MLB's annual amateur draft, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 13th, and stretches to July 14th, is the key date for the MLB trade deadline. Once the draft is over, the baseball world will ramp up trade talks once again.

Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has historically operated with a go-big-or-go-home mentality, so it's not a surprise the team is believed to be looking to make a big splash prior to the July 31 trade deadline.

The Phillies sound more willing to trade bigger prospect chips for controllable big leaguers, according to officials from rival clubs.