The trade deadline is just over a week away, and we’re gaining clarity every day about which teams are likely to be buyers upgrading their 2025 squads and which teams will be sellers dealing with a focus on the future.

The St. Louis Cardinals are practically turning themselves into sellers in front of our eyes. That could mean Ryan Helsley's days in St. Louis are numbered.

Is there a more obvious buyer in baseball than the Philadelphia Phillies? A handful of other teams just might be on the same level, but no one is more heavily in the category of buyer.  Consider that the Phillies made the World Series in 2022,

The Pittsburgh Pirates "are ready to make a tidal wave" at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, according to The Athletic's Jim Bowden.

Will Arizona Diamondbacks trade third baseman Eugenio Suarez? One site gives third baseman 90% chance of being traded before 2025 MLB trade deadline.

The Detroit Tigers have multiple needs heading into the trade deadline, with the third base position being one of them. Not only would the Tigers love to find a third baseman, but there's a strong argument to be made that there's nothing more important for this team than finding a right-handed bat.

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,

The Cincinnati Reds came out of the All-Star break, won two games and were just 1 1/2 games behind the final wild-card position