MLB Trade Rumors

Another week filled with injuries to key players gives us the opportunity to speculate away at how the affected teams will fill the new holes on their roster. 

The 2013 MLB season is just getting started, but the trade rumors are already in full swing.

Most teams would like to wait until deeper into the year before making major changes to the roster. It seems only fair to evaluate the talent you have before attempting to acquire new players.

However, injuries and ineffectiveness cause an increased amount of urgency. As a result, there are a bunch of players who could be on the move in a hurry.

I’ve recently taken a look at some starting pitchers and relievers who could be available by midseason, assuming their team is out of contention or just has a lot of depth and is looking to upgrade in another area.

While they aren't the July trade deadline or the winter meetings, the final days of spring training are also a time for trade activity throughout the league, as teams put the finishing touches on their rosters.

This is not a time for superstar players to be on the move. However, those who are out of options and unlikely to make their respective roster or veterans who have been beaten out for a job are another story.

Here is a quick look at some players who have been rumored to be on the move as we wrap up spring training.

It always seems like the trades that make the most sense from both teams’ perspectives are the ones that rarely happen. Team A has bullpen depth and is looking for a right-handed hitting fourth outfielder. Team B has some outfield depth and would like to shore up their bullpen. Simple enough from an outsider’s point of view, right?  

With just over two weeks to go until Opening Day, rosters are starting to take shape and teams are starting to take inventory of their positional depth. A few teams will find themselves extremely vulnerable at certain spots and in pretty good shape elsewhere. 

The Cleveland Indians should consider trading closer Chris Perez as soon as possible.

According to MLB.com, Perez suffered a subscapularis strain in his throwing shoulder this spring and will probably not return for the next three to four weeks.

Could a player such as Alfonso Soriano or Rick Porcello be dealt before the start of spring training?

That seems to be the question of the hour as teams gear up for the start of the spring season.

The 2013 MLB preseason schedule kicks off in earnest next month when teams report to their respective spring training homes in Florida and Arizona. Players such as Soriano and Porcello could be moved before the opening of camps.

Over the past few weeks, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello has become one of the two hottest trade candidates in MLB (the other being Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton). It appears that half of major league baseball is interested in him and rightfully so.

Earlier in the week, Mike Morse's name was added to the trading block.

The New York Yankees are one of about six or seven teams that have been confirmed to have interest in the Washington Nationals hitter.