As we approach the 2025 MLB season, one fact is abundantly clear: not everyone is going to compete for a World Series this season. That’s just how the sport is. Some teams are good, some teams are bad, and some teams are building something grand.

While some teams may not be in a position to compete for a championship this year, they’ve been able to build a team that will be ready to compete in a few short years. That said, other teams have sold all of their best young talent in an effort to push for a World Series now. They’ve given away all of the best prospects and their hope of a bright future in order to secure a coveted title as soon as possible.

Neither of these strategies are necessarily better or worse than the other. After all, how many years of sorrow is a championship really worth? However, it is clear which teams have a brighter future ahead of them thanks to the talent they’ve retained, acquired, and/or developed at the lower levels. Here’s every MLB team’s farm system ranked ahead of the 2025 regular season.

MLB Farm System Rankings:

*All top prospect rankings are provided by MLB.com

30) Toronto Blue Jays

• SS Arjun Nimmala
• RHP Trey Yesavage
• 2B/3B Orelvis Martinez
• LHP Ricky Tiedemann
• OF Alan Roden

Arjun Nimmala is the best this organization has going for it and he’s not even considered a high-end talent just yet. After three of the tam’s top-15 prospects were forced to undergo elbow surgery in 2024, and another was suspended for PEDs, it’s hard to feel good about this team’s future. Nay, it’s near impossible.

29) New York Yankees

• OF Jasson Dominguez
• SS/2B George Lombard Jr.
• OF Spencer Jones
• RHP Ben Hess
• RHP Will Warren

Jasson Dominguez has been the No. 1 prospect in this system for forever it seems, and even he has his issues. He’s a switch-hitter who slashed .185/.264/.246 against lefties in the minors last year. He could be relegated to a platoon role at the major league level. If the Yankees had to wait so long just to bench Dominguez in certain situations, that would be a major blow to their World Series chances and shows just how poor the rest of their farm system is currently.

28) Houston Astros

• 3B Cam Smith
• SS/3B Brice Matthews
• OF Jacob Melton
• C Walker Janek
• 3B/1B Zach Dezenzo

When your team’s top prospects like Jacob Melton, Brice Matthews, and Zach Dezenzo are all considered MLB hopefuls as platoon players, you know your farm system is in a rough spot. Outside of Cam Smith, the Astros don’t have much to brag about in their minor league affiliates, and even he only joined the club recently as part of the Kyle Tucker trade.

27) Atlanta Braves

• C Drake Baldwin
• LHP Cam Caminiti
• RHP AJ Smith-Shawver
• RHP Hurston Waldrep
• INF Nacho Alvarez Jr.

Injury concerns, low ceilings, and long timetables are the most common issues with the Braves’ farm system. While Baldwin and Smith-Shawver could each be solid contributors for the club soon, the Braves don’t boast very many impact hitters or many top-line arms. Sure, there is depth on the mound, but that won’t help Atlanta take down the Phillies or Mets.

26) San Francisco Giants

• 1B Bryce Eldridge
• LHP Carson Whisenhunt
• SS Josuar Gonzalez
• OF James Tibbs III
• SS Jhonny Level

While Bryce Eldridge is a tremendous, enviable talent, the Giants don’t have much else going for them. Whisenhunt is expected to make his big league debut soon, but he’s not expected to be a top-of-the-rotation arm. Meanwhile, the Giants only have one other prospect in their top-ten expected to be ready for the majors in 2025.

25) Los Angeles Angels

• 2B Christian Moore
• RHP Caden Dana
• RHP George Klassen
• SS Joswa Lugo
• LHP Sam Aldegheri

For once, the Angels are not at the bottom of these rankings. That will likely change given their tendency to call up prospects long before they are ready, but as it stands, the Halos have a few solid players like Christian Moore and Caden Dana.

