SPECULATOR: The trade market, part 2—What's left for bid?

Since Part 1 of our deadline speculations earlier this month, a number of additional dominoes have fallen. Just from the names we mentioned in that earlier piece, Joakim Soria, Huston Street, and Chase Headley have changed teams. And that's on top of the moves that came even earlier in the month: the Oakland/Cubs deal, and Brandon McCarthy's move to New York.

That set of already-completed moves comprised a chunk of the most obvious chips to get played this month. With the bulk of those assets off the board already, who are the players that the potential buyers will be chasing over the next week?

Let's start with an overview of the playoff races in each league; obviously a critical part of the calculus for any contender looking to strike...

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