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2025 MLB trade deadline grades: Report cards for every deal

It's MLB trade season!

From the early deals to get things started to the last-minute rush of deadline day activity on Thursday, this is your one-stop shop for grades and analysis breaking down the details for every trade as they go down.

Follow along as ESPN MLB experts Bradford Doolittle and David Schoenfield evaluate and grade each move, with the most recent grades at the top. This story will continue to be updated, so be sure to return for the freshest deadline analysis.

Mariners land deadline's top player in Suarez blockbuster

Mariners get:
3B Eugenio Suarez

Diamondbacks get:
1B Tyler Locklear
RHP Juan Burgos
RHP Hunter Cranton

Mariners grade: A

Just a couple days after acquiring Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks, the Mariners go back to their frequent trade partner and get the best power bat available at the deadline - and not just the best available but one of the best sluggers in the game.