Cleveland Indians: 5 most memorable trade deadline moves since 2010

With the 2020 trade deadline approaching, here’s a look back at the most memorable deadline moves made by the Cleveland Indians since 2010.

The 2020 MLB Trade deadline is just 10 days away. For the Cleveland Indians and other contending teams,’ August 31 will mark the final opportunity to add external talent via trade before the September pennant chase.

Over the past 10 years, the Indians have been among the more active teams’ around the typical July 31 trade deadline. They’ve caught the eye of the baseball world, making headline deals both as sellers and buyers.
The Indians have traded all-stars, acquired them at the deadline and have not shied away from trading big-name prospects in order to help improve their ball-club.

With Cleveland general manager Mike Chernoff and his staff in the final 10 days to work trade magic, we decided to look back at the five most memorable trades made by the Indians at the summer trade deadline since 2010.

These moves included adding big-names, trading away large prospect hauls and even adding one name that no-one expected to emerge as one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball.

Without further ado, here are the five most memorable trades made by the Indians in the past 10 years.