Should MLB move its trading deadline to before the All-Star break?

Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty ImagesThis off-season has silenced me, to an extent. The Cubs have signed few players. They have eased up on the DFA wire roulette. when Ian Clarkin hasn’t been involved. It’s been a bit difficult to find anything to get enthused about discussing. The recent discussion of possible rule changes has been, at the very least interesting, though. As I often discuss transactions, I’m intrigued by a single deadline for trades. Do you think baseball would be better-served by fewer later trades? Here’s how it might work:

The union proposed having a single trade deadline as early as before the All-Star Game as a way to force teams to try to win early and not sell off…