The rays struggled poorly in July, with a record of 6-14 that only left them one match about .500 and 2.5 games from an already Wild Card place. Ken Rosenthal van de Athletics reports that the recent skid of the club has forced their front office to reconsider some of its views to keep certain players in the fold, including First Baseeman Yandy Diaz and Second Honkman Brandon Lowe. Although the rays currently indicate an openness to relocate both players, Rosenthal adds that they can reverse that decision if the game of the club justifies it in the coming days and that a final decision can only be made on Wednesday, the day before this year’s trade theadline.
The addition of Diaz and Lowe to the market, because available documents are an important shift to a market for position players that lack striking controllable pieces. MLBTR’s top 50 trade candidates for the Deadline list of 2025, just published yesterday, contains only a handful of batters who are checked after the 2025 season. Steven Kwan of the guards and Brendan Donovan There would be impact pieces of the cardinals, but both are considered unlikely. Adolis Garcia of the Rangers and Alek Thomas The diamondbacks have a high up, but are in the middle of difficult seasons. Mike Tauchman” Jesus SanchezAnd Ramon Laureano are all solid corner outfield options with two seasons of team control but limited upside down. Luis Robert Jr. Technically checked for two seasons after this and offers a top of superstar level, but this year has struggled so much that it will remain an open question if his options will even be exerted.
In that kind of trade market, it goes without saying that Diaz and Lowe would be extremely attractive pieces if the rays decide to dangle. Diaz, 34, is currently a matte defender in his career who may be most suitable for a DH role, but has been one of the most reliable attacking players in the game for some time. He touches .299/.376/.475 (139 WRC+) since the beginning of the 2022 season, and this year has a solid 126 WRC+ with 18 gayers in 99 games, a strike output of 13.9% and a running speed of 7.7%. He is under team check until 2027. Lowe is now supplied with a club option for the 2026 season and has been a steadily above-average bat for his entire career with a .248/.329/.482 (125 WRC+) Career-Slash-Lijn and a similar .269/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.320/.) LINT LIGTS LIGT. In 86 games.
Diaz’s combination of strength and contact capacity would make him an important upgrade to any attack that can fit him in the line, and Rosenthal suggests that the Red Sox will do that “Almost certain” Be at the top of the list of interested teams when making the Diaz rays available. Boston relies on a combination of Abraham Toro And Romy Gonzalez In the beginning since losing Triston Casas To injury earlier this year, but Diaz would be a huge upgrade about that duo and could even help to mitigate the blow if Alex Bregman Head from his contract this winter by adding another large right-handed bat on the line-up. In speculatively, the Rangers, Bewers and Padres are one of the other clubs that can use a bat from Diaz’s caliber and be able to make room for him at first base or DH.
In the meantime, Lowe has relative young people on his side at just 30 years old and can be suitable for more teams because of his ability to process both second base and the left field. The Phillies, Giants, Padres, Astros and Dodgers are among the many contenders that can upgrade at least one of those positions. Lowe would be a particularly intriguing fit for Houston, since his Lefty bat would help to balance an overwhelming right-handed Astros-Line-up, and his positional flexibility cards perfectly with those of that of Jose AltuveWhich means that the club could close both positions between the two veterans.
Another name that Rosenthal mentions as a possible trading ship is Catcher Danny Jansen. In contrast to Lowe and Diaz, Jansen is not checked after the 2025 season; He has a mutual option for 2026, but they were almost guaranteed by one or the other. Van de Padres is known to be on the market this summer to catch help, just like the Red Sox and Mets. Jansen is located in the middle of a reasonable pedestrian season with a 99 WRC+ and poor defensive statistics, but he would still be an upgrade about Boston’s Connor Wong Or that of San Diego Elias Diaz. Other clubs can also jump on the market to catch help if there is an injury in the coming days, which means they have to look for external help.
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