After a surprising three-year stretch from 2013-15 during which the team averaged more than 93 wins, the Pittsburgh Pirates seem to have fallen back into mediocrity. Their three consecutive NL Wild Card appearances left some thinking they were ready to take the next step forward in the competitive NL Central, but in the three seasons since they have not been able to distance themselves from the .500 mark. Their 2019 season has not gone as planned, as they currently sit at the bottom of their...

The Kansas City Royals are in the midst of steep decline that began with their 2015 World Series victory. They spent the next two seasons hovering around .500 before plummeting to the bottom of the AL Central in 2018. They Royals have a few very talented (and valuable) players, but the team sits behind even the rebuilding Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox in the standings. Their most significant trade chips are as follows (values in $Ms): Merrifield: 48.5Mondesi: 39.8Maldonado:...

Last winter, the Chicago White Sox flirted with the idea of making a big offseason addition. But their pursuit of a free agent star fell short, and instead they have again found themselves well out of the American League playoff picture. Having moved high-value players like Chris Sale, Jose Quintana and Adam Eaton in previous seasons, the White Sox lack a true impact player to move this summer. However, they have a handful of helpful veterans on short-term deals that should return a few...

The Baltimore Orioles struggled through their worst season in franchise history in 2018, going 47-115, good for just a .290 winning percentage. With a historically awful pitching staff and a weak lineup, Baltimore sits at the bottom of the AL East and will certainly be sellers once more this summer. Here’s a breakdown of some of those pieces they might sell (values in $Ms): Mancini: 28.3Bundy: 7.3Fry: 6.9Villar: 4.0Givens: 3.3Cashner: -4.3Trumbo: -7.8Cobb: -27.8Davis: -91.7 Last July,...

Editor's update: This article was published prior to the news of the tragic passing of Tyler Skaggs. We share the feeling of loss in the baseball community, and pass along our condolences to Tyler's family, friends, and the Angels' community. Once again, the Angels are mired in mediocrity, despite having the single best player in baseball. Obviously, Mike Trout is not tradeable. He’s in a pantheon of his own, so much so that his adjusted field value (AFV) is a ridiculous $468M....

After trading away several accomplished veterans in the offseason of 2018/19, followed by Jay Bruce and Edwin Encarnacion in June, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto doesn’t have much left to work with. Here’s a breakdown (values in $Ms): Haniger: 81.4 Smith: 21.6 Santana: 6.1 Healy: 3.0 Narvaez: 2.7 Beckham: 1.4 Gearrin: 0.3 Strickland -0.2 Leake: -1.3 LeBlanc: -1.6 Gordon: -14.8 Hernandez: -17.8 Seager: -20.9   Clearly the big fish is OF Mitch Haniger. He would bring back a haul....

After a last place finish in 2018, the Texas Rangers looked ticketed for another season at the bottom of the AL West. But the team has surprisingly fought their way over .500 in the early goings, currently holding a Wild Card spot. Despite their early success, it remains more likely than not that the Rangers will eventually fall back. FanGraphs lists their playoff odds at less than 5%. Chances are, by late July they will fall out of the race and choose to sell once again. Luckily, the team...

As expected, the Miami Marlins have been dreadful in 2019. The ongoing fire sale has seen the team trade valuable stars Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton and J.T. Realmuto over the past two offseasons. However, a handful of pieces still remain that Miami could look to sell this summer (values below in $Ms): Smith: 30.5 Urena: 15.5 Walker: 6.6 Rojas: 2.6 Conley: 2.5 Steckenrider: 1.8 Romo: 1.4 Granderson: 0.7 Castro: -4.4 Prado: -8.7 Chen: -28.1 While the Marlins have...

We get you, Reds fans. You must be frustrated. After several losing seasons, then an offseason full of trades that may have offered some hope of a turn towards a competitive season, you’re back in sell mode again this summer. And all while your best player, Joey Votto, is getting older and slowing down a bit. Sigh. But it is what it is, and if you’re reasonable, you’ll look to sell some chips again for younger talent. All those rentals you acquired this past offseason?...

Will they or won’t they? That’s the choice facing the Tigers as they decide whether to trade their best chip or not. On the one hand, Matthew Boyd has the highest trade value of any of their obvious chips, and it isn’t even close. He’d bring back a significant return, as you’ll see below. Further, they know they waited too long to trade Michael Fulmer when interest was high on him about a year ago, and his value has since declined significantly, so they may not...