The 2025 Trade Deadline is July 31 at 6 p.m. ET. We're keeping track of all the latest trade rumors right here.
June 15: NL powerhouse 'lurking' in Alcantara sweepstakes (report)
The Athletic's Jim Bowden reportedly recently (subscription required) that the Dodgers are more focused on getting the starting pitchers they already have healthy and geared up for the postseason than adding to their rotation from the outside.
But what if those starters -- Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki and others -- don't recover as expected? In that case, reinforcements may be necessary, and USA Today's Bob Nightengale reported Sunday that Los Angeles is "one of the teams lurking" for Marlins right-hander and former NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara. More >
June 13: Do Brewers have another SP trade in store?
Although the Trade Deadline isn’t for another seven weeks, activity is already starting to pick up around MLB, including Friday’s deal between the Brewers and White Sox that saw Milwaukee send starter Aaron Civale to Chicago for first baseman Andrew Vaughn (per a source). Civale, a pending free agent, had requested a trade after being shifted to the bullpen when Milwaukee called up prospect Jacob Misiorowski, and the club granted his wish.
While the Crew entered Friday just 2 1/2 games out of a playoff spot, MLB Network insider Joel Sherman isn’t ruling out another deal involving a Brewers starter prior to the Deadline on July 31. He even floated the idea that ace Freddy Peralta might be made available to capitalize on the demand for frontline pitching.
After back-to-back 200-strikeout seasons, the 29-year-old righty has posted a 2.69 ERA with 78 K's over 77 innings in 2025.
Such a deal wouldn’t be out of character for the Brewers, who shipped All-Star closer Josh Hader to the Padres before the 2022 Deadline despite sitting in first place in the National League Central at the time. They made the trade knowing they were unlikely to sign Hader when he reached free agency at the end of the 2023 season. (Hader ultimately signed a five-year, $95 million deal with the Astros.)
Like Hader in 2022, Peralta has one year of team control remaining after this season, via an $8 million club option for '26.
The Brewers took a different path with shortstop Willy Adames last summer, opting not to trade the pending free agent. But Milwaukee was in a much stronger position at that point, sitting comfortably atop the NL Central standings. Milwaukee also might be better positioned to absorb the loss of a starter than it would have been to replace Adames' presence in the lineup last year. With Misiorowski now in the Majors, Logan Henderson and Tobias Myers waiting in the wings and Brandon Woodruff's return from the IL likely not too far off, the Brewers have the type of rotation depth that could help soften the blow of parting with their ace.
June 13: D-backs are a team to watch before Trade Deadline
Although they’ve won three straight games to get back to .500, the D-backs still sat in fourth place in the National League West and were 4 1/2 games out of a playoff spot as of Friday morning. They also just lost ace Corbin Burnes, in the first year of a six-year contract, and flamethrowing reliever Justin Martinez, each to UCL injuries.
While general manager Mike Hazen is hoping to emerge as a buyer by late July, the chatter about the D-backs becoming a Trade Deadline seller is only going to get louder if the club doesn’t turn things around over the next several weeks. And as MLB. com’s Mark Feinsand notes, Arizona is positioned to have an outsized impact on the Deadline if it opts to go in that direction, given the club's collection of talented players on expiring contracts -- including slugging third baseman Eugenio Suárez and starting pitcher Merrill Kelly.
June 12: How will these underachieving clubs approach the Deadline?
The Braves, Red Sox and Rangers are three of this year’s biggest underachievers and face an uphill climb to reach the postseason. Still, the industry expectation is that all three will look to improve their rosters for the remainder of this year and into 2026, rather than acting as traditional sellers, according to The Athletic's Jim Bowden (subscription required).
But with the market light on impact talent from surefire sellers, you can bet that rival clubs are watching closely to see if any of those three teams decide to deal away talent at the Trade Deadline.
While most of the players on Atlanta’s roster are controllable beyond 2025, designated hitter Marcell Ozuna is a pending free agent. Ozuna’s power numbers are down this year, and he doesn’t offer any defensive or baserunning value, but with 10 homers and a .257/.395/.420 slash (130 OPS+), he’d be a coveted bat on the market if the Braves decide to make him available.
