid innings when he takes the ball.
19. RHP Emilio Pagán, Cincinnati Reds
2025 Stats: 26 G, 25.2 IP, 16 H (5 HR), 30 K, 7 BB, 3.86 ERA
Contract: Year 2 of 2-year, $16 million
Pagán's productivity has been all over the place throughout his career, but he's checking all the boxes in 2025. He's already just six saves short of his personal best, with all three of his pitches allowing an average of .200 or lower. The issues he's had with the long ball could be cleared up by simply getting him out of Great American Ball Park, where he's been taken deep four times already. As such, he may well prove to be under-ranked here.
Nos. 18-16: Aroldis Chapman, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Ryan McMahon
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18. LHP Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox
2025 Stats: 26 G, 24.0 IP, 15 H (2 HR), 32 K, 9 BB, 1.88 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $10.8 million
Chapman as a trade deadline candidate? It must be a day ending in Y and a year ending in a number. Even at 37, he's still getting his fastball up over 100 mph with regularity. There isn't a bullpen in MLB he couldn't improve, and he's shown over the last few years that he doesn't need to work as a closer to be a viable late-inning option. The one word of warning is that his control comes and goes, but everyone knows that by now.
17. 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 56 G, 228 PA, 1 HR, 6 SB, .224 AVG, .282 OBP, .276 SLG
Contract: Year 4 of 8-year, $70 million (2030 club option)
Save for a 2023 season in which he had a respectable 103 OPS+, Hayes' bat has lagged behind his glove in all six of his MLB seasons. He's still only 28, though, and his superb defense (he leads everyone in Defensive Runs Saved since 2020) alone goes far in justifying his modest average salary. A team could acquire him with that in mind and hope for the change of scenery to charge up his bat.
16. 3B Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
2025 Stats: 58 G, 237 PA, 6 HR, 1 SB, .208 AVG, .321 OBP, .351 SLG
Contract: Year 4 of 6-year, $70 million
With his numbers down across the board, it's looking like a mistake that the Rockies refused to trade McMahon in 2024. He has his charms, though, including 57 Defensive Runs Saved since 2021. He's also crushing the ball at an average of 94.5 mph, so the threat of removing him from Coors Field could be accounted for with the promise that he might run into a few in a new environment.
Nos. 15-13: Luis Robert Jr., David Bednar, Jake Bird
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15. CF Luis Robert Jr., Chicago White Sox
2025 Stats: 55 G, 221 PA, 5 HR, 21 SB, .177 AVG, .266 OBP, .286 SLG
Contract: Year 6 of 6-year, $50 million (2026-27 club options)
Even Robert is aware of how much he's tanked his value, as he's only fallen further after a career-worst season in 2024. Yet he's still only 27, and both the bat speed and the foot speed are still there. Maybe he'll never be the 38-homer slugger from 2023 again, but a team could acquire him and hope there will be nowhere to go but up after the change of scenery.
14. RHP David Bednar, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 22 G, 18.2 IP, 20 H (2 HR), 25 K, 5 BB, 4.34 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $5.9 million (2026 arb-eligible)
Bednar had a terrible season in 2024, and it was more of the same out of the gate this year. Yet the spell in the minors that the Pirates gave him has worked, as he's fanned 24 batters against only three walks in 19 appearances since returning to the majors. He should interest contenders as at least a setup man, if not as a closer who could get the last out of the World Series.
13. RHP Jake Bird, Colorado Rockies
2025 Stats: 25 G, 34.2 IP, 25 H (1 HR), 42 K, 15 BB, 1.56 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $770,000 (2028 arb-eligible)
You're looking at the Rockies' rWAR leader, which says a lot about both them and Bird himself. He's striking batters out at a 29.8 percent clip, with his slider and curveball each accounting for exactly 16 strikeouts. As much as the Rockies like to hold onto their guys, contenders have every right to call about Bird and hope Colorado would make an exception amid its less-than-good season.
Nos. 12-10: Walker Buehler, Zach Eflin, Tyler Mahle
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12. RHP Walker Buehler, Boston Red Sox
2025 Stats: 9 GS, 46.2 IP, 46 H (8 HR), 42 K, 15 BB, 4.44 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $21.1 million (2026 mutual option)
Buehler has really eased up on the gas pedal in 2025, as his average fastball is sitting at a career low (by far) 93.8 mph. He's compensating by throwing seven different pitches with some regularity, with more or less passable results. The true appeal here is him getting on a playoff roster and flipping some kind of switch, sort of like he did last year to lead the Dodgers to World Series glory.
11. RHP Zach Eflin, Baltimore Orioles
2025 Stats: 7 GS, 40.1 IP, 38 H (9 HR), 24 K, 6 BB, 4.46 ERA
Contract: Year 3 of 3-year, $40 million
Eflin's ERA isn't much to look at, and he did miss about a month with a lat strain. He's only had one truly bad start, though, and he has mostly been as advertised despite that. His thing is throwing strikes keeping hitters off-balance with a six-pitch mix. He has value as an innings-eater for the remainder of the year and potentially as a No. 3 in a playoff rotation.
10. RHP Tyler Mahle, Texas Rangers
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 66.0 IP, 45 H (2 HR), 48 K, 24 BB, 1.64 ERA
Contract: Year 2 of 2-year, $22 million
Perhaps this is stating the obvious, but sustaining a sub-2.00 ERA with that many walks and that few strikeouts is going to be difficult. Mahle is doing a solid job of limiting hard contact, though, even if his 43.3 ground-ball percentage is lower than you'd like. He should be seen as a reliable innings-eater in the middle of the rotation, with the best-case scenario being that he somehow continues to pitch like a No. 1.
