Deal makers: Experts predict upcoming trades

We’ve seen the summer stove simmering and boiling over already. On Monday, lockdown closer Aroldis Chapman went from the Yankees to the Cubs in a blockbuster five-player trade that could solidify Chicago’s standing in the National League Central in 2016 while adding to the building blocks for New York’s future.

But surely more deals are on the way in the lead-up to the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline.

We surveyed a five-man roundtable, a quintet of insiders from MLB.com, MLB Network and MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, and asked each expert for one prediction … one deal that would get done in the next seven days.

Here are their answers:

Jon Paul Morosi: “I think Texas winds up with Chris Archer, and here’s why. I feel that Texas has the Minor League depth to get this done and they have the urgency to have it done because all of the injuries they’ve sustained in their starting rotation and the fact that it’s been several weeks since any starting pitcher not named Cole Hamels has been the winning pitcher in a Major League game for Texas.

“I think there’s a way for Texas to make this deal work with Jurickson Profar in it, and I think there’s a way for Texas to make this deal work without Profar in it. They have enough iterations and options and it’s a credit to their farm system. They’ve got arms, they’ve got bats. They’ve got the pieces that Tampa Bay needs here. Sometimes a fit makes so much sense that you just can’t be surprised when it turns into a deal.

“Whether it’s Archer or Jake Odorizzi or Matt Moore, I would be mildly surprised if one of them is not moved to Texas by Aug. 1. …

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