24) New York Mets

• RHP Brandon Sproat
• SS/OF Jett Williams
• OF Carson Benge
• 1B/OF Ryan Clifford
• RHP Nolan McLean

The Mets may have a deep farm system, but it’s littered with question marks. Most of the team’s top position prospects suffered injuries in 2024, including their top offensive prospect Jett Williams. As for the pitching side, the Mets do have a flurry of prospects ready to join the Major League club, but outside of Brandon Sproat, there isn’t much hope that any of them will develop into franchise cornerstones.

23) Arizona Diamondbacks

• SS Jordan Lawlar
• INF Demetrio Crisantes
• OF Slade Caldwell
• RHP Yilber Diaz
• C Adrian Del Castillo

The Diamondbacks were expected to boast one of the best farm systems in baseball this year. However, after another injury to Jordan Lawlar and struggles from first-rounders Druw Jones and Tommy Troy, the Snakes have fallen down in the rankings. Even with breakouts from Yilber Diaz and Adrian Del Castillo, the consistency from their top prospects has not been there.

22) Athletics

• SS Jacob Wilson
• 1B Nick Kurtz
• OF Colby Thomas
• RHP Mason Barnett
• RHP Luis Morales

Jacob Wilson could be a future batting title champion. Nick Kurtz is a stud at the plate. That’s basically all the A’s have going for them though. If Kurtz and Wilson fail to live up to expectations, the Athletics don’t have a single other prospect expected to produce at an All-Star level.

21) Texas Rangers

• SS/3B Sebastian Walcott
• RHP Kumar Rocker
• RHP Jack Leiter
• C Malcolm Moore
• RHP Winston Santos

The Rangers could end up being much higher on this list by the end of this season, depending on how their 2024 breakouts play this year. Winston Santos, Alejandro Rosario, and Emiliano Teodo all provided enormous, unexpected value in 2024, but if they can’t keep that momentum going into 2025, then the Rangers will be back to leaning almost entirely on Walcott and Rocker.

20) Colorado Rockies

• RHP Chase Dollander
• OF/3B Charlie Condon
• OF/SS Cole Carrigg
• OF Robert Calaz
• RHP Brody Brecht

While Dollander and Condon are certainly huge gets, the Rockies have tricked people into thinking they have very solid pitching depth. However, given the fact that Coors Field is one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks in America, the Rockies will need more high-end pitching talent to feel good about their future on the mound.

19) San Diego Padres

• SS Leo De Vries
• C Ethan Salas
• LHP Kash Mayfield
• RHP Humberto Cruz
• LHP Boston Bateman

Outside of De Vries and Salas, this Padres’ farm is subpar to say the least. However, those two players are two of the top-33 prospects in baseball. That alone keeps them in the top-20.

18) Miami Marlins

• LHP Thomas White
• SS Staryln Caba
• RHP Noble Meyer
• C/1B Agustin Ramirez
• SS Andrew Salas

The Marlins’ inability to hold onto talent, or even trade them for big prospect hauls has come back to bite them in recent years. They have only two top-100 prospects heading into 2025, and if they hadn’t added Starlyn Caba in the Jesus Luzardo trade, they’d be much lower on this list.

17) St. Louis Cardinals

• SS JJ Wetherholt
• LHP Quinn Mathews
• RHP Tink Hence
• C Jimmy Crooks
• INF Thomas Saggese

Everybody agrees that the Cardinals were given a gift when JJ Wetherholt fell to them at No. 7 in the MLB draft. However, the lack of consistent, proven talent is what holds this farm back. Sure, there are prospects like Rainiel Rodriguez who have provided glimpses of greatness that could develop into franchise cornerstones, but until we see those glimpses come more consistently over a longer period of time, it’s hard to have a ton of faith that the Cardinals will develop any future All-Stars.

16) Kansas City Royals

• 1B Jac Caglianone
• C Blake Mitchell
• C Carter Jensen
• RHP Ben Kudrna
• LHP Noah Cameron

Undeniably top-heavy, the Royals are certainly praying that Caglianone and Mitchell live up to their expectations. Outside of them, though, there are several question marks.

