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The rumors are coming fast and furious in the final stretch before Major League Baseball's July 31 trade deadline. Some offer teases of big deals to come.

Take these rumors and crossbreed them with a little imagination, and fun ideas are born.

In the interest of what-the-heckery, what follows are eight trade ideas based on the big rumors out there. Some of these are more solid than others. Others require some speculation to connect the dots.

Regardless, the goal is to take educated guesses at trade terms that teams could agree on. Going in no particular order, let's get to it.