MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

[Bard]

Welcome to the MLB The Show 25 Trade Discussion Thread!

Bard here and ready to discuss deals this year with everyone! In years past, there have been formulas, websites, and the whole kitchen sink thrown at trade proposals. I have taken a step back the last few years, but I wanted to come back and work on some trades with everyone! If you want to use those such things, please let everyone know so we have a basis of what you would like, or if you are coming in blind just for some advice, that is perfect too!

Looking to make the perfect trade in MLB The Show 25? Whether you're building a dynasty in Franchise Mode or just need advice on a trade in your custom league, this is the place to discuss it all!

What You Can Do Here:

[emoji461] Post Trade Proposals – Share your trade ideas and get feedback.
[emoji461] Ask for Trade Advice – Not sure if you're getting a fair deal? Ask the community!
[emoji461] Discuss Franchise Mode Strategies – Talk about rebuilds, win-now moves, and future assets.
[emoji461] Share Trade Results – Show off the blockbuster deals you’ve pulled off.

Thread Guidelines:

[emoji818] Be respectful—everyone has different team-building strategies.
[emoji818] Provide details—when discussing a trade, include player overalls, potential, and contract details.
[emoji818] No spam—keep discussions relevant to trades and team management.

Let’s talk trades and build some championship rosters!

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[crques]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Glad to see your thread. Used to follow the trade thread daily. I've been a Braves fan for 40+ years and I'm hoping to start a franchise with Atlanta this weekend. Would like to start off with a SS not named Arcia. LOL Looking for trade suggestions to possibly land Bichette from Toronto or Tovar from Colorado. I realize Tovar is only 23 and Colorado probably isn't interested in moving him in real life, but in my franchise they could be. Thanks.

[DavisAC12]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Glad to see your thread. Used to follow the trade thread daily. I've been a Braves fan for 40+ years and I'm hoping to start a franchise with Atlanta this weekend. Would like to start off with a SS not named Arcia. LOL Looking for trade suggestions to possibly land Bichette from Toronto or Tovar from Colorado. I realize Tovar is only 23 and Colorado probably isn't interested in moving him in real life, but in my franchise they could be. Thanks.

Tovar wouldn’t be on the table for a few years, if ever id imagine. Bichette would be super fun!


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[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

How realistic would it be for the Mets (me) to package 2B McNeil and 3B Baty together in an attempt to snag another starting pitcher with an OverAll of at least the mid 70's?

Let me check the last live roster update for MLBTS24. McNeil and Baty's OverAll in 24 shouldn't be too far off what it will be in MLBTS25. I don't necessarily want to part with Baty but I will if it means dumping McNeil's sorry ***.

EDIT Baty was a 69 OverAll and should have a one year contract of $800,000
McNeil was a 74 OverAll and should have a three year contract at $47 mill.

[Bard]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Glad to see your thread. Used to follow the trade thread daily. I've been a Braves fan for 40+ years and I'm hoping to start a franchise with Atlanta this weekend. Would like to start off with a SS not named Arcia. LOL Looking for trade suggestions to possibly land Bichette from Toronto or Tovar from Colorado. I realize Tovar is only 23 and Colorado probably isn't interested in moving him in real life, but in my franchise they could be. Thanks.

Let's get it!


I would prefer dealing Bichette out of the two, as he is a rental and "makes more sense". But let's do both.


Braves Receive:
Bo Bichette

Blue Jays Receive:
Cam Caminiti (MLB 88th prospect)
Nacho Alvarez Jr. (Braves #5 prospect)
Lucas Braun (Braves #11 prospect)


Bo is a rental, one elite prospect and two pretty good prospects should get this done. This also makes the Blue Jays rebuild, instead of trying to compete when they shouldn't be (imo).


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Braves Receive:
Ezequiel Tovar
Jake Bird

Rockies Receive:
Drake Baldwin (MLB 62nd prospect)
Cam Caminiti (MLB 88th prospect)
Nacho Alvarez Jr. (Braves #5 prospect)
Dylan Dodd


Through age 29 in 2031 you will have Tovar at a pretty reasonable, cheap, price. It'll cost more. $187m value, assuming he is a 4 WAR player.


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[Bard]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

How realistic would it be for the Mets (me) to package 2B McNeil and 3B Baty together in an attempt to snag another starting pitcher with an OverAll of at least the mid 70's?



Let me check the last live roster update for MLBTS24. McNeil and Baty's OverAll in 24 shouldn't be too far off what it will be in MLBTS25. I don't necessarily want to part with Baty but I will if it means dumping McNeil's sorry ***.

If you want to just sell McNeil, I would recommend sending him to Seattle for a SP prospect.

