MLB The Show: Potential Deadline Trades to Change the Game

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Once a year, every baseball fan gets to live out their wildest dreams.

The trade deadline is arguably the most exciting time of the season in the MLB, with rumors flying around like drunken pigeons. There's not really a direction to anything, and 95 percent of all trade talk winds up being whispers heard in the wind, shouted out by reporters and the most hardcore of fans on social media and message boards. It is exhausting, sure -- but also exhilarating. In sports, there's really nothing else quite like it.

So for all of you baseball fans who know exactly what I'm talking about, here are ten potential trades that could rock the very foundation of your MLB: The Show franchises:

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[Godgers12]

I wouldn't trade Walker++ for Price, so hells to the no for Hamels. I would do that same package of Walker, Peterson, and Taylor for Giancarlo Stanton, however. We need hitting, our pitching is fine, and even though he lost Walker looked great against the Mets.

[xNobleEaglex]

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As a Braves fan, there's no way I would make that trade for Sandoval. You'd be giving up a solid, young, controllable arm for a marginal upgrade of free-swinging third basemen. I think if anything major happens, it would be to upgrade the rotation where Minor has struggled or CF where BJ has struggled. A rotation arm would allow Wood to be back in the 'pen for the rest of the year, where our lefty relievers haven't lived up to those of past successful 'pens.

[braves_94]

Agreed. The Braves have tons of young arms they would part with before Wood. JR Graham, Cody Martin, David Hale, and ect. And I don't think Pablo is an upgrade from Johnson. Atlanta would get slower. And with the chances of Upton being chased from the lineup, you may have the slowest lineup in MLB with Pablo in tow. Not to mention Johnson just signed an extension this offseason. The trade just doesn't make sense.

The best thing for the Braves would be to keep Wood in the rotation, and acquire a specialist. It won't take much more than probably Cody Martin to do. And position in the rotation has never been solidified. He's always been a fringe future contributer. Not that he's bad. Just due to Atlanta's depth.

[BA2929]

I don't see the Royals trading their #4 prospect for Ian Kennedy, even if he's doing terrible this year in AA. They'd probably trade him for a bat though. They're happy with Guthrie and Duffy holding up the back end of the rotation but sad about how awful Nori Aoki is in RF.

Just my opinion, however.

[HozAndMoose]

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I don't see the Royals trading their #4 prospect for Ian Kennedy, even if he's doing terrible this year in AA. They'd probably trade him for a bat though. They're happy with Guthrie and Duffy holding up the back end of the rotation but sad about how awful Nori Aoki is in RF.

Just my opinion, however.

If Yost knew how to make a lineup we wouldn't have to worry about RF. Aoki is great vs LHP. Dyson is very good vs RHP. Platoon them and you have a pretty damn good OF.

[Woodcutta]

Ummm....why would the M's trade for Hamels when they could get Price for a lot less. Taylor is the SS of the future for the M's so Miller and/or Franklin would be included in a trade way before the M's even consider trading Taylor. Also, the M's GM has been adamant that Peterson is untouchable at this point. Plus, the M's need hitting NOT pitching. With Walker now healthy and Paxton presumably back soon they will have six viable options for the rotation (King Felix, Iwakuma, Young, Walker, Paxton, Elias) and that's not even counting Erasmo Ramirez who just had a good outing. A better trade option would be to go get someone like Marlon Byrd since he won't require gutting the minors and he's a hitter that happens to be right handed. Hell, trading for Stanton would be more realistic than trading for Hamels.

[thehunt30]

Mine had Hamels going to the Angels and David Wright to the Red Sox

[WaddupCouzin]

Price for less, you're bugging! They can get a Kings Ransom for D. Price! But he's not being traded now anyways.

[TypicalPhenom]

The Tigers just traded for Soria in case Nathan falters, no reason to go after another closer. I actually like McGehee (Not McGee), but no way they move Castellanos for that package.

[B Easy]

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I would actually be kind of happy if the Mets made that swap for Javier Baez. They have enough young pitching with Harvey and Noah coming back next year (the latter being called up). I'd like to see the Mets get some more exciting position players on the field. Baez certainly is that.

I like Wheeler a lot and feel as though his ceiling is high. At this point I say, why not make the move? He isn't the pitcher Harvey is, and deGrom fits easily into his slot in the rotation. Wheeler has been very good, maybe not the level I thought he would be at to this point.

[blackninja]

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I have no clue why Baltimore would even consider doing that trade for Stanton. They already lead the league in home runs and really don't need a bat not to mention getting rid of Jones who is 1 of the few players with any speed on the team leaves a pretty big hole in center.

[BravoSir]

There's no way the Braves would consider that trade for Pablo.

You said it yourself--Wood has many years of team control left, and he's already an exceptional left-handed pitcher, so why would the Braves sacrifice that for half a year of Sandoval? Not to mention, they would then be on the hook for the rest of Chris Johnson's contract.

[DrYCeLL]

No way the Cubs trade Javy Baez straight up for Wheeler. That just isn't happening. Over the last 28 days, his slash has been .310/.386/.610/1.007 with 15 XBH, including 6 HR. His K rate has dropped to 20% in that time.

Zach Wheeler is already 3 years older than Javy, and already burning through service time. His WHIP over 1.3 is unsavory, and he's been barely above replacement this year, sporting a 0.7 WAR.

Bad trade idea is bad.

[Woodcutta]

Price for less, you're bugging! They can get a Kings Ransom for D. Price! But he's not being traded now anyways.

Yes, Price for less. There is no way the M's trade their top 3 prospects for a year and a half rental especially when they need hitting.