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With apologies to Tom Petty, the hardest part isn't the waiting--it's admitting you have no chance at making the playoffs.
That's the biggest drag on the trading market, at least until the final days before the July 31 nonwaiver deadline.
"The tough part with the wild card is so many clubs still feel they have a chance," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin says. "A lot of clubs won't admit it until near the end of the month, although even during that last week things can change."
Recently Melvin and several members of his staff tried to determine which clubs were most likely to pack it in.
"We figured there were about eight legitimate ...