The Cleveland Indians are stuck in that weird situation that most American League teams find themselves in right now -- unsure whether to be buyers or sellers before the MLB trade deadline on July 31st. While it's a confusing time for the glut of teams bunched up in Wild Card contention, we figured we'd try to clear things up a little with 3 Trades The Cleveland Indians Could Make Before The Deadline.
1. Trade OF David Murphy for mid-level prospects
Murphy will not command a top-150 prospect from any team on the market (except maybe the desperate New York Mets), but the idea here would be to offload the rest of Murphy's $6 million this year and his $600,000 buyout on his 2016 team option.