Spring training is here!
The market for trades right now is pretty quiet, but as the season goes on, we can expect the trade talk to intensify rapidly. This slideshow lists 10 players who should be expected to have many trade rumors swirling around them this season.
Typically, players with high levels of talent will only be traded if they are on a contract year and their current team doesn’t think the players will re-sign with them, or if the team is in the cellar and will be looking to rebuild in the season(s) to come.
Although some of these players are really popular with fans of their current teams, the chances of their names being thrown around trade rumors this year are high. Only time will tell if they are actually traded, but here’s a list to get fans mentally prepared for the rumors that lay ahead.