Bleacher Report · Jul 11, 2018
Likeliest Player on Each MLB Team to Move by the Trade Deadline
MLB's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is nigh. Soon, guys will start swapping uniforms.
While we wait, let's take a look at the player on each team most likely to be traded, based on the club's status as a probable seller or buyer, the latest rumors and a dollop of old-fashioned gut feeling.
In the case of perceived buyers, we're considering minor league assets. In the case of sellers, we're looking at established big leaguers.
American League West
Houston Astros: OF/1B Yordan Alvarez
The Houston Astros are a pretty darn complete team as they mount a defense of their 2017 world championship. They could always add more, however, including to a bullpen in which Tony Sipp is the lone left-hander.