Plus: 9 key players on Deadline sellers
In the immediate aftermath of the MLB Trade Deadline, most of the attention gravitates toward the aggressive buying teams and key players who moved to playoff contenders. Intuitively, that makes sense as we watch players make impacts on new teams in their postseason runs.
On the flip side, you have the sellers, the struggling teams who make a conscious effort to sacrifice short-term value in exchange for long-term gain. Even then, most of the discussion centers more on the new players or prospects heading to the sellers and less on the players who were already there in the first place.
It's those players in place who are often overlooked as the potential catalysts that can shape the future of an organization. We've come up with a list of the most important players on the obvious sellers, whose remaining games this season are still vital for both the player and team alike. |
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Just one day after MLB Pipeline's new Top 100 list affirmed his ranking, Jackson Holliday went 5-for-6 -- including a triple, two RBIs and a stolen base. |
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The Philadelphia faithful has grown quite fond of Craig Kimbrel's iconic pre-pitch pose. Yet when Twins outfielder Jordan Luplow dangled his arm out wide in mop-up duty, the crowd unleashed a flurry of boos. |
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Brewers rookie right fielder Sal Frelick leapt to make a catch in foul territory -- and would've ended up in fans' laps if not for the netting. |
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Four years after retiring as manager of the Giants, Bruce Bochy was back at Oracle Park at the helm of the visiting Rangers. |
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No Dodgers player has worn No. 34 since Fernando Valenzuela donned it from 1980-90. Now, it will never again be worn by a Dodgers player after the organization waived its rule to only retire numbers for players in the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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When she's not pitching or playing outfield for Canada's national team, the 21-year-old from British Columbia is fighting forest fires. |
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Who is the Rays' all-time leader in walk-off home runs? |
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