15) Baltimore Orioles

• C/1B Samuel Basallo
• 3B/1B Coby Mayo
• OF Enrique Bradfield Jr.
• RHP Chayce McDermott
• OF Vance Honeycutt

It’s hard to maintain a top spot in the rankings when you graduate all of your top prospects. However, this team’s farm is still nothing to scoff at. Basallo and Mayo are widely regarded as two of the best bats in the minor leagues, and the Orioles have decent depth on the mound as well.

14) Milwaukee Brewers

• C Jeferson Quero
• SS/3B Jesus Made
• SS Cooper Pratt
• RHP Jacob Misiorowski
• 3B/1B Mike Boeve

The Brewers may have graduated several of their top prospects in 2024, but that hasn’t slowed their farm system down much. The team continues to boast one of the best international scout teams in the business with the addition of Jesus Made. That signing alone could keep them in the top half of the league in these rankings.

13) Washington Nationals

• OF Dylan Crews
• RHP Travis Sykora
• RHP Jarlin Susana
• 3B Brady House
• SS Seaver King

This farm system is obviously carried by Dylan Crews. While there is hope that Sykora and Susana can bring some much-needed pitching depth to the big league squad, the Nationals lack depth at the position beyond those two prospects.

12) Minnesota Twins

• OF Walker Jenkins
• OF Emmanuel Rodriguez
• 2B/OF/1B Luke Keaschall
• 3B Kaelen Culpepper
• LHP Connor Prielipp

Walker Jenkins is the best prospect the Twins have had in years, but after him, it does take a bit of a tumble. Emmanuel Rodriguez is incredible but has faced some serious injury issues. Furthermore, their lack of a truly elite pitching prospects is troubling, but Minnesota has shown capable of developing late-round pitchers into solid MLB starters lately.

11) Pittsburgh Pirates

• RHP Bubba Chandler
• SS/OF Konnor Griffin
• RHP Thomas Harrington
• 2B/SS Termarr Johnson
• 2B/OF Nick Yorke

We’ve seen the Pirates develop tremendous pitchers, and that’s no different with their 2025 prospect pool. Bubba Chandler and Thomas Harrington remain two of the game’s most coveted minor league arms. However, their lack of a truly talented homegrown hitter has led to some skepticism, with fans waiting to see whether or not Konnor Griffin can break the streak.

10) Cincinnati Reds

• RHP Chase Burns
• RHP Rhett Lowder
• 2B/3B Sal Stewart
• 3B Cam Collier
• SS Edwin Arroyo

By the end of 2025, the Reds could very well have their entire starting rotation composed of homegrown arms. That speaks volumes to their development programs. However, their MLB roster does lack in the homegrown hitter department. We’re still a few years away from seeing Stewart, Collier, and Arroyo join the big league squad.

9) Cleveland Guardians

• 2B Travis Bazzana
• OF Chase DeLauter
• OF Jaison Chourio
• INF Angel Genao
• 1B Ralphy Velazquez

The Cleveland Guardians were already a great farm system. Then they got the No. 1 overall pick and selected an absolute dawg at second base in Travis Bazzana. The Guardians are known for being able to develop their pitchers, yet each of their top-five prospects are hitters. That’s terrifying if you’re a fan of any other AL Central team.

8) Philadelphia Phillies

• RHP Andrew Painter
• SS Aidan Miller
• OF Justin Crawford
• C Eduardo Tait
• RHP Moises Chace

While the Phillies have certainly gutted their farm to an extent in their quest for a World Series, they’ve still got a very solid top-end, headlined by top pitching prospect Andrew Painter. The Phillies could certainly use a little more depth, but it’s hard to deny their wealth in the minors with so many trusted prospects still available to them.

7) Tampa Bay Rays

• SS Carson Williams
• 1B Xavier Isaac
• INF Brayden Taylor
• 1B/OF Tre’ Morgan
• OF Theo Gillen

The Rays’ decision to sell Randy Arozarena, Zach Eflin, and Jason Adam at the deadline has paid off in a huge way. Many fans believed the Rays’ well of prospects had finally started to run dry, but woah, Nellie, did it fill back up overnight? Not only did they refill their pools, but they’ve continued to see development at the lower levels from homegrown talents like Trevor Harrison and Gary Gill Hill, giving them a steady farm that will provide a solid influx of talent each year for years to come.