As Sean McAdam recently noted in an article for MassLive.com (subscription required), the Red Sox are facing an interesting decision with third baseman Alex Bregman, whose three-year, $120 million deal includes opt-outs after this season and next. Given his performance before landing on the IL with a right quad strain, it’s looking probable at this juncture that Bregman will exercise his opt-out to become a free agent once again, perhaps increasing the likelihood that he'll be shopped.
The Red Sox could also have one of the top closers on the market in Aroldis Chapman, who has recorded a 1.59 ERA with 12 saves, 39 K's and nine walks over 28 1/3 innings. Fellow offseason addition Walker Buehler hasn’t had the same impact as Bregman or Chapman, posting a 5.01 ERA over 11 starts, but with the need for starting pitching around MLB, Buehler would likely attract a lot of attention, too.
Speaking of pitching, the Rangers have a glut of arms on expiring deals who could appeal to contenders, led by two of this season’s most surprising starters, Tyler Mahle and Patrick Corbin. Texas also has a number of relievers to dangle, including Chris Martin, Shawn Armstrong, Hoby Milner and Luke Jackson.
Whether any of these clubs actually shift course remains to be seen -- but if they do, it could dramatically reshape a Deadline market still waiting for impact names to emerge.
June 11: Cubs' Hoyer says team will target pitching in trade market
The Cubs have climbed to the top of the NL Central and own one of the best records in baseball largely on the back of their potent lineup. The North Siders entered Wednesday with the second-most runs of any team (374) and ranked third in wRC+ (119) and fourth in OPS (.775).
Chicago's pitching staff held its own despite some injuries to marquee names, but if there is an area where the Cubs could use an upgrade at the Trade Deadline, it's there. And president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer is well aware of that.
"Obviously, you don’t know what’s going to happen in the next month and a half with that group, but right now the focus would be on adding pitching and adding pitching depth," Hoyer said Wednesday. "I think that would be the clear thing."
The Cubs have weathered the absences of their top two starting pitchers, Shota Imanaga and Justin Steele. Imanaga could return from his left hamstring strain by the end of this month, but with Steele out for the year, and injuries to Javier Assad and Jordan Wicks cutting into that aforementioned depth, the team may be on the hunt for an impact arm. Who could be available?
Marlins right-hander and 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara is expected to be one of the biggest names on the starting pitching trade block this summer. Even though he has a 7.14 ERA through 13 starts this season in his return from Tommy John surgery, Alcantara's track record, power fastball and 2 1/2 years of remaining club control should make him a coveted player in trade talks, especially in what currently looks like a thin market for quality starting pitching.
Other notable starters who could be available include the Orioles' Zach Eflin, the D-backs' Zac Gallen, the Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt, and the Angels' Tyler Anderson.
June 11: Orioles could be the most intriguing team leading up to the Deadline
Are the Orioles righting the ship after a dreadful first couple of months of the season? Or is their recent stretch of success -- they entered Wednesday as winners in seven of their past 10 games -- a blip in an otherwise lost season?
Even with those victories, the O's began the day 14 games back in the AL East and 8 1/2 games out of a playoff spot. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand wrote last week that Baltimore is the most intriguing team to watch ahead of the July 31 Deadline, and if the team does decide to sell, it could offer up a bunch of attractive players on expiring contracts.
That group includes starting pitchers Zach Eflin and Tomoyuki Sugano, outfielder Cedric Mullins, and first baseman/designated hitter Ryan O'Hearn, who has an .875 OPS and is making a case to start his first All-Star Game.
Furthermore, every contender will be surveying the bullpen market as we near the Deadline, and the Orioles have Gregory Soto and Seranthony Dominguez as pending free agents. Baltimore could really spice up that market if it dangles closer Félix Bautista in trade discussions, too.
The man known as "The Mountain" recorded a 1.85 ERA across 126 2/3 innings from 2022-23 before undergoing Tommy John surgery. He hasn't been quite as sharp in his comeback season as evidenced by his 17.2% walk rate, but Bautista could be sought after by many reliever-needy clubs and is under control through 2027.