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http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/begelbrewerstraderyanbraun.html
also a Miwaukee Journal-Sentinel Editorial Board editorial urging the Brewers to trade him.
No mention of a top-10 prospect (if you take his contract, that would be laughable). Even the Brewer homers say a ML-ready pitcher and a quality IF or IF prospect, plus some other prospects (some say 2, others 3). No mention of ranking or standing. If they want somebody to take the risk, they're selling at discount - Cafardo of the Boston Globe mentions JackZ as a guy that might try.
People in baseball who know what they're doing don't trade top 10 prospects unless, as with Montero and now Profar, their performance does not match the hype, or they are trading for a proven performer with no risks. Even then, it's liable to be a Phillipe Aumont or Justin Smoak or Colby Rasmus or Trevor Bauer, rather than a Wil Myers, i.e. someone the team really DOESN'T consider a can't-miss prospect. I suggest you look at the trades that have ACTUALLY been made in different circumstances, rather than employ the same DC-inspired formula to every trade of a top player that gets discussed. RARELY is a trade made with more than two of a TEAM's top 10 prospects, let alone a top 10 in baseball. Teams trade to fill needs (we're NOT talking drafting HS players here - we're talking ML trades). and make a trade when they can best meet their needs from the offer. Some GMs have exquisite judgement here (e.g., Billy Beane). Others (e.g., Ruben Amaro, jr.) do not seem to. But ALL GMs trade to get something they need, NOT the most top 10 prospects they can get - unless those guys HAPPEN to play positions of need.