The Mets clearly aren’t finished looking for upgrades, with it only a question of how many new players will have been added by the time Thursday’s trade deadline arrives.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline, set for July 31, is now less than a week away. That means deals are starting to be made -- the Mariners added Josh Naylor on Thursday night, while the Yankees grabbed Ryan McMahon on Friday -- and that this is the opportune time to refresh our trade candidate rankings.

The Mets are acquiring Orioles left-handed reliever Gregory Soto, according to multiple reports on July 25. The Mets are sending pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster to the Orioles in the deal, according to Andy Martino of SNY.

The Yankees are acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies, according to multiple reports. Third base was one of the Yankees' biggest needs, and McMahon will provide lefty power (though with a lot of strikeouts) and a contract that takes him through the 2027 season.

The first of several major trades will happen before the 2025 MLB trade deadline and the Inside the Lines team is here to quantify the impact of each one as they happen

Just about every year, executives will tell you for weeks that the trade deadline looks muddled — that everyone is waiting to decide their ultimate direction, that maybe there just won’t be that many good players available, that the deadline could be a dud.

Martinez went on to say the trade deadline was motivation for the 2025 Reds, who stood at 54-50 after Friday's victory and one game back of the San Diego Padres for the third National League Wild Card.

M ajor League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies .