Top 25 MLB trade candidates: Will teams part with Tarik Skubal, Joe Ryan, Sonny Gray in wide open AL?

With the MLB trade deadline less than three weeks away as of July 16, 2026, several American League teams including the Tigers, Twins, and Red Sox face difficult decisions about whether to trade top pitching assets. Prominent starting pitchers Tarik Skubal, Joe Ryan, and Sonny Gray have been identified among the top 25 trade candidates league-wide. The unusually competitive AL landscape, with many teams in playoff contention, is complicating sellers' and buyers' calculations heading into the deadline.