Baseball’s rumor mill is just beginning to spin as we enter the second month of the 2014 season, and with the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline only a blip on the horizon at the moment, more rumors will sprout up with each passing day.
Over the next 12 weeks, injuries to key contributors, prospects bursting onto the scene and teams near the bottom of the standings all but throwing in the towel will dictate which squads truly are buyers and sellers—but it’s never too early to take a look at which role each team projects to occupy.
We’ll take a look at what the rumor mill has told us thus far, some obvious (and not so obvious) team needs and how potential free agents could figure into the mix as we get closer to the most exciting time of the year for a baseball fan—the heart of trade season.