The signings of Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez by the Boston Red Sox have rightfully dominated the discourse around MLB for the past two days.
For as incredible as the saga detailed by CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman is, however, there’s been plenty of movement on the trade front.
Here are four MLB trade scenarios based on actual need and published rumors from the last week. Each of them is a blockbuster in its own right.
As a standard note, the following proposals are nothing more than postulation. The point here is to build a trade based on someone else’s written or spoken word.
They are balanced deals that are fair for each team, taking into consideration each MLB franchise’s strengths and weaknesses. They are also independent of one another. That is to say that each trade presented here is a singular move and does not take into account any of the other proposals put forward.