Nos. 9-7: Mitch Keller, Bryan Reynolds, Ryan O'Hearn
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9. RHP Mitch Keller, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 70.0 IP, 69 H (4 HR), 56 K, 19 BB, 3.73 ERA
Contract: Year 2 of 5-year, $77 million
The Bucs were open to moving Keller during the winter, and they should be again this summer. He has settled in as an average-to-above-average starter since 2022, and he's thus far given up three earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 12 starts. He doesn't miss enough bats to be a true No. 1, but anyone who throws strikes with at least one signature pitch (a sweeper in this case) is worthy of a playoff rotation.
8. RF Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates
2025 Stats: 57 G, 254 PA, 7 HR 3 SB, .238 AVG, .307 OBP, .379 SLG
Contract: Year 3 of 8-year, $106.8 million (2031 club option)
With Reynolds tracking toward a career-worst season in just the third year of his club-record contract, it seems possible the Bucs would be open to moving him. That he's past 30 is the scary part for potential suitors, but it's comforting to know his Baseball Savant page is still mostly red. He may not be done living up to his career 121 OPS+, in which case he could end up being the steal of the deadline.
7. 1B/RF/DH Ryan O'Hearn, Baltimore Orioles
2025 Stats: 49 G, 197 PA, 9 HR, 3 SB, .329 AVG, .416 OBP, .535 SLG
Contract: Year 2 of 2-year, $11.5 million
The caveat with O'Hearn is that he's a platoon guy all the way. Of the 1,059 plate appearances he's taken since 2022, 952 have been against righties. It's a good thing for him, then, that most pitchers indeed throw righty. He was enough of a terror against them in 2023 and 2024, and now he's out there with elite metrics to go with his elite numbers. This is one of the top bats on the market, full stop.
Nos. 6-4: Eugenio Suárez, Josh Naylor, Cedric Mullins
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6. 3B Eugenio Suárez, Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 Stats: 59 G, 241 PA, 16 HR, 1 SB, .231 AVG, .311 OBP, .509 SLG
Contract: Year 8 of 8-year, $79 million
Everyone knows the deal with Suárez. He's going to strike out a ton and play at best adequate defense at third base. Yet the 33-year-old's pop is aging just fine. His 36 homers since the 2024 All-Star break are the fifth-most of any hitter, and he's already joined an elite list with a four-homer game this year. This is a guy you want if your lineup is struggling to hit balls over the fence.
5. 1B Josh Naylor, Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 Stats: 58 G, 246 PA, 7 HR, 9 SB, .297 AVG, .355 OBP, .464 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $10.9 million
Naylor continues to be one of the more underappreciated hitters in MLB. He's averaged a 123 OPS+ over the last four seasons, and that OBP of his puts him on track for a new personal best. The power has been less of a factor, sure. But since it was only last year that he homered 31 times, teams should see him as a hitter who might do it all in the middle of the order.
4. CF Cedric Mullins, Baltimore Orioles
2025 Stats: 50 G, 207 PA, 10 HR, 8 SB, .232 AVG, .324 OBP, .448 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $8.7 million
Mullins is on the injured list with a strained hamstring, but the thinking is that he won't be out for long. He is otherwise in the middle of his best season since a 30-30 campaign made him a star in 2021. Factoring in that he's also a quality defender, him hitting the market would give teams a chance to land a true rarity in MLB for the stretch run and playoffs: a dual-threat center fielder.
Nos. 3-1: Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Jarren Duran
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3. RHP Sandy Alcantara, Miami Marlins
2025 Stats: 11 GS, 51.0 IP, 56 H (8 HR), 40 K, 29 BB, 8.47 ERA
Contract: Year 4 of 5-year, $56 million (2027 club option)
The Marlins not trading Alcantara while he was red-hot in spring training is looking like a self-own. And the 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner is indeed lacking in saving graces, as free passes and hard contact (91.4 mph exit velo) have been major issues for him. He still throws in the upper 90s with a strong ground-ball rate, though, so it's possible what we're seeing is merely him shaking off rust after a year off to recover from Tommy John surgery. If so, he may yet be a No. 1 again.
2. RHP Zac Gallen, Arizona Diamondbacks
2025 Stats: 12 GS, 66.2 IP, 61 H (10 HR), 66 K, 32 BB, 5.54 ERA
Contract: 1 year, $13.5 million
Things have taken a turn for the weird for Gallen since his sustained run as a Cy Young-caliber ace between 2020 and 2023. The 32 walks are especially out of character, and the decline in his fastball velocity to just 93.2 mph is also a concern. Yet the knuckle-curve and the changeup still play as bat-missing pitches, and the worst you'll get with him is a guy who can give you six innings regularly. Like with Alcantara, the best you’ll get is a No. 1.
1. LF Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
2025 Stats: 61 G, 287 PA, 4 HR, 13 SB, .271 AVG, .317 OBP, .417 SLG
Contract: 1 year, $3.85 million (2026 club option, 2027-28 arb-eligible)
According to Dennis Lin of The Athletic, at least one team is already eyeing Duran. This doesn't mean Boston has to listen, but there is sense in doing so. The 8.7 rWAR season he had amid his All-Star breakout last year is likely an outlier, and moving him would mean clearing the way for Roman Anthony. Ideally, it would also be a means to bring back pieces for the huge holes in the Red Sox's roster, one of which concerns a damning lack of right-handed thump.
Stats courtesy of Baseball Reference, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant.
