MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands post-trade deadline

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ESPN

Aug 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET

Welcome to a peculiar Friday post-trade deadline variation of ESPN's MLB powerfulness rankings.

This year's deadline was a dilatory burn, lone truly picking up successful the 2 days earlier Thursday's 6 p.m. ET cutoff. The Mariners kicked disconnected commercialized play by dealing for Arizona's Josh Naylor precocious past week, and things didn't get going again until a flurry of question this past Wednesday that saw Minnesota's Jhoan Duran caput to the Phillies and Arizona's Eugenio Suarez articulation his teammate successful Seattle.

Thursday was jam-packed with deals, particularly arsenic the deadline came to a close, from Houston acquiring erstwhile Astro Carlos Correa from the Twins to the Padres going all-in and trading for 5 players, including Mason Miller and Ryan O'Hearn.

Which contenders got the biggest boost from the deadline and moved up our list? And which clubs didn't bash themselves immoderate favors? Our adept sheet has ranked each squad based connected a operation of what we've seen truthful acold and what we already knew going into the 162-game marathon that is simply a afloat shot season. Take a look astatine wherever each squad stands pursuing the deadline -- and the biggest moves each made.

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1. Milwaukee Brewers

Record: 64-44
Previous ranking: 1

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring catcher Danny Jansen (from Rays) and Shelby Miller (from Diamondbacks)

2. Chicago Cubs

Record: 63-45
Previous ranking: 2

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring starting pitcher Michael Soroka (from Nationals), relievers Andrew Kittredge (from Orioles) and Taylor Rogers (from Pirates) and utilityman Willi Castro (from Twins)

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

Record: 63-46
Previous ranking: 4

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring reliever Brock Stewart (from Twins) and outfielder Alex Call (from Nationals); dealing Dustin May

4. New York Mets

Record: 62-47
Previous ranking: 8

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring relievers Tyler Rogers (from Giants) and Gregory Soto (from Orioles), outfielder Cedric Mullins (from Orioles) and person Ryan Helsley (from Cardinals)

5. Philadelphia Phillies

Record: 61-47
Previous ranking: 6

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring person Jhoan Duran and outfielder Harrison Bader (from Twins)

6. Toronto Blue Jays

Record: 64-46
Previous ranking: 5

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring starting pitcher Shane Bieber (from Guardians) and reliever Seranthony Dominguez (from Orioles)

7. Detroit Tigers

Record: 64-46
Previous ranking: 3

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring starting pitchers Chris Paddack (from Twins) and Charlie Morton (from Orioles), person Kyle Finnegan (from Nationals) and reliever Paul Sewald (from Guardians)

8. Houston Astros

Record: 62-47
Previous ranking: 7

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring shortstop Carlos Correa (from Twins), outfielder Jesus Sanchez (from Marlins) and infielder Ramon Urias (from Orioles)

9. New York Yankees

Record: 60-49
Previous ranking: 9

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring 3rd baseman Ryan McMahon (from Rockies), outfielder Austin Slater (from White Sox), person David Bednar (from Pirates) and relievers Camilo Doval (from Giants) and Jake Bird (from Rockies)

10. San Diego Padres

Record: 60-49
Previous ranking: 11

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring reliever Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears (from A's), and archetypal baseman/DH Ryan O'Hearn and outfielder Ramon Laureano (from Orioles)

11. Seattle Mariners

Record: 58-52
Previous ranking: 11

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring archetypal baseman Josh Naylor and 3rd baseman Eugenio Suarez (from Diamondbacks)

12. Texas Rangers

Record: 57-53
Previous ranking: 15

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring starting pitcher Merrill Kelly (from Diamondbacks) and reliever Danny Coulombe (from Twins)

13. Boston Red Sox

Record: 59-51
Previous ranking: 12

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring reliever Steven Matz (from Cardinals) and starting pitcher Dustin May (from Dodgers)

14. Cincinnati Reds

Record: 57-53
Previous ranking: 16

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring 3rd baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes (from Pirates) and starting pitcher Zack Littell (from Rays)

15. Tampa Bay Rays

Record: 54-56
Previous ranking: 13

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring catcher Nick Fortes (from Marlins), reliever Griffin Jax (from Twins), starting pitcher Adrian Houser (from White Sox) and shortstop imaginable Jadher Areinamo (from Brewers); dealing catcher Danny Jansen

16. San Francisco Giants

Record: 54-55
Previous ranking: 14

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing reliever Tyler Rogers; acquiring halfway tract imaginable Drew Gilbert (from Mets)

17. St. Louis Cardinals

Record: 55-55
Previous ranking: 17

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing starting pitcher Steven Matz and person Ryan Helsley; acquiring 3rd basal imaginable Jesus Baez (from Mets)

18. Cleveland Guardians

Record: 54-54
Previous ranking: 19

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing starting pitcher Shane Bieber; acquiring starting pitching imaginable Khal Stephen (from Blue Jays)

19. Kansas City Royals

Record: 54-55
Previous ranking: 20

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring outfielders Randal Grichuk (from Diamondbacks) and Mike Yastrzemski (from Giants); dealing catcher Freddy Fermin

20. Arizona Diamondbacks

Record: 51-58
Previous ranking: 18

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing 3rd baseman Eugenio Suarez, archetypal baseman Josh Naylor and starting pitcher Merrill Kelly; acquiring alleviation pitching imaginable Brandyn Garcia and archetypal basal imaginable Tyler Locklear (from Mariners)

21. Miami Marlins

Record: 52-55
Previous ranking: 24

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing outfielder Jesus Sanchez; acquiring shortstop imaginable Chase Jaworsky (from Astros)

22. Minnesota Twins

Record: 51-57
Previous ranking: 21

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing shortstop Carlos Correa, person Jhoan Duran, outfielder Harrison Bader, utilityman Willi Castro, starting pitcher Chris Paddack and reliever Griffin Jax; acquiring catching imaginable Eduardo Tait and starting pitching imaginable Mick Abel (from Phillies)

23. Los Angeles Angels

Record: 53-56
Previous ranking: 22

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring relievers Luis Garcia and Andrew Chafin (from Nationals)

24. Atlanta Braves

Record: 46-62
Previous ranking: 23

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Acquiring starting pitcher Erick Fedde (from Cardinals) and reliever Tyler Kinley (from Rockies)

25. Baltimore Orioles

Record: 50-59
Previous ranking: 25

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing reliever Seranthony Dominguez, infielder Ramon Urias, archetypal baseman/DH Ryan O'Hearn, outfielders Ramon Laureano and Cedric Mullins and starting pitcher Charlie Morton

26. Pittsburgh Pirates

Record: 47-62
Previous ranking: 26

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing 3rd baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes; acquiring shortstop imaginable Sammy Stafura (from Reds)

27. Athletics

Record: 48-63
Previous ranking: 27

Biggest move(s) of the deadline: Dealing reliever Mason Miller and starting pitcher JP Sears; acquiring shortstop imaginable Leo De Vries (from Padres)