I already threw one out --
Cole Hamels and Domonic Brown to the Cubs for Travis Wood, Albert Almora, Dan Vogelbach, Duane Underwood and Paul Blackburn. This would be an extremely aggressive offer from the Cubs. The Phillies are in dire need of a rebuild and this would be a way to expedite the process. In the deal, they'd land a left handed arm with ML experience in Wood, a candidate that's coming off a bum year and a few more years of salary control. Vogelbach has a Billy Butler-type profile at the dish (and also with the fact he doesn't really have a position), while Underwood and Blackburn both have projectable deliveries and plenty of youth on their sides. To me, I look at the deal as a Wood for Brown swap, then the four prospects for Hamels. Personally, the Phillies may balk not getting a second elite prospect outside of Almora, so the Cubs could be pressured into sweetening the pot and replace Vogelbach with Pierce Johnson or remove two of the other three guys and throw somebody in like Schwarber.
Another one -- Edwin Jackson to the Dodgers for Andre Ethier. Ethier is owed $53.5 million over the next three years with a vesting option in '18 that has a $2 million buyout. With Josh Beckett retiring, Jackson gives the Dodgers a potential #5 starter/spot starter (what Jackson actually is) and since the Dodgers haven't shied away from spending huge dollars, paying Jackson wouldn't scare them, even if he's relegated to a spot-starter/long reliever. With Either, the Cubs land a guy with the versatility to play all three outfield spots and has shown to be a .275/.360 hitter with 20+ homer pop. With Soler and Alcantara figuring to have right and center locked down, Ethier could provide some lineup protection and solidify spots around Rizzo, Castro and Soler.
