One of my favorite times of the year is the trade deadline in baseball, specifically the buildup to it. There is a particular allure to it that will have constantly daydreaming about in which ways could your favorite team improve — in the short-term, long-term, or both — if certain trades are consummated. Outside of the postseason, it is arguably the most all-consuming thing about Major League Baseball. I mean, I am still upset with the Astros trading Ben Zobrist away for Aubrey Huff back in 2006, four general managers ago.
Of course, the trade deadline for this season has already come and gone.