Consider the stove lit.
On the heels of Shohei Ohtani’s signing by the Angels, and the unfortunate delivery of Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees, it appears that more talent may be on the move soon.
Mets have had trade talks with Tigers about Ian Kinsler and also with the Indians about Jason Kipnis. I hear they may also use winter meetings to explore deal with Pirates for Josh Harrison.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) December 9, 2017
Trade talks do not necessarily equate to trade negotiations; negotiations do not always signal the intent to make a deal.