With the non-waiver trade deadline still a good two months away, things are falling into place for deals to take place well ahead of time. That has not often been the case since Major League Baseball introduced the wild card and then a second wild card in both the American and National Leagues. But this season there are a number of teams that just plain stink.
So, which players in the AL are the best bets to get traded by the deadline? Let’s take a look:
AL East
As of today, the status of the AL East teams is pretty clear-cut.