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As the clock ticks down toward the July 30 Trade Deadline, potential buyers have a couple of options. They can patch holes and fortify the edges of the roster with low-key depth moves. Or they can go big.
It’s not easy to land a star at this time of year, but it happens. Some of MLB’s biggest names have moved during Deadline season over the years, including Hall of Famers such as Rickey Henderson (1993), Greg Maddux (2006) and Ken Griffey Jr. (2008). But what if we put the focus on the season in question, rather than the player’s entire body of work?
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It’s fair to guess that in this age of informed, enlightened and highly educated fans, none of the All-Star starting lineup vote winners are going to be shocking to anyone.
But there have been some plenty surprising fan vote winners through the years, and not even that long ago. In