The Major League Baseball trade deadline (July 31) is three weeks away, and contenders are going to be looking hard for what could be the missing piece to a championship team. Given how many teams still see themselves in contention, especially with the expanded playoff field, it might be a seller’s market before the end of the month. Let’s take a look at five trade ideas we would like to see before this month’s deadline. From a baseball perspective, the Pirates shouldn’t be in a hurry to trade Keller. He has term remaining on his contract, he is an above-average starting pitcher and their rotation is their greatest strength. It is already playoff-caliber even if the rest of the team is not. But he is also their best trade chip at the moment and has something the Pirates do not like: a big contract. While getting young bats would be ideal (and necessary), shedding salary (of both Keller and Hayes) would also probably interest team owner Bob Nutting. The Yankees are in dire need of starting pitching help aft