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[DirtBallNation]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Glad to see your thread. Used to follow the trade thread daily. I've been a Braves fan for 40+ years and I'm hoping to start a franchise with Atlanta this weekend. Would like to start off with a SS not named Arcia. LOL Looking for trade suggestions to possibly land Bichette from Toronto or Tovar from Colorado. I realize Tovar is only 23 and Colorado probably isn't interested in moving him in real life, but in my franchise they could be. Thanks.

What a great thread, can't wait to get into a new franchise. I as well will be starting one with the Braves (early on) - after I get the roster figured out (adding Ian Anderson and if there's anyone else not in the game on release day)

however, you couldn't have hit the nail on the head better about this Arcia issue. The glaring weakness for the Braves.. I may slowplay it in year 1 and wait til the deadline comes around and see whose available and what teams are struggling and selling. I have a couple of guys I would like to keep my eye on.

Ha-Seong Kim or Jose Calaberro from Tampa Bay
Willi Castro from the Twins

Would the DBacks be in a spot to move Geraldo Perdomo, with the (hopeful) emergence of Lawlar?

Depending on playing time/injuries, would Josh Smith from the Rangers be available?

[kinsmen7]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Let's get it!

This also makes the Blue Jays rebuild, instead of trying to compete when they shouldn't be (imo).
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You'd like that, wouldn't you, ya friggin' Red Sox lovin' scoundrel!

Just kidding...Happy to see this back in action, see some healthy debates, and some great trade ideas! Let's goooooo!

Re: this trade, I'd be fine with it in July if the team is out of it, but there's a near zero percent chance that I'd even answer the phone before we see how things shake out in the AL East through the first few months. Lots of warts there this year with the Yankees losing Cole/Gil/Soto (they did pick up Max Fried but I'd like to see how Yankees Stadium treats him before saying they're still a top 2 team in the division), the O's lost Santander and decided that adding pitching is nonsense (then lost Grayson), and the Rays *should* be reasonably solid with that pitching staff, but also spend most of July/August on the road. The Red Sox are the only team that I'm truly worried about.

I just don't think you can go out and spend the 7th most money in the offseason, and have a top 5 payroll in the majors, then turn around and pull the plug on day 1 of the season. If you're the GM that does that, you're getting fired immediately (Which would probably make a lot of Jays fans happy, since they absolutely loath Ross Atkins).

Again, *IF* the Jays are flailing, no issue at all...Bo, Vladdy, Bassitt, Gaus, Mad Max, Green, Berrios, etc., should all end up on the block...but they have to wait and see how it looks before ripping that plug out of the wall.

Last thought-Bo's value is heavily weighted towards last year's injury plagued dumpster fire of a season...holding on to him to build some value *has* to be the play for a front office that traded 10 starts of a 4.75 ERA starter last year for the top end of the Astros farm system (He did end up dominating in Houston though!).

Cheers fellas! Can't wait for this year to get rolling!

[TheCoastIsBen]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Seems pretty clear that if they could the Diamondbacks would love to drop Montgomery.

As the Nats, is there a world where during Spring Training I call ARZ up and offer to take Monty's Money and a decent prospect from them for a halfway decent prospect from my system (thinking Hassell III-ish but open to suggestions). Essentially buy an upgraded prospect by taking Monty?

Feel free to get creative on the prospect(s) going and coming back.

[kinsmen7]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Seems pretty clear that if they could the Diamondbacks would love to drop Montgomery.

As the Nats, is there a world where during Spring Training I call ARZ up and offer to take Monty's Money and a decent prospect from them for a halfway decent prospect from my system (thinking Hassell III-ish but open to suggestions). Essentially buy an upgraded prospect by taking Monty?

Feel free to get creative on the prospect(s) going and coming back.

This is a good one! I have a few thoughts:

-Hassell's prospect shine appeared to drop a bunch last year with the poor showing in AAA...He's dropped from MLB pipeline's 2nd best prospect in the Nats org in 2023, all the way down to number 12th, in a pool that has seen a handful of guys that were in their top 10 graduate.
-He's also an outfielder...With McCarthy, Carroll, and Thomas all there and controlled long term, plus Gurriel Jr signed until 2027, there really isn't a clear pathway to the majors.
-Arizona, by my calculations (But I could be very wrong) aren't into the luxury tax at the moment. I'm sure after last season they'd be quite happy to dump $22.5 mil off their payroll, but I don't think they're really in a "WE NEED TO DUMP THIS NOWWWW!" position.

It's a shame that the Nats don't have any real negative value contracts at this point, or that we can't simply retain money, because Washington would be a decent spot for him to land.

If we want to straight up dump him, his negative value is almost completely offset by Druw Jones, who is probably getting close to being a change of scenery candidate when it comes to how his minor league career has gone so far. As to what comes back from the Nats? Probably just a AAAA type guy.

[BlueJays09]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Looking to make a trade as the Blue Jays. I feel they are a bat short this year and would love to have a 5 hole hitter behind Santander. I was thinking about signing JD Martinez, but looking to see what value was out there first.