6) Seattle Mariners

• SS/3B Colt Emerson
• OF Lazaro Montes
• SS/2B Cole Young
• C Harry Ford
• SS Felnin Celesten

Although there isn’t a single pitcher in the team’s top-five prospects, the Mariners have actually done a tremendous job balancing their focus between hitters and hurlers in recent years. The Mariners need hitting now, so their top prospects are hitters. However, they clearly focused on pitching in the 2024 draft, using 15 of their 20 picks on pitchers. They’re certainly not dying for mound talent at the lower levels.

5) Chicago Cubs

• INF Matt Shaw
• RHP Cade Horton
• OF Owen Caissie
• C/1B Moises Ballesteros
• 2B/OF James Triantos

While the loss of Cam Smith certainly hurts the Cubs’ prospect pool, this is still one of the deepest farm systems in the league, boasting seven top-100 prospects, tied for the most in MLB. The biggest issue is the lack of pitching. Outside of Cade Horton, the Cubs really don’t have a transcendent arm they can develop. They also only have one top-50 prospect. However, given the sheer volume of talent they can pick from, their approach of shotgunning a dartboard and hoping one or two darts hit the bullseye is arguably better than praying one or two elite prospects develop into the players you expect them to be. We’ve seen too many instances where players fail to live up to expectations they’d developed in the minors.

4) Chicago White Sox

• LHP Noah Schultz
• C Kyle Teel
• LHP Hagen Smith
• SS Colson Montgomery
• OF Braden Montgomery

While Colson Montgomery experienced an underwhelming season a year ago, the White Sox have done a solid job building their farm system, especially after trading Garrett Crochet to Boston. Unfortunately, the White Sox are still a long way away from being a World Series threat, and even their abundance of high-end prospects may not be enough to help them in the near future.

3) Los Angeles Dodgers

• RHP Roki Sasaki
• C/OF Dalton Rushing
• OF Josue De Paula
• LHP Jackson Ferris
• SS Alex Freeland

The Los Angeles Dodgers can do no wrong. Even if Roki Sasaki did not count as a prospect, the Dodgers would still likely have a top-10 or 12 farm system. However, adding the best international pitcher, who will be ready to join the Dodgers by opening day, is obviously a huge plus.

2) Boston Red Sox

• OF Roman Anthony
• 2B/SS/OF Kristian Campbell
• SS Marcelo Mayer
• SS/2B Franklin Arias
• RHP Luis Perales

This is really more of a 1A/1B situation between the Red Sox and our No. 1 team. The Red Sox have undoubtedly the higher-end, but are a little thinner, boasting just four top-100 prospects. That said, when your team holds three of MLB’s top-12, that’s a pretty impressive feat. When the 2024 Minor League Player of the Year isn’t even your top prospect, you know you’ve done a good job of building your farm. Even with the Red Sox dealing four solid prospects to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet, Boston still has a flurry of talent that will be game-changers in just a few years.

1) Detroit Tigers

• RHP Jackson Jobe
• OF Max Clark
• SS/2B Kevin McGonigle
• SS Bryce Rainer
• C/1B Thayron Liranzo

Given that the Tigers were able to develop Tarik Skubal into arguably the best pitcher on the planet, the Tigers’ farm system is made even scarier by the fact that each of their top-three prospects will be ready to join the team by 2026. Jobe, Clark, and McGonigle all have tremendously high ceilings.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said this summer’s Club World Cup winner will take home “more than $100 million,” while the newly announced World Cup halftime show next year will have viewers from around the world witness an event that is “20 times the Super Bowl.”

Infantino believes the World Cup halftime show, produced by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, will be “the best halftime show ever.”

