Opinion

Very few World Series matchups in recent history offer more intrigue than Cleveland facing the Chicago Cubs in a series that will ultimately be remembered for one of these organizations ending a long championship drought.

For 20 years, David Ortiz was locked in a love affair with the Boston faithful and the rest of baseball fans across the country.

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While the World Series has attracted the collective focus of the baseball world, it doesn't mean the rumor mill has decided to take a week off.

The MLB offseason is rapidly approaching, so teams are beginning to get their free-agent plans together. This year's free-agent class doesn't boast a ton of top-end talent, which will drive further interest in those stars at the top of the market.

CLEVELAND — Pinch us. The 112th World Series starts here on Tuesday night, and the Cleveland Indians will tangle with the Chicago Cubs? For reals? Next thing you'll try to tell us, there are telephones you can carry around that don't plug into the wall that also double as computers.

Get ready for the trades, folks.

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, "There is a growing sense among executives that the trade market is going to be active this offseason."

But who might be on the move?

Well, let's find out, as we break down some of the juiciest rumors heading into the World Series. 

There’s a growing conundrum plaguing the minds of baseball’s best executives. To a man, each is searching for the sport’s most elusive prize: a shutdown bullpen.

See, hundreds of pitchers are drafted and singed by all 30 organizations every year. But none enters the sport’s professional ranks wanting to pitch in relief. Each has intentions on being a starter, as is evident by the oft-used phrase “he was sent to the bullpