The Cleveland Indians MLB Trade Deadline Wishlist

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is at the end of the month, and the Indians, a team that clearly is going to be playing October baseball for the third

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is at the end of the month, and the Indians, a team that clearly is going to be playing October baseball for the third straight season, look like they are going to be buyers on the trade market.

Last season the teams biggest pickup didn't even happen at the deadline, but after, as the club acquired Jay Bruce to play the outfield from the Mets after Michael Brantley hurt his ankle. The Tribe also picked up relief pitcher Joe Smith in a move with the Jays that did happen at the deadline.

Two seasons ago the team was 'all in' at the deadline, making a move that didn't work out for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, but a huge move that did take place and paid off was grabbing relief stud Andrew Miller, who was a key in getting the Indians to the World Series.

This year the team has again their sights set on making it to the Fall Classic, but know they are not a finished product yet, and will look for help from other teams.

Today we look at a 'wishlist' if you will at players the team might try to go after, and players the team might want to think about come the end of the month.

1. Zach Britton, Baltimore Orioles Reliever

The Yankees (who else) have reported interest in Britton, who had surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon in December.

He's only thrown in 11 games this season, with one save for maybe the worst team in the Majors in the Orioles. Just two seasons ago he was a huge part of the O's making the playoffs, recording 47 saves, but since then has been banged up and will be available for the right price.

He would be a rental as he'll be a free agent at the end of the year, and if healthy could be a player the Tribe looks at as a possible closer if Cody Allen and Andrew Miller both leave for greener pastures.

2. Brad Hand, San Diego Reliever

Another closer the Indians probably are already looking long and hard at is Padres closer Brad Hand. Again it could be a move not only for this year, but next as he's signed up till the 2021 season.

This year in San Diego he's got a 3.05 ERA in 41 1/3 innings pitched this season. He registered a career-low 2.16 ERA and was an All-Star in 2017, and with the Indians would make a very interesting piece to the pen.

Hand has 45 saves over the last two years for a Padres team that isn't close to contending in the National League West.

3. Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles CF

You will notice a trend here with the Orioles, who will be major sellers at the deadline with the fact they are an awful team that will need 1-2 years to get back to being a contender in the very tough AL East.

Jones is a player whose name has been bantered about by Indians fans for quite awhile, and even on a bad team he's hitting .283 with 10 homers and 33 runs batted in.

Do the Indians really need an outfielder? Someone of the caliber of Jones would help this team, and might solve the revolving door of center fielders between Greg Allen, Rajai Davis, Tyler Naquin and even Bradly Zimmer who is trying to work his way back from injury.

Jones won't be cheap, but again he's a rental as he's a free agent so the Tribe won't give up the farm for him.

4. Avisail Garcia, Chicago White Sox OF

Another interesting player who could come in and play in the outfield for the Indians, Garcia is hitting .282 with nine homers and 17 RBI for Chicago this season in just 35 games.

He plays mostly right field, which again with the Lonnie Chisenhall injury is a position the team might be looking to fill, a reason why the team brought back Melky Cabrera and sent him to AAA Columbus.

Garcia is inked through next season, so the Indians could have a player they could pencil in right for 2019, and with Chisenhall a free agent and unable to stay healthy it's a spot the team will probably have to fill anyway.

5. Jerry Blevins, New York Mets Reliever

This was a name that reportedly was in the mix for the Tribe in the offseason, and with the Mets at 35-51 and going nowhere in Mickey Callaway's first season as manager, he could be on the Indians radar again.

He's a righty who has thrown in 35 games with a 4.79 ERA this season and a mark of 1-1, not outstanding numbers but with the Indians still shifting through their pen trying to find defined roles, Blevins might fit the role of a stop gap for the 6th to 8th innings.

He's got a career 3.45 ERA, so he has been effective at parts of his career, which has spanned 12 seasons, the last four with the Mets.

Blevins is a free agent following this season.

6. Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles SS

Everyone wants to talk about the big bat and big prospect of the Indians going after O's shortstop Manny Machado, but at the end of the day this might be the biggest of the reaches on the teams' wishlist.

The Tribe will have to battle with at least 4-7 other teams for his services, and with the fact he's a free agent at the end of the season, the team isn't going to give up much for him.

The Indians keep popping up nationally when it comes to being linked to Machado, and yes he would be a monster boost to the teams' lineup bringing his 20 homers and 60 RBI, but at the end of the day the O's want a boat load to give him up, and while the Indians might be willing to deal some prospects, they know he's here for a few months and gone, so it just doesn't make sense that the team would give up much for him.