UPDATED: Trade Target List

Updated through July 27, 2022

Turns out, the Seattle Mariners will be buyers at this year’s trade deadline. To what degree remains to be seen, but we certainly can update the list of players.

First, let’s set some parameters at the club level.

• Any team that is at least 4 games back of a playoff spot with 5 or more teams to pass will be considered a seller.

• Any team that is at least 6 games back of a playoff spot with 3 or more teams to pass will be labeled a seller.

• Any team 10 games back or more regardless of the number of clubs ahead of them shall be considered a seller.

As of July 27, about the 98-game mark, the following clubs, using the above guidliness, can be viewed as non-buyers and likely sellers — if anything: Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks.

The players below include reasonably-concluded trade bait from the above ‘sellers’ plus other players deemed available by reporting and common sense possibilities.

Starting Pitchers

Zac Gallen, RHP — Arizona
Luis Castillo, RHP — Cincinnati
Tyler Mahle, RHP — Cincinnati
Frankie Montas, RHP — Oakland
Martin Perez, LHP — Texas
Paul Blackburn, RHP — Oakland
Cole Irvin, LHP — Oakland
Nathan Eovaldi, RHP — Boston
Pablo Lopez, RHP — Miami
JT Brubaker, RHP — Pittsburgh
Jose Quintana, LHP — Pittsburgh
Noah Syndergaard, RHP — Anaheim
Zach Davies, RHP — Arizona
Blake Snell, LHP — San Diego
Tarik Skubal, LHP — Detroit
Drew Smyly, LHP — Chicago NL
Brad Keller, RHP — Kansas City
Patrick Corbin, LHP — Washington
Madison Bumgarner, LHP — Arizona

Relievers

Michael Fulmer, RHP — Detroit
Lou Trivino, RHP — Oakland
Kyle Finnegan, RHP — Washington
Anthony Bass, RHP — Miami
David Robertson, RHP — Chicago NL
Chris Martin, RHP — Chicago NL
Jeff Hoffman, RHP — Cincinnati
Daniel Bard, RHP — Colorado
David Bednar, RHP — Pittsburgh
Will Crowe, RHP — Pittsburgh
Duane Underwood Jr., RHP — Pittsburgh
Matt Moore, LHP — Texas
Joe Jimenez, RHP — Detroit
Andrew Chafin, LHP — Detroit
Scott Barlow, RHP — Kansas City
A.J. Puk, LHP - Oakland
Raisel Iglesias, RHP — Anaheim
Gregory Soto, LHP — Detroit
Chris Stratton, RHP — Pittsburgh
Mark Leiter, RHP — Chicago NL
Carl Edwards Jr., RHP — Washington
David Price, LHP — Los Angeles
Aaron Loup, LHP — Anaheim

Bats

Juan Soto, OF — Washington
Ian Happ, OF — Chicago NL
Andrew Benintendi, OF — Kansas City
David Peralta, OF — Arizona
Charlie Blackmon, OF — Colorado
Tommy Pham, OF —Cincinnati
Tyler Naquin, OF — Cincinnati
Whit Merrifield, OF — Kansas City
Hunter Dozier, OF — Kansas City
Robbie Grossman, OF — Detroit
Josh Bell, 1B — Washington
Nelson Cruz, DH — Washington
Brandon Drury, 2B/3B — Cincinnati
Jonathan Schoop, 2B — Detroit
Joey Wendle, 2B — Miami
Patrick Wisdom, 3B — Chicago NL
Wilson Contreras, C — Chicago NL
J.D. Martinez, DH — Boston
Nico Hoerner, 2B — Chicago NL
Sean Murphy, C — Oakland
Christian Walker, 1B — Arizona
Jose Iglesias, SS — Colorado
Kyle Farmer, SS — Cincinnati
Elvis Andrus, SS — Oakland
Tucker Barnhart, C — Detroit
Max Stassi, C — Anaheim
Christian Vazquez, C — Boston
Brian Anderson, OF/3B — Miami