There’s never a shortage of rumors and speculation surrounding the top MLB players who could be on the move ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline, but the other side of that conversation is the prospects who could be used to acquire that proven talent.

The Boston Red Sox already pulled the trigger on one big trade, sending pitching prospect Anderson Espinoza, who was ranked as the No. 15 prospect in baseball, to the San Diego Padres in exchange for left-hander Drew Pomeranz.

So who else might join Espinoza as a top prospect changing teams?

Based on which teams are expected to be aggressive buyers, their top prospects’ potential path or lack thereof to a big league job and the overall state of each buyer’s farm system, what follows is a look at 10 notable prospects who could be a seller’s prize at the deadline.

To be considered for inclusion, a prospect must have appeared among the top 100 prospects in the league in the midseason rankings update from Baseball America.

All prospect rankings referenced in this article come from that list unless otherwise specified.

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