Looking mainly at 3B / OF, but can take any position and just use the DH more.

Looking mainly for a solid power bat. Home run threat. Doesn’t have to be a 5 tool player and doesn’t have to be a young player.

Any suggestions? Thanks


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[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

My self imposed trade rules.

First season I don't sign a free agent until a cpu team signs a free agent.

Trades are more complicated. I think you will find these self imposed rules to be pretty restrictive.

1 - All trades must have equal number of players on cpu team and my team. 1 for 1. 2 for 2. 3 for 3.

2 - Single player trades must be at the same position as the cpu player or position of need. For example I try to acquire a third baseman from a cpu team. The cpu team has C, 1B, SP as positions of need. I can offer one player who is either 3B, C, 1B or SP.

3 - Multi player trades must include a player on the cpu team's trading block and no additional player can be higher overall than the player on the trading block. For the player on the trading block I can offer a player at the same position or a position of need. For example if the other team's highest rated player on the block is 70 overall then you can only add a second or third player 70 or below. This is to prevent the user team from stealing higher rated players via multi player trades.

Second player does not have to be position of need or trading block but if not position of need or trading block then you must include a player at the same position as the player you are acquiring.

Third CPU player must be either a player on trading block or position of need.

Also I cannot trade away a player on my team with durability less than 50. This dates back many years to when the cpu didn't recognize low durability as a negative. Not fair to CPU teams to do this to them.

Requiring same position or position need ensures the cpu team gets a player they need. Requiring same number of players restricts the ability to rip off the cpu. You can make some trades but you have to give something to get something and there are a lot of players you simply can't acquire as is the case IRL.

I also begin my franchise with the lowest payroll team (relocated) in the NL Central. Low payroll also restricts ability to make trades.

[TheCoastIsBen]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

This is a good one! I have a few thoughts:

-Hassell's prospect shine appeared to drop a bunch last year with the poor showing in AAA...He's dropped from MLB pipeline's 2nd best prospect in the Nats org in 2023, all the way down to number 12th, in a pool that has seen a handful of guys that were in their top 10 graduate.
-He's also an outfielder...With McCarthy, Carroll, and Thomas all there and controlled long term, plus Gurriel Jr signed until 2027, there really isn't a clear pathway to the majors.
-Arizona, by my calculations (But I could be very wrong) aren't into the luxury tax at the moment. I'm sure after last season they'd be quite happy to dump $22.5 mil off their payroll, but I don't think they're really in a "WE NEED TO DUMP THIS NOWWWW!" position.

It's a shame that the Nats don't have any real negative value contracts at this point, or that we can't simply retain money, because Washington would be a decent spot for him to land.

If we want to straight up dump him, his negative value is almost completely offset by Druw Jones, who is probably getting close to being a change of scenery candidate when it comes to how his minor league career has gone so far. As to what comes back from the Nats? Probably just a AAAA type guy.

You know, about an hour after I posted this i also came to the conclusion that hassell is a bad fit because of the ARZ OF Talent (not to mention like 5 of their top 10 prospects are OF). However, I do like Jones and honestly just kinda want to use Monty in game lol. I could easily see him bouncing back to a halfway decent pitcher and potentially extending him after the 25 season, but he'll rot with ARZ being pushed out of the rotation. I'll have to get into the game and poke around the Nats AAA to see what sort of a fringe upper minors guy or two i could send back to them that would make sense.

[TheCoastIsBen]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Looking to make a trade as the Blue Jays. I feel they are a bat short this year and would love to have a 5 hole hitter behind Santander. I was thinking about signing JD Martinez, but looking to see what value was out there first.

Looking mainly at 3B / OF, but can take any position and just use the DH more.

Looking mainly for a solid power bat. Home run threat. Doesn’t have to be a 5 tool player and doesn’t have to be a young player.

Any suggestions? Thanks


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Ryan McMahon has always crushed for me. He's great defensively at 3B, and usually not too terribly expensive to acquire. Also having lived in Denver for a while I have a soft spot for any Rockies players. Plus for realism sake, the Rockies are a dumpster fire who don't understand player value, so if you give them some young "talent" a trade feels realistic. Only (potential) downside is that the Rockies extended him so he's signed for a few more seasons if I remember right, so it's a bit of a commitment.

[Jeffrey Smith]

Re: MLB The Show 25 - Trade Discussion Thread

Ryan McMahon has always crushed for me. He's great defensively at 3B, and usually not too terribly expensive to acquire. Also having lived in Denver for a while I have a soft spot for any Rockies players. Plus for realism sake, the Rockies are a dumpster fire who don't understand player value, so if you give them some young "talent" a trade feels realistic. Only (potential) downside is that the Rockies extended him so he's signed for a few more seasons if I remember right, so it's a bit of a commitment.

The past couple years Ryan McMahon has been a go to aquisition for me. Always performs well too.