Let the rumors fly…as if they haven’t been already.
Following one of the most eventful and entertaining offseasons in recent memory, which was followed by a busy and surprising non-waiver trade deadline, this fall and winter has quite a billing to live up to. Based on the free-agent class and potential trade targets, it is not likely to disappoint.
Because those markets are so rich, and with the influx of television money still impacting payrolls, there is plenty of reason to speculate on players and teams as the free-agency period starts Saturday and the trade market gets simmering.
The difficult part can be sifting through all the rumors and innuendo as things change hourly, if not faster, during this time of year. So, as an early primer to this offseason, we help sort through what is likely to be fact and what is probably fiction as this hot stove season gets underway.