Ryan McMahon and Jake Bird lead the list of top trade candidates for the Colorado Rockies ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. Why must GM Bill Schmidt act quickly on dealing his two best assets? Are they lessons learned from waiting too long to trade Elias Díaz, Daniel Bard, Trevor Story and several others?

Ezequiel Tovar and Chase Dollander are the best young players on the roster, but do some around Major League Baseball think they should be traded for the right package? Which three players belong in the Not Right Now category in terms of being dealt?

Plus, the logic behind trading young relievers like Seth Halvorsen and Victor Vodnik, the money Colorado may need to include when trading three players with options on 2026 and Brendan Rodgers returns to Coors Field with the Houston Astros and more.

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