The July 31 MLB non-waiver trade deadline was almost two weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of rumors and ample speculation regarding possible trade scenarios.
It’s just that moving forward, clubs will look to improve their playoff chances by pulling off an August waiver trade. For an explanation of the process, see this post by Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter.
For the sake of brevity, though, we will keep it simple.
Here are three MLB trade scenarios based on actual need and published rumors through the end of Monday, Aug. 11. 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, though, and take into consideration each franchise’s strengths and weaknesses.