Trade proposals that would rock MLB's 2025 winter meetings - ESPN

Baseball's winter meetings are just around the corner, and we're ready for some blockbuster deals.

We've already seen some intriguing trades this offseason with the New York Mets acquiring Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers for Brandon Nimmo and the Boston Red Sox adding Sonny Gray to their pitching staff — but there are even bigger stars who could move in the weeks ahead.

With that in mind, we asked our MLB insiders to give us their preferred destination for some of the biggest names in our ranking of the top 25 MLB offseason trade candidates.

Where did we send All-Stars Ketel Marte and Byron Buxton? Which Red Sox outfielder is on the move in our deals? And which contenders get starting pitching help? Let's find out.

The Arizona Diamondbacks should trade Ketel Marte to the ...

Seattle Mariners

The Mariners plucked from the D-backs to jolt their offense just five months ago, acquiring corner infielders Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor. They should do so again, this time for Marte, the star second baseman who can be had for the right return. The Mariners have a need for another bat, and Marte would represent a massive upgrade over merely re-signing Suarez or Jorge Polanco.

Marte would slide in perfectly ahead of fellow All-Stars Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh, allowing Randy Arozarena to join Naylor in the middle of the lineup and giving Seattle arguably the best offense in the American League — to pair with what is likely the best pitching staff.

Coming off a gut-wrenching loss in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, it's the perfect move to push the M's toward the first World Series berth in franchise history. And whether it's Cole Young, Michael Arroyo or Felnin Celesten, the Mariners might have