If the Atlanta Braves cave and decide to trade Chris Sale in the final guaranteed year of his contract, these blockbusters are on the table.

Every year at the trade deadline, there's at least one Major League Baseball team that admits defeat and puts together one heck of a fire sale of its soon-expiring assets.

Summer is almost upon us, which means the MLB trade deadline lurks in the distance. This year, pencils are down at 6 p.m. ET July 31. And for the first time in awhile, the trade market is missing an obvious centerpiece.