Many of the players rumored to be on the move before the July 31 trade deadline are rentals—Madison Bumgarner, Zack Wheeler, Nicholas Castellanos—with expiring contracts perhaps limiting their trade value. Understandably, teams are hesitant to give up as much for players that may only stick around for two or three months.
But there are other players on the block this summer who are controllable through the rest of this season and at least 2020, too. Generally, the return for these non-rentals is greater.
Here are the five best of these non-rentals who are likely to be dealt by the end of July:
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