Reactions to MLB trade deadline deals

The 2025 MLB commercialized deadline is conscionable astir the corner, with contending teams deciding what they request to adhd earlier 6 p.m. ET connected Thursday, July 31.This is the spot to find retired the fantasy baseball implications arsenic a effect of the large cardinal wheeling and dealing.

Will the Arizona Diamondbacks woody distant Eugenio Suarez? Do the Miami Marlins nonstop Sandy Alcantara to a contender? What becomes of existent Minnesota Twins person Jhoan Duran? How galore existent members of the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates volition beryllium wearing caller uniforms travel August?

Every season's commercialized deadline has its ain unsocial acceptable of answers and repercussions. Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft volition analyse and supply an outlook for each of the cardinal players connected the move, arsenic good arsenic caller opportunities that whitethorn originate from those near down erstwhile each the particulate has settled.

Note: Not each azygous transaction warrants the attraction of phantasy managers, but for those trades that bash merit analysis, you'll find them listed below.

Josh Naylor traded from Diamondbacks to Mariners

This is simply a bully determination for the Seattle Mariners, arsenic its discourtesy lacks archetypal basal production, though phantasy managers whitethorn not bask the repercussions. Naylor deed .324 with an .855 OPS successful location games astatine Arizona's Chase Field, but Seattle's T-Mobile Park is arguably the toughest spot to deed these days. Naylor is the No. 28 hitter successful ESPN points formats, and a top-five archetypal baseman successful some roto/categories and points leagues, boasting the champion sheet subject (9.4% locomotion rate) and interaction complaint (86%) of his career. He has already reached a career-best 11 stolen bases, too.

Naylor should blend successful nicely and lengthen Seattle's strikeout-heavy lineup, possibly earning the No. 5 spot down C Cal Raleigh and OF Randy Arozarena, with SS J.P. Crawford and OF Julio Rodriguez entrenched successful the archetypal 2 spots. There volition beryllium myriad RBI opportunities. Naylor, with lone 11 location runs aft launching 31 blasts for past season's Cleveland Guardians, is simply a antithetic hitter this season, and this determination astir apt won't assistance for power, but helium remains a invaluable player.

The Arizona Diamondbacks received 2 insignificant league pitchers successful the deal, neither of whom warrant phantasy attention. Other players whitethorn beryllium connected the determination earlier adjacent week's commercialized deadline. For now, vocation insignificant leaguer Tristin English whitethorn spot regular playing clip astatine archetypal base. English, 28, deed .340 with 11 location runs astatine Triple-A Reno. The Diamondbacks could platoon him with established seasoned 1B Pavin Smith (currently connected the IL with a strained oblique), who hits right-handed pitching. -- Karabell (7/25)