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CLEVELAND -- Try as they might, baseball executives can rarely predict the moves that will transform a franchise.
For the Cleveland Indians, that move happened on July 31, 2010. Leading up to the trade deadline that year, the contending San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals both hoped to upgrade their rosters for a playoff run. The Friars sought an outfielder who could hit, while the Cardinals wanted a veteran starting pitcher who could continue the team's successful tradition of tough-to-hit sinkerballers.