What all 30 MLB teams must do before the trade deadline

Copy Link

Email

Print

More than a week into June, it's now too late to be early in the 2025 MLB season.

Within bounds, teams are what they are in the standings, with Memorial Day traditionally serving as the key early-season checkpoint when clubs begin to take a hard look at where they are. As we do each season with our June Stock Watch, we are going to do the same, but our hard looks have another looming checkpoint in mind: the trade deadline.

As we take a snapshot of where all 30 teams are positioned, separating them into four categories -- October locks looking to fill postseason holes, contenders making a postseason push, fringe clubs, and teams that should look to the future -- we'll focus…