MLB Trade Rumors

With the summer fully upon us, trade whispers will begin to turn into shouts and hollers around MLB.

With that being said, rumors are already beginning to circulate regarding the players most likely to be moved at the deadline. 

Every team's circumstance is different, but teams like the Philadelphia Phillies and the Oakland A's seem destined to be sellers at the trade deadline. Therefore, assets like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, Scott Kazmir and Ben Zobrist figure to be at the forefront of this summer's trade discussions. 

With the Oakland Athletics owning the American League's worst record, they can start going into sell mode as trading season picks up. Utilityman Ben Zobrist is one of their best trade chips and is starting to attract attention around the league.   

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The Los Angeles Dodgers may sit atop the National League West, but that's not preventing their front office from exploring trade options. Juan Uribe, who is in the final year of his current deal, was reportedly traded to the Atlanta Braves. 

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From Johnny Cueto to Starlin Castro, there are all sorts of prominent big leaguers who could land on the MLB trade block in the next two months.

Not every team has an ace like Cueto or a promising shortstop like Castro to shop, but every club has at least one player who would be an extremely popular target if he ends up becoming available on the trade front this summer.

Concocting trades is fun, but it isn't easy, even from the outside looking in. There are any number of challenging factors that need to be weighed—from talent and finances to timing and need—in order to come up with a swap, especially one that actually makes some sense for both sides.

The 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers have played fewer than 15 games, but it’s never too early to look ahead toward the trade deadline.

President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman and General Manager Farhan Zaidi were not shy about tinkering with the roster during the offseason. So it would not be surprising to see midseason deals unfold as the schedule progresses.

With each passing day, baseball's rumor mill begins to gain a bit more speed. Opening Day looms large on the horizon, and with its steady approach, teams are beginning to look at potential deals involving players that are out of minor league options.

Being out of options doesn't automatically put a player on the trade block, mind you. But having too many out-of-options players on a roster can limit a team's flexibility as needs arise during the regular season.

Cliff Lee's left elbow made it through just one spring training start—and all of two innings—last Thursday before he was shut down the following day with another bout of elbow discomfort in the same spot that plagued him for much of 2014.

Soon the exhibitions will cease.

Soon the games will matter. 

Soon you won't have to read another article (like this one) about why or why not your team won't compete in 2015. 

Soon we will have baseball: real, meaningful, beautiful baseball. 

But we're not there yet. And as much as we would all like to be, we still have a little under a month to wait for Opening Day. 

It seems only a matter of time before the Philadelphia Phillies trade Cole Hamels. As the ace starting pitcher took the mound for the first time this spring, the rumors continued to swirl. Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald tweeted about the most recent buzz surrounding Hamels.