Fact: Spring training has gotten off to a hectic start in 2016.
A three-team trade nearly came to fruition; a former All-Star was disciplined under MLB‘s domestic-violence policy; and Dexter Fowler, Yovani Gallardo and Juan Uribe all found new homes in the American League.
With a slew of notable players still available as free agents, including Ian Desmond, Austin Jackson and Tim Lincecum, and multiple teams still looking to fill offseason holes, chances are things won’t slow down anytime soon.
Could a slugger become his team’s leadoff hitter? Will an injured star with little chance of playing in 2016 sign a new contract? Is a rebuilding club so desperate to shed salary that it would give away a player in his prime?
We’ll hit on all of that and more in this week’s edition of Fact or Fiction.