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What is it like to be an MLB GM at the trade deadline?

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Fans can expect a flurry of trades in the days and hours before the MLB trade deadline passes at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday. But how exactly do teams go about making these trades?

Below is an insider’s look at the work that goes into all the trades that happen — and don’t — in the 24 hours leading up to the trade deadline, through the lens of a fictitious team from the perspective of a former MLB general manager.

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