Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki lead Braves Game Today trade block list
The braves game today angle is the August 3 MLB trade deadline, and Bleacher Report put five hitters on its trade-block list with 50 days left before teams must decide whether to buy or sell. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki headline the group, with each Chicago Cubs bat carrying both contract and no-trade complications.
Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki
Happ is tied to a $20.3 million contract and has hit.228/.344/.480 with 15 home runs and 36 RBI in 2026. Suzuki is on a $17 million deal and has produced a.252/.335/.432 line with 10 home runs and 27 RBI.
Both Cubs hitters have full no-trade clauses, and both would be eligible for a qualifying offer if they stay in Chicago. That combination makes them more than simple rental chips; any team trying to pry them loose would have to clear both contract terms and player approval.
Brandon Lowe and Daulton Varsho
Brandon Lowe carries an $11.5 million contract and has posted a.249/.333/.531 line with 17 home runs and 46 RBI. Daulton Varsho is at $10.75 million and has gone.256/.331/.408 with 5 home runs, 17 RBI and 5 stolen bases.
The two sit on different teams, but their trade cases point in the same direction. Lowe and Varsho are qualifying offer candidates, which gives their clubs a clear decision point if the standings slip over the next 40 games.
Cardinals and Marcell Ozuna
Lars Nootbaar is the one name on the list that looks least likely to move. He is arbitration-eligible for 2027, missed the first 60 games on the injured list in 2026, and the Cardinals are likely to want him back because left field was an uninspiring revolving door while he was out.
Marcell Ozuna is also listed as an impending free agent and should be available, while the larger warning for front offices comes from last season’s pattern. In early June, the Minnesota Twins were 34-27, the Cardinals were 33-27 and the San Francisco Giants were 34-28, yet all three ended up as sellers by the deadline after each had at least a 40 percent chance of reaching the postseason.
That is the frame for the next 50 days: clubs can still look competitive now and still turn into deadline sellers by August 3. Toronto probably will not admit defeat regardless of how the next 40 games play out, Pittsburgh might try to turn Lowe into prospects and a few million dollars if things unravel, and Chicago’s two no-trade hitters could become the toughest tests on the board if the Cubs fade.