“We’re thinking big,” Infantino said Thursday. “We’ll have 2 billion viewers from every corner of the world. It’s like 20 times the Super Bowl. So, we are very excited about that. You have to watch it – that’s the surprise. … It will be global, different languages, different countries.”

Infantino’s appearance comes after a slew of soccer news this week:

-The Club World Cup will begin in 100 days, as of Thursday, and participants will compete for a $1 billion prize pool.

-FIFA introduced two new women’s tournaments Wednesday: The Women’s Champions Cup in 2026, and the first Women’s Club World Cup, which will be played in 2028.

-U.S. Soccer plans to submit a host bid for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2031.

Could Drake perform at FIFA World Cup halftime show?

Infantino playfully took heed to FOX 5 host Rosanna Scotto, insisting Drake should perform during the World Cup halftime show because he was “dissed” by Kendrick Lamar during the NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show last month.

“I think I have his number somewhere,” Infantino said of Drake, who participated in FIFA’s announcement of World Cup host cities.

Drake’s hometown of Toronto is a host city for the World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

FIFA Club World Cup is in 100 days

Thursday marked 100 days until the Club World Cup, where Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland are among the best players in the world competing in the club tournament.

“Well, Messi will be here,” Infantino said. “We have actually the three best players of last year: Messi, Halland, Mbappe.”

Along with Infantino’s revelation Thursday of the $100 million prize to the Club World Cup winners, FIFA says $250 million of the $1 billion prize pool will be dispersed as solidarity to non-participating clubs across the world.

Club World Cup, World Cup important dates

The Club World Cup begins June 14 when Messi and Inter Miami play Egyptian standouts Al Alhy at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

The Club World Cup final will be July 13, and the World Cup final will be July 19, 2026. Both finals will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

“We love New York. We love New Jersey. We could have played, as you say, anywhere in the universe, actually. And we decided here. New York is such a universal city. It’s a capital of the world, and that’s why FIFA has to be here,” Infantino said.

Where will Club World Cup games be played?

Along with Miami and New Jersey, Club World Cup matches will be played in Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Orlando, Nashville, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington D.C.

Where will World Cup matches be played?

World Cup games in the U.S. will be played in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and near the Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.

World Cup games in Mexico will be played in Guadalajara, Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico.

World Cup games in Canada will be played in Toronto and Vancouver.

FIFA seeks volunteers for Club World Cup in host cities

FIFA seeks about 9,000 volunteers for the Club World Cup to “be a very important part of the delivery of this competition.”

“This is a competition that we want to take to as many cities, as many communities, many fans to give the opportunity to experience a FIFA competition, to get a taste for a FIFA competition,” Manolo Zubiria, FIFA chief tournament officer, told USA TODAY Sports.

The languid but largely meaningless Grapefruit and Cactus league exhibition games are starting to matter just a little bit more. And so, ever so slightly, do the results.

With three weeks remaining before Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, the process of winning jobs and defining roles will reach a higher gear as the month rolls on. For some, it’s about planting a flag in an organization’s hierarchy. For others, reestablishing themselves after an injury-plagued season is paramount.

While plenty can change before teams tip off the 2025 season March 27, a look at a half-dozen players who have opened eyes and calmed hearts with their early spring showings:

OF Kevin Alcántara, Cubs

They call him “The Jaguar,” and Alcántara, a 6-6, 188-pound collection of elbows and knees, just might be clawing his way onto Chicago’s opening-day roster. He had five hits in his first eight Cactus League at-bats and showed he learned plenty in his three-game big league cameo at the end of 2024.

The question for the Cubs is whether Alcántara is best served as an extra outfielder behind Seiya Suzuki, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ on the big league roster, or continuing his development at Class AAA Iowa. He has just 35 games of AAA ball under his belt, but what an impression: An .848 OPS and .378 OBP, backing up his career minor league mark of .354.

Beyond that, Alcántara, 22, has topped the 110-mph mark in exit velocity – he smoked a 104.4 mph double in a Cactus League game – and should only add more muscle to that frame.

