While we enter in May, the MLB teams are starting to assess where they are and who are as ball clubs. And they are not only the contenders. These are also teams that you could call “contenders” trying to play their flight.
Although it is early and the commercial market has not started to take enough form to present worthy actors, it is not too early to see where the teams have weaknesses and what areas of need can seek to respond in the next few months preceding the deadline for trade.
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These three teams have the most blatant needs in the second month of the season.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs began one of the best departures in MLB and are 19-13 which enter Friday, jumping to an early advance in the central NL. In a month when they faced any NL West, things could have turned badly quickly. But the The Cubs offensive turned out to be the best of the majorsranking first in baseball in safety, additional strikes and marked races (by healthy margin).
And while the Cubs seem to be intended for the playoffs for the first time since the wild round in 2020, they have their fair share of faults. The largest is in their enclosure. He was disturbing on his back because the manager Craig Counsell needed an additional time to determine who he can trust. The team is currently classifying 23rd in baseball in the era of lifts. While the veteran is getting closer Ryan in a hurry At a respectable ERA of 2.08, its seven walks with five sticks to the stick are worrying. It is not difficult to see that the search for help will be a main priority when opening the commercial market.
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The other large concern for cubs is the hole on the third goal. Top Prospect Matt Shaw was supposed to manage the position, but after a less than stellar departure, the team returned it to Triple-A for more seasoning. While Counsell said that last week, the Cubs expect Shaw to manage the position at some point this season, it was a rotating door in the warm corner. They used five different players there and have only 63 WRC +, the fifth worse of the National League.
Baltimore Orioles
The greatest need for Baltimore lies in its starting rotationThis was a long -term problem. In an Al East which has improved quickly in recent seasons, the Orioles seemed to be a team entering their championship conflict window. However, the start of this season has left something to be desired.
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Without injured entry Grayson Rodriguez And Zach Eflinwho are the best that the Orioles have to offer, the Baltimore collection of Dean Kremer,, CADE POVICH,, Charlie Morton And Kyle Gibson I didn't do it. Kremer and Povich both have an era of more than 5.00, Morton has an era approaching 10.00 and at his first start to the season, Gibson granted nine deserved points.
Baltimore's inability to acquire high -level start -up pruning it has cost it a lot over the years, but that has reached a head this season.
Baltimore may have to skip the market to acquire reinforcements of rotation. Orioles are already in fifth place in their division and if they do not soon meet pitching needs, they could end up being sellers on the deadline, allowing their Window to close.
Texas Rangers
This is a bit of a head string. The rangers have joined the plane of the strike, their strength, even stronger. Until now in 2025, this has not been the case. It was their greatest weakness.
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Second basic player Marcus seeds was one of the most coherent players in baseball in the past five years, but he is currently at the worst start of his career. Stop stop Corey Seager is again on IL and the right defender Adolis García could not make things happen either. And the new additions of winter Texas have not played either. Designated Pederson game I went to one of the worst departures of the history of the MLB, passing without blow to 41 at-bats, and the Rangers The recently downgraded inner field player Jake Burger in Triple-A for reset after his first difficulties.
Even more surprising is that their start -up launch maintained the afloat team. Starter Tyler Mahle was one of the best in the league with an MPM of 1.19, and Nathan Eovaldi And Jacob Degrom Each has an ERA of less than 3.00.
It would be shocking that the Rangers offensive continues to fight. But it is definitely an area of concern. If this will continue, it will have to be discussed because the Al West is as open as in a certain time.
