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The trade deadline is approaching fast, and we’ve already seen a few major deals go down. I’ll wrap up the rest of the trades next Wednesday, but here’s a look at a few of the notable prospects who have changed teams so far. As always, we’ll look at them through the Cheeto-dust-covered lens of fantasy baseball. Not every prospect is going to have a significant change in value, but a few could see their stocks rise or fall with a new organization. One such player is Brandon Finnegan, who got mad famous when he jumped from the College World Series to the actual World Series in just one summer. Kansas City may have been more inclined to let him settle into a relief role than the Reds will be, so the trade to Cincinnati has helped his stock if they truly intend to give him a long look at starting. Finnegan could potentially get stretched out in time to help the Reds this year, but it’s more likely we’ll see him in early 2016. The 22-year-old southpaw – if he makes it – has #3 starter upside with a middle-reliever floor. For some evaluators the difference between those two outcomes lies in the progress of his changeup and his durability. At any rate this trade doesn’t hurt him, and obviously NL pitchers are preferable anyway. Here are some other notable prospects that were traded this week…

Sean Manaea, LHP – Manaea’s value doesn’t change much. He’ll stay in the AL and move from one pitcher-friendly park to another. The tall lefty has #3 starter upside and I actually had him ranked a tick higher than Finnegan coming into the season. Injuries are his main concern. He had hip surgery, which caused him to drop in the amateur draft, and this season he lost time to both groin and abdominal injuries. Still, he carries a 10.9 K/9 over the last two seasons in the minors and should be a nice source of strikeouts as a fantasy starter once he puts the health concerns to bed. STOCK EVEN

Jacob Nottingham, C – I just saw Nottingham picked up in both 20-team and 30-team formats after this trade was announced, so I’m guessing he’s been pretty much flying under the radar. Naturally his stock is up if you’ve never even heard of him before, but his stock would have been up anyway thanks to an impressive first half between Quad Cities and Lancaster. He slashed .320/.377/.539 with 14 homers between the two levels. Catching prospects tend to take a while, and if they move off the position it puts more pressure on their bat. But offensively-minded catchers like Nottingham are nice assets in fantasy if they work out. A player like this flying under the radar says a lot about the depth of the Astros farm system as well. STOCK UP

Casey Meisner, RHP – The A’s acquired Meisner in the Clippard trade, and it looks like a solid return. He’s a tall, lanky right-hander with some projection left. He has three average or better offerings in his arsenal, but likely ends up in the back of a rotation (#4/#5 starter). There’s still some upside for more though at just 20 years old. Despite being so tall, he’s not awkward on the mound and has shown good control to this point in his career with an average BB/9 of 2.6 in over 208 minor league innings. STOCK EVEN

Nick Pivetta, RHP – Pivetta is the return for the Phils, who will take Papelbon off the books after this season. A righty with a plus fastball, average slider, and fringe changeup, he projects as a back-end starter. That won’t have much fantasy value outside of NL-only leagues. His numbers haven’t been good in a very small sample size of 15 Double-A innings this year. STOCK EVEN

Jeff Hoffman, RHP – There’s just no pretty way to spin this. Hoffman’s stock plummets in fantasy and that’s even if he comes all the way back from Tommy John surgery to his frontline starter ceiling. He’s a great pitcher that would have gone much higher in the 2014 draft had he not been injured, but even good pitching prospects seem to falter in Colorado. Regardless of how well the Rockies develop their arms, playing half of his major league games in Coors is going to be tough. I ranked him 35th on the Midseason Top 50 but he’d drop completely out if I re-ranked today. STOCK DOWN

Miguel Castro, RHP – It’s basically the same drop in value for Castro, who didn’t have the upside of Hoffman to begin with. He could be a late-inning guy for the Rockies, but he’s thrown 19.2 innings since going to Triple-A and sports a 5.5 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9. Seeing decent arms going to Coors gives me the same uneasy feeling in my stomach as actually drinking an effing Coors. There I said it.  STOCK DOWN

Rusney Castillo, OF – Castillo should finally get a shot at some regular playing time with Shane Victorino headed to the Angels. The 28-year-old still has the same power/speed upside as in the preseason, and to be honest it’s about time the Red Sox gave him a long look. Even with a small crowd remaining in the outfield (Castillo wasn’t in yesterday’s starting lineup) his stock is up after this trade with increased playing time. I’m confident he’ll emerge as an everyday player and contribute for fantasy teams down the stretch, providing value as an OF4 or 5 with OF3 upside. STOCK UP

Trevor Story, SS – Obviously Jose Reyes is going to be the shortstop in Colorado for right now, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Rockies flip him, opening the door for Story. Between Double-A and Triple-A this season, Story is batting .281 with 16 homers and 15 steals. The 22-year-old has been especially hot of late, hitting .366 with four homers over his last ten games. The biggest concern coming into this season was his strikeout rate, but he lowered that enough for me to rank him 37th on the Midseason Top 50. He should be on the radar in keeper leagues since he’ll be a hot pickup once the Reyes roadblock is removed. STOCK UP

I tried to touch on what I felt were the most noteworthy prospects. There were obviously several more than this that were traded/affected. Feel free to chat me up in the comments to discuss them. Or not. You do you.