The 2025 MLB trade deadline has started with a bang, with the Seattle Mariners acquiring 1B/OF Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. The deal comes as no surprise, with the Diamondbacks (50-53) sitting at three games below .500, and 5.5 games back of the third NL wild-card spot.Â
When the Yankees shipped Caleb Durbin to the Brewers, expectations rose for the infielder to be a valuable member of a contending Milwaukee team. Although he had a solid spring training, Durbin was optioned to start 2025 as a member of the Nashville Sounds. He got the call to the majors not long after, when fellow third baseman Oliver Dunn was sent to AAA on April 18.Â
Headlines around Juan Soto and Ben Rice have flashed in 2025, with discourse claiming them as the unluckiest hitters in the league. While that may be true, not much has been said about Pirates right fielder Bryan Reynolds. A former star, Reynolds has been one of MLB’s unluckiest hitters so far in 2025.
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