It’s never too early too speculate about the 2017 MLB Trade Deadline. Here are five players who could be on the move.
Sure, it’s May 3. The MLB trade deadline is a long ways away. A lot can happen between now and then. There’s plenty of time for that. There’s also plenty of time to speculate about which players may be on the move come deadline time.
A new wrinkle to watch is how the new CBA impacts the deadline. Teams can no longer hold their guys in hopes of recouping a first round pick if those guys sign somewhere else. Those days are officially over. Now, it’s a second or a third round pick, so it may behoove these teams to move their pending free agents for prospects rather than hoping they decline a qualifying offer and sign somewhere else.
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While the 2018 free agent class has the potential to be a game changer, the free agent class after this season should be better than the one we just had. Both free agent classes could have an impact on this year’s trade market as well as rebuilding teams who may not have traded all of their chips quite yet.
Like every trade deadline, this should have some interesting rumors and some unexpected moves. You just never know who could be on the move come deadline time. So who are five players who could potentially be switching teams by July 31? Let’s take a look.