July 2, 2015
While baseball’s hot stove is never completely turned off, there are parts of the year where the trade winds blow hot and heavier than at any other point. It is what fuels the winter and makes July’s trade deadline the all-out blitz that is, but the burner starts getting turned up right about now, when teams begin to truly see that their reality does not quite meet the hopes they had just a few months ago.
However, for a team looking to make that blockbuster talent grab midseason, it has never been tougher to strike a deal than it is now.