Overview
- CBS Sports released a ranked top 25 of offseason trade candidates, placing Sonny Gray at No. 1 and Nolan Arenado at No. 2 while noting Gray’s openness to waiving his clause and the Cardinals likely needing to eat salary to move Arenado.
- Frontline starters dominate the CBS list, with Freddy Peralta viewed as a one-year, $8 million option play for contenders and Sandy Alcantara cited for two affordable years of control, alongside Marlins righty Edward Cabrera as a sell-high possibility.
- The Twins surface as pivotal sellers in that ranking, with Joe Ryan’s two years of control and catcher Ryan Jeffers’ nearing free agency highlighted after strong prior interest from multiple clubs.
- The analysis flags habitual budget movers in Tampa Bay, pointing to higher-cost names like Pete Fairbanks and Brandon Lowe as plausible trade chips and sketching logical fits for clubs such as the Royals, Giants and Tigers.
- Yardbarker’s team-by-team exercise identifies ‘dream but realistic’ targets, featuring Tarik Skubal as a prize for rotations like the Mets or Orioles, Joe Ryan as a Blue Jays fit, and Brendan Donovan as a versatile upgrade for lineups such as Boston’s.