Fantasy Baseball Sell-High Trade Targets in AL: Anthony Volpe, Alex Bregman, Nathan Eovaldi and More

It's time to look at some sell high fantasy baseball trade candidates.

Yesterday, we looked at buy low targets, breaking things down by league, American and National. We'll do the same for the sell high stories, beginning with the AL.

Like in the buy low stories, not every team will have a player listed.

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Tigers

It has to be Casey Mize from Detroit.

He's 2-0 with a 0.77 earned run average across two starts. He's allowed a run on five hits and six walks, while punching out 12 batters. Mize has a career 4.22 ERA across 63 MLB appearances and definitely is going to regress from his current numbers.

Mize started as a deep-league fantasy asset, but is closing in on standard league territory after his hot start. If you are in a deep enough league and drafted him, or picked him up, now would be the time to sell him high, as his value isn't likely going to be much better.

Royals

Maikel Garcia is the top-scoring KC player, and is my choice to sell high on.

He has a .333 average and .371 on-base percentage across 35 plate appearances so far. Garcia has five extra-base hits among his 11 total knocks.

Garcia is a career .253 hitter and has a .303 OBP, so there's some decent regression coming. His position versatility will make him even more valuable in a trade, which is more likely in a deeper league at this point.

Yankees

Anthony Volpe is a sell high candidate for the Yankees.

He's got a .268 average and .333 OBP across 45 plate appearances so far. Volpe's real fantasy value comes from seven extra-base hits (including four home runs) across his 11 total hits. He also has 12 RBIs, three walks and nine runs scored already.

Volpe is just 23 years old and is a young and improving hitter, so this might be sustainable over the season. He's a career .229 hitter with a .290 OBP though, so I have some doubts about him hitting this well.

If you don't believe in Volpe in the long run, now is the time to sell high. You should be able to swap him for a player who was taken a couple rounds before him in your drafts this year. Check out the FantasySP Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer to come up with some deals.

Red Sox

There's a few options on the Red Sox, but I'll take the one with the most value coming into the season and say Alex Bregman should be sold high.

He's hitting .333 and getting on base at a .373 clip so far. Bregman has seven extra-base hits among his 16 total knocks, along with 10 RBIs, a stolen base, three walks and seven runs scored.

Bregman is a career .273 hitter with a .366 OBP, although he's been at around a .260 average the past three years, while sitting with just a .315 OBP last season. That's enough production to continue rostering him even after he cools off, but now is your chance to cash in on his hot bat.

Swapping him for another everyday starter at a position of need might make sense for a lot of you.

Blue Jays

Andres Gimenez is my choice from the Blue Jays.

He's got a .231 average and .354 OBP so far, but has three homers among his nine hits. Gimenez also has eight RBIs, three stolen bases, six walks and 10 runs scored.

His average is actually nearly 30 points below his career mark, giving other fantasy owners even more incentive to add him after his hot start. Gimenez has topped out at 17 homers, although at age 26, he could now just be hitting his stride.

I don't see Gimenez performing this well all season and would at least throw his name on the trade block to see what kind of offers trickled in.

Orioles

I'll say Zach Eflin from Baltimore.

In three starts, Eflin is 2-1 with a pretty strong 3.00 ERA. He's allowed six runs on 14 hits and a walk over 18 innings, while striking out just eight.

He's got a career 4.15 ERA, but sported a 2.6 ERA across nine starts with Baltimore last season. Eflin averages 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings in his career, but is at just 4 so far this season.

I could see wanting to see things through with Eflin, but he's pitched more like a fantasy keeper than streamer so far. And after either drafting him late in a standard league draft or adding him on waivers, I think his value is ripe to cash in on right now, as I see a regression in ERA offsetting a possible increase in punchouts eventually.

Rays

Brandon Lowe sticks out to me from Tampa Bay.

He's hitting .306 and getting on base at a .342 clip so far this season. Lowe has three homers among his 11 total hits, along with eight RBIs, two walks and five runs scored.

Lowe is a career .246 hitter with a .330 OBP, so a big decrease in average is likely coming soon. He's also dealt with injuries over his career, and if you are worried about those too, now is the ideal time to bail on Lowe.

He's a better trade asset in deeper leagues, but also could maybe be moved in some standard leagues if someone is desperate for a second baseman.

Rangers

Nathan Eovaldi is the obvious choice from Texas.

In three starts, the veteran is 1-1, but with a 2.29 ERA. He's allowed five runs on 11 hits and two walks, while punching out 21 over 19 2/3 innings. His numbers are inflated by a complete game shutout.

He's got a career 4.05 ERA and averaged 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings (he's at 9.6 so far in 2025), so I see regression coming in a few areas. Fantasy owners in all league types who are desperate for better starting pitching would be very happy to land Eovaldi, even knowing regression is coming.

The veteran is likely to fall back into more of an inning-eater role than looking like a top-end ace. Take advantage of his value before it falls again.

Angels

I really hate to do this, but I'm going to put Mike Trout in the Angels' section.

He's hitting just .188, but also has a .300 OBP. Trout has popped three homers among his six hits, along with tallying eight RBIs, a stolen base, five walks and six runs scored.

This is more about his injury-riddled past and me feeling uncomfortable in his availability long term, because when he's on the field, he's one of the best fantasy hitters around. It'd probably be wisest to wait until his average goes up a bit before looking to truly sell high on Trout, but given his injury woes, I'd be fine throwing his name on the trade block right now.

Athletics

The obvious choice is Tyler Soderstrom from the Athletics.

He's hitting .381 and has a .435 OBP, which is obviously not sustainable. Soderstrom is just 23, so this could be a breakout season for him, but looking at his career .225 average and .300 OBP, it's hard to even imagine Soderstrom over .275 for an average in 2025.

He's a better trade asset in deeper leagues, but could be moved in a standard league, especially if someone is really lacking at first base in the early going. You could land a player drafted several rounds before him in return, maybe filling a position of need as Soderstrom is probably a backup option to your top-drafted 1B.