INF Matt McLain, Reds

It’s still Elly De La Cruz’s world, be it on the cover of MLB The Show or dominating in the desert, where he already has six extra-base hits in 16 Cactus League at-bats. But let’s not forget about the guy who preceded him at shortstop for the Reds.

At 5-8, it’s easy enough for McLain to get lost in De La Cruz’s 6-6 shadow. And after missing the entire 2024 season after left shoulder surgery following a spring-training injury, McLain has been out of sight and most fans’ minds for a while.

Yet it’s hard to miss the sound coming off his bat this exhibition season. McLain has already set a personal best with a 112.3 mph batted ball and has smoked seven hits in 20 at-bats – four for extra bases.

This is where we remind you McLain had a .290/.357/.507 line for the 2023 Reds, who won 82 games while welcoming McLain to the bigs in May and De La Cruz a month later. Now, the band is back together, calling themselves “Batman and Robin.” Hey, it lacks for originality, but the on-field encore should be fantastic.

OF Chandler Simpson, Rays

Tampa Bay’s center fielder of the future just might be the antidote to baseball’s “three true outcomes” problem.

See, Simpson may not hit many – if any – home runs at the big league level. Heck, he’s only hit one in 1,041 minor league plate appearances.

But that speed? Goodness.

Simpson has swiped a pair of bags already in Grapefruit League play, hitting 30.4 mph in sprint speed, flashing the form that saw him steal 104 bases in 110 games at high-A and Class AA last season. Yes, that speed plays in center field.

For now, the Rays will likely roll with Jonny Deluca in center field. Yet if Simpson makes a mockery of minor league basepaths again, and hits the ball hard enough for his speed to do its job, he may be in Tampa sooner rather than later.

RP Felix Bautista, Orioles

One more welcome back story.

Felix Bautista cut such a dominant figure across the American League in 2022 and ’23, saving 48 games and striking out a staggering 14.1 batters per nine innings, it didn’t seem right when The Mountain – he stands 6-8, 285 pounds – was felled by a power pitcher’s Kryptonite, the ulnar collateral ligament in the pitching arm when he last pitched in August 2023.

And while the Tommy John surgery recovery process isn’t as long or risky for relievers as it is starters, it’s nonetheless worth wondering whether a pitcher as dominant as Bautista could recapture his power.

That’s what made his first Grapefruit League appearance Monday so compelling. And Bautista answered effusively, running his fastball up to 97 mph, burying his splitter away from batters, striking out two in a clean inning.

Certainly, there’s far more significant figures who will have a greater say in whether the Orioles reclaim the AL East title. But a dominant presence at the bullpen’s back end can make things line up quite nicely.

2B Christian Moore, Angels

Who will be the first player from the 2024 draft to reach the big leagues?

It’s a stiff competition, given that for the first time in draft history, the first eight players selected were collegians. Yet the last man in that group just might win this derby.

Moore had a banner 2024 – winning the SEC triple crown, a national championship for Tennessee and nearly earning a September call-up just six weeks after the Los Angeles Angels picked him eighth.

Now, he’s the talk of camp in Tempe after racking up six hits in 19 at-bats with a .409 OBP, this while taking reps at second and third base.

With Anthony Rendon’s eternal injury woes prompting the club to add veteran Yoan Moncada, and Lusi Rengifo seemingly ensconced at second base, it would still seem a long shot for Moore to break camp with the club. Yet the Angels are the most aggressive team in promoting recent draftees – and Moore’s loud offensive skills should land in Anaheim before Memorial Day.

RHP Zebby Matthews, Twins

There might not be another arm in professional sports who controls the strike zone like Matthews, who in 205 1/3 career minor league innings has walked just 22 batters. Things didn’t go quite so smoothly in his nine-start Twins debut at the end of last year, though he was well past his career innings high.

So, when Matthews showed up this spring consistently pumping 97 mph fastballs, it’s worth noting.

Not that Matthews lives off his velocity, per se, but his stuff appears invigorated in camp and the results have shown it: Five scoreless innings, seven strikeouts and, of course, no walks.

