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Ranking top 10 teams with prospects to trade
- Updated: July 28, 2016
The non-waiver Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching (Monday, 4 p.m. ET), so there’s no doubt general managers have been busy listening to and/or making offers.
Some teams have already been busy. The Red Sox got Drew Pomeranz for talented right-hander Anderson Espinoza (No. 21 on the newly updated Top 100 Prospects list). The Cubs used their farm system as well, sending No. 26-ranked prospect Gleyber Torres — along with Billy McKinney (now No. 13 on the new Yankees’ Top 30) and Rashad Crawford (not to mention big leaguer Adam Warren) — to get closer Aroldis Chapman.
Guessing which prospects could still get dealt is a bit of a fool’s errand, but there are teams that are better positioned than others to be buyers for big league talent. Below is a top 10 of teams in the playoff hunt, ranked according to talent and depth in their farm system.
1. RangersNumber of Top 100 prospects: 4Top prospect: Joey Gallo, 3B/1B (15)
Last year, Texas acquired Cole Hamels without giving up either of its top two prospects, Gallo and outfielder Lewis Brinson. Could the Rangers manage to do so again? They do have surging lefty Yohander Mendez and intriguing second basemen like Andy Ibanez to consider.
2. Red SoxNumber of Top 100 prospects: 5Top prospect: Yoan Moncada, 2B (2)
Boston has already been active, sending Espinoza to the Padres to get Pomeranz. Even with that and the offseason deal for Craig Kimbrel (again with San Diego), there’s still prospect talent to bring in big league help, if needed. Moncada and outfielder Andrew Benintendi (No. 7 overall) have to be all but untouchable, but third baseman Rafael Devers and right-hander Michael Kopech are a pair of additional Top 100 guys in the system.
3. DodgersNumber of Top 100 prospects: 5Top prospect: Julio Urias, LHP (6)
Urias isn’t going anywhere. It’s an extremely plausible scenario where he and right-hander Jose De Leon (No. 44) could be internal “Deadline acquisitions,” helping the pitching staff down the stretch. There are, however, some …
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