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MLB Trade Deadline Buyers and Sellers

Jul 14, 2010 – 5:37 PM
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The trade season has already started, with Cliff Lee and Alex Gonzalez moving to contenders. By now, the division between contenders and looking-forwarders is pretty clear. Now it's a matter of the buyers and sellers matching up.

With that in mind, and the non-waiver trade deadline 17 days away, here's a quick list of contenders' holes to fill and rebuilders' spare parts:

Buyers Needs Sellers For Sale
Angels Bullpen, first base Astros OF Lance Berkman, SP Roy Oswalt
Braves Right-handed bat Athletics SP Ben Sheets
Cardinals Mid-level starter Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay, RP Scott Downs
Dodgers Starter, reliever Brewers 1B Prince Fielder, OF Corey Hart, RP Todd Coffey, RP Carlos Villanueva, RP David Riske
Giants Bat Cubs SP Ted Lilly, 1B Derrek Lee
Mets Bullpen, top-end starter Diamondbacks RP Chad Qualls, 1B Adam LaRoche
Padres Bat Indians RP Kerry Wood, SP Jake Westbrook
Phillies Mid-level starter, bullpen, infield Mariners SS Jack Wilson
Rangers Top-end starter Marlins IF Jorge Cantu, SP Nate Robertson
Rays Right field Nationals 1B/OF Adam Dunn
Red Sox Outfield depth, bullpen Orioles IF Ty Wigginton, IF Miguel Tejada
Reds Bullpen, top-end starter Pirates RP Octavio Dotel
Rockies Infield Royals OF Jose Guillen, OF David DeJesus, RP Kyle Farnsworth, IF Alberto Callaspo
Tigers Bullpen
Twins Top-end starter, third base
White Sox Left-handed bat
Yankees Bench, bullpen
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