Hard as it is to believe, the MLB trade Deadline is in a week and a half. As brutal as it sounds to be traded and have to pick up and move your life in the middle of a pandemic, major-league teams will still have the chance to fortify their rosters at midseason. There will be interesting strategic dynamics at play in any event, as there’s no telling how much contenders will push during a season in which 16 teams make the postseason tournament.
What we can say for somewhat certain is that the league’s also-rans will likely be open to moving players that don’t much factor into their future.