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Schoenfield: Untouchable players for all 30 teams

For you kids out there, the trade deadline wasn't always a big deal. Now front offices of playoff contenders are expected to make deals; even fans of non-contenders are looking for their team to use the deadline to replenish their farm systems. In some years, the deadline was anti-climactic and that may be the case in 2016 -- at least compared to last year, when we saw huge names such as Yoenis Cespedes, Cole Hamels, Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist get dealt.

So as teams wheel and deal, which players are untouchable?