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BP: Five trades that need to happen
While GMs play their cards before the deadline, we do their work for them
Updated: July 22, 2010, 4:19 PM ET
By Christina Kahrl | Baseball Prospectus
The MLB trade deadline is nine days away. Insider MLB content has looked at organizational structure and some of the biggest highway robberies of all time, but what deals make the most sense within this season? Here are five that fit too well not to happen.
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