Which player are the struggling Rockies most likely to move at the trade deadline?

The Rockies aren’t mathematically eliminated from the National League playoff race. But limping home with a 3-7 record after a tough trip back east, it’s hard to figure how this team should be anything except a seller at the trade deadline, which is Wednesday. We all know deals are easier discussed than done. But if general manager Jeff Bridich wants to make a move, which Colorado player is most likely to go?

Kiz, forgive the play on words, but the Rox are stuck in a hard place. This team was built to add pieces at the deadline, not subtract. Not that I thought the Rockies would ever make a blockbuster trade, but I did think they would add a player or two. Two years ago, they brought in reliever Pat Neshek and catcher Jonathan Lucroy, and last summer they added right-hander Seunghwan Oh. Those were solid trades. Now, however, I’m not sure who they can move. Kiz: Selling need not be viewed as an act of surrender. While it’s true this season has been a major bummer for the Rockies and their fans, there’s also an opportunity to leverage the competitive desperation of teams still in the playoff hunt to make a meaningful deal to jump-start the retooling of Colorado’s roster for 2020. While Bridich would be understandably reluctant to part with a player considered to be part of the team’s core, might there be a market for closer Wade Davis?

Moving Davis makes some sense, and I’m sure there’s interest, because he still has good stuff and a killer mentality on the mound. He has been money on the road (0.68 ERA) but a wreck at Coors Field (9.53 ERA). The sticking point is money. He’s owed the remainder of his $18 million payment for this season and will make $17 million in 2020. Will an opposing team be willing to take that on? Kiz: We’ve seen how Coors Field can mess with the mind of a pitcher. Davis always wants the baseball in tough spots, but it seems apparent he no longer trusts his stuff at 5,280 feet above sea level. His road stats, however, suggest Davis could still be nails with the game on the line in any other ballpark in the major leagues. The Colorado bullpen needs a major overhaul, why wait until winter to get on with the project? Saunders: The other part of the equation is this: right-hander Scott Oberg has been Colorado’s best reliever, and he’s ready to be a closer. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the Rockies still owe right-hander Bryan Shaw $9 million next season and lefty Jake McGee $9.5 million.