Overview
- The Diamondbacks, sitting 46–50 and 6.5 games out of a wild card spot, have declared themselves sellers by making starters Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly plus sluggers Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor available
- Yankees GM Brian Cashman has flagged urgent needs for both a starting pitcher and a third baseman as season-ending injuries to Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt and other ailments thin New York’s rotation
- Contenders including the Brewers, Tigers, Cubs and Mets are jockeying to acquire Arizona’s All-Stars while weighing the immediate impact of rentals against the prospect capital required
- With Suárez, Gallen, Kelly and Naylor all headed for free agency, Arizona holds leverage to demand high-upside young pitching in exchange for short-term assets
- Teams must balance one-year club options and expiring deals—such as Suárez’s $15 million option and Kelly’s expiring contract—against surrendering long-term prospects