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It's Time for MLB Star Evan Longoria to Be Shopped to the Highest Bidder

Evan Longoria signed an extension with the Tampa Bay Rays as soon as he arrived in the majors in 2008. And then another in 2012. Clearly, both sides want this partnership to continue for the long haul.

But it's time for Longo to go.

MLB Trade Rumors: Latest on Evan Longoria, Andrew Miller and More

The MLB just got interesting. 

Not that it wasn't before, but things really kick up now with the All-Star break in the rear view, a summer of trades and teams jockeying for postseason position right down the road.

While a notable team like the New York Yankees might be close to getting off on an exit along the way, it could throw them right into the land of major trades with sellers looking to dump talent and contenders looking to gobble it up.

Top MLB Prospects Who Could Be Sellers' Prizes of the 2016 Deadline

There's never a shortage of rumors and speculation surrounding the top MLB players who could be on the move ahead of the 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?

Why Is Hyped 2016 Rookie Pitcher Class Struggling So Badly?

Let's hear it for Michael Fulmer. The Detroit Tigers rookie right-hander entered 2016 with relatively little hype but is now charging toward the American League Rookie of the Year award with a 2.13 ERA in 14 starts.

It hasn't been a smooth ride for his fellow rookie pitchers, however. And the more hyped they are, the worse it's been.

MLB Can Learn from Independent League's 'Robot Umpire' Experiment

What do you get when you combine former MLB outfielder Eric Byrnes, three high-tech cameras and an IFB earpiece?

To hear some tell it, you get the future of umpiring.

In June, during an independent league game between the San Rafael Pacifics and Pittsburg Diamonds, Byrnes crouched behind the plate in full umpire gear. He made the calls for the fans' benefit, in typically gregarious fashion. The balls and strikes, however, were fed to him using PITCHf/x data.

Fastest Starter to 500, How Far Can Jose Fernandez Climb MLB's All-Time K List?

Leave it to Jose Fernandez, whose fastball is barely contained by the fabric of reality, to get somewhere really fast.

But while that's all well and good, just how far can he go?

MLB Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz on Andrew Miller, Ervin Santana and More

With the All-Star break now behind us, MLB teams have increased their focus on potential trades that can improve them before the trade deadline. 

While one poor week of play can turn a contender into a pretender, there seems to be a lot more buyers than sellers on the market. This means a wide variety of teams are pursuing the same few names.

As a result, it's a good time to be a seller, because you can just sit back and let the bidding war ensue.

Jacob deGrom Must Continue Ace Return to Save Mets' Suddenly Unsettled Rotation

Remember when the New York Mets' vaunted super-rotation was a beacon of hope and stability in Queens?

So much for that.

Matt Harvey is lost for the season to shoulder surgery. Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz are pitching through bone spurs in their elbows. And Zack Wheeler has hit multiple speed bumps in his return from Tommy John surgery.

How Much Could Yankees Actually Sell on Summer Trade Market?

For the New York Yankees, August 1 is looking less like the trade deadline and more like a sell-by date. By now, there's little question that selling on the summer market is what they should do.

Rather, a better question is how much they'll be able to sell.

Astros Keep Loading Up for AL West Run with $47.5M Cuban Star Yulieski Gurriel

It's not about the fit. It's about the talent.

Don't worry about how the Houston Astros will fit all of their good infielders into the lineup. Worry about the fact they have so many good players in the first place.

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