 There’s likely not an opening-day spot in the Twins’ rotation, unless Matthews can beat out Simeon Woods-Richardson for the final spot. But he will see Target Field again this season, perhaps before April arrives.

Another Pro Bowl-level player has hit the open market.

The Los Angeles Chargers have released pass rusher Joey Bosa, the team announced Wednesday night.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Bosa became one of the best Chargers pass rushers in franchise history. The third overall pick by the Chargers in 2016, Bosa compiled 343 tackles, 72 sacks, 87 tackles for loss and 17 forced fumbles in 107 career regular-season games over nine seasons. His 72 sacks in the regular season rank No. 2 in team history and he tallied 50 career sacks faster than any Chargers player ever (67 games).

Bosa took a pay cut to remain with the Chargers last year. Entering the 2025 league year, he will be a free agent.

The Chargers saved $25.36 million against their cap by releasing Bosa.

Why did the Chargers release Joey Bosa?

Bosa was considered a cut candidate by Los Angeles due to his $36.4 million cap hit in 2025.

While still a productive edge rusher, Bosa has battled injuries throughout his career. He’s only played in 14 or more games in a season four times. He was limited to 18 total starts the past three years due to various injuries.

The Chargers drafted Bosa No. 3 overall in the 2016 NFL draft and he won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in his inaugural season after posting 10.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He was the longest-tenured Chargers player.

Bosa is still just 29 years old (he turns 30 in July). Despite his injury history, he is expected to have plenty of suitors during free agency.

Bosa’s younger brother, Nick, is a Pro Bowl pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers.

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The Mikko Rantanen trade in January was one of the biggest deals this NHL season.

Could there be a Rantanen trade part 2 to rival it?

The Carolina Hurricanes sent Martin Necas, Jack Drury and two draft picks to the Colorado Avalanche to land Rantanen, a two-time 100-point scorer.

But he’s also a pending unrestricted free agent, and the Hurricanes were burned last season when they traded for Jake Guentzel only to have him leave in free agency.

If the Hurricanes decide they can’t re-sign Rantanen, do they move him?

Here are other big questions before the 3 p.m. ET Friday trade deadline:

What will the Islanders’ Lou Lamoriello do?

The New York Islanders have a key trade target in Brock Nelson. Kyle Palmieri is also a pending unrestricted free agent. Both scored their 20th goal on Tuesday, and Nelson topped 30 goals the previous three seasons. Nelson choked up a little in a postgame on-ice interview in what could have been his final Islanders home game. Does Lamoriello get them re-signed or move one or both? The answer always with Lamoriello is the public won’t know until the team makes its announcement.

Is the Penguins’ Kyle Dubas done dealing?

He has already moved Marcus Pettersson, Michael Bunting and recently acquired Vincent Desharnais. If he wants to continue retooling, Rickard Rakell would fetch a good price because the 29-goal scorer has three years left on his contract. Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk and forward Anthony Beauvillier are pending UFAs.

How will the Devils react to injury news?

Leading scorer Jack Hughes (shoulder surgery) is out for the season and defenseman Dougie Hamilton left Tuesday’s game with an injury. The Devils were looking for scoring depth before the Hughes news. GM Tom Fitzgerald will be busy.

Will the Golden Knights surprise again?

The Golden Knights added Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl last season despite tight salary cap space. According to puckpedia.com, Vegas has a little more than $2.4 million in deadline cap space this season. William Karlsson is on long-term injured reserve. Defenseman Shea Theodore hasn’t played since being hurt at the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Golden Knights always seem to find a way to make a splash. Then again, they’re pretty solid as is.

Who else is available?

The Kraken, who dealt Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde on Wednesday, are selling. High-energy forward Brandon Tanev would draw interest. Others to watch: Chicago’s Ryan Donato, Philadelphia’s Scott Laughton, New York Rangers’ Reilly Smith, Vancouver’s Brock Boeser and Boston’s Brandon Carlo. Anaheim goalie John Gibson, who always seems to be in trade rumors, left Wednesday’s game after a collision in the crease.