Two trades that would start the Cleveland Indians inevitable fire sale with a bang

If the Cleveland Indians choose to have a fire sale this offseason, these two trades would send shockwaves around the baseball world.

The Cleveland Indians 2020 season is falling apart. Just eight days ago, Cleveland was tied for first place in the AL Central, now they’ve lost seven straight games, sit six games behind the Chicago White Sox for first place and hold the final AL Wildcard spot by 4.5 games over the Seattle Mariners.

While the Indians will still likely reach the postseason this season, it does not appear their stay in October will be a long one, which could make to an offseason that already figures to see Cleveland sell turn into a fire sale.

The White Sox young core has finally come around to become a force in the AL Central, the Twins are built for at least a few more years of success, the Detroit Tigers have shown signs of taking the next step and even the Royals have made some strides.

Thus, this offseason could be viewed as the perfect time to begin an inevitable rebuilding project by selling off star talent, building farm system depth and getting some large contracts off the books.

If the Indians do choose to go the fire sale route, here are two trades they should make this coming offseason.