The Detroit Tigers have drawn a line at what players are available to trade as the MLB trade deadline inches closer.

In T he Athletic’s new midseason prospect rankings, analyst Keith Law placed Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark at No. 1 and No. 2 overall—making Detroit the only team with the top two prospects in all of baseball. For a franchise that’s been building from within and banking on young talent, this is the kind of validation that matters.

The Detroit Tigers have been linked to just about every big name available, but they can only deal from the top of their farm system for these four players.

With the Detroit Tigers in the middle of a very rough part of their season, which has featured the Tigers dropping 12 of their last 14 games, the trade deadline is a very important time to bolster the roster.

With the trade deadline approaching, these Tigers players may not be as safe as previously thought, as Scott Harris tries a pragmatic approach at adding reinforcements for the stretch run.

In an unwelcome development in the ninth inning of the Tigers' 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night in Detroit, reliever Will Vest plunked third baseman Eugenio Suarez on the hand with a 96-mph fastball.