MLB Trade Deadline 2010

Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is 11 days away and like most years, there will be buyers, sellers, winners and losers. This year there are some surprise sellers than in recent years and one surprising buyer on the list of MLB teams looking to come out ahead after the July 31 trade deadline.

The fine folks over at Fanhouse.com put together a definitive list of buyers needs and sellers players that are likely to be on another team at the end of July.

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

The biggest name you’ll recognize on the list is probably one of the biggest men in Major League Baseball, Prince Fielder. The Milwaukee Brewers are in a similar position to the Blue Jays last year were in with Roy Halladay. Fielder’s contract is up at the end of next season but they won’t be able to compete with the big spenders of the MLB to resign him after 2011.

Trading him now would should bring back the most from perspective buyers because it allows them this season and next season with Fielders skills and more importantly exclusive negotiating rights until the end of the 2011 season.

Roy Oswalt is likely the next player in terms of big name value but it’s doubtful we’ll see Oswalt playing elsewhere this season.

The surprise buy team is the Padres as they were expected to be on the outside looking in at the NL West but their hot pitchers have them in contention. They are looking for a big bat and while Prince Fielder might be a little pricey, Corey Hart or Jorge Cantu could fit the bill.