Every team, including buyers and sellers, will likely get busy at the 2025 MLB trade deadline. So, what is one move each team should make?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/fantasy as MLB Mock Trade: Chicago Cubs Rent Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres Land Their Catcher of the Future. It's questionalbe when a team deals for a pitcher with a mid-season winning percentage of .230.

Despite sitting in the third wild-card spot in the National League, the San Diego Padres are at least willing to listen to offers Dylan Cease prior to the July 31 trade deadline.

Everything points to the San Diego Padres being buyers at the trade deadline, but it’s possible to suggest that the team could look to move on from some of its top players. That includes Luis Arraez, who has been in trade talks over much of the past few years.

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Nevertheless, not every young player would display the maturity Merrill is showing amid one of the worst stretches of his big-league career. The Padres center fielder is showing wisdom well beyond his years — which should help him approach the game from a correct perspective.

Kershaw was selected to his 12th All-Star Game after going 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA in his first 10 starts of 2025 for the Los Angeles Dodgers.