The MLB trade deadline is both an exciting and dangerous time.

General managers across the league are looking for ways to improve their club, to find gold in the form of future World Series heros.

But they also have to avoid deals that will make lists like this one, the worst in-season deals for every American League team (yes, there's also an NL version). We’re not just looking at deadline deals here, but all deals that happened between opening day and Game 162 of a season.

What was your favorite team's worst trade? See our picks here.

