Why Money is the Most Important Trade Deadline Factor

MLB's trade deadline is slowly approaching and is scheduled for July 31st at 6:00 PM Eastern time. Most teams are coming up with trade targets and trade deadline strategies based on their expected outlook for the rest of the season and/or the future. While many people would expect certain trades to be based on only player value, it is far from the truth.

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Money is considered the most important factor when it comes to trades. On the David Samson, Miami Marlins President of Baseball Operations from 2002 to 2017, podcast, he made it known that money was a significant factor in trades. Communication between the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and President of Baseball Operations would be necessary before any strategizing would take place, and from those conversations, there would be a certain amount of money they could retain from future transactions or money they would have to shed.

Typically, the more money a team can retain on a player they can acquire, the less they usually have to give up, and vice versa.

The financial situations of certain teams are going to significantly impact this year's trade deadline, and we can only wait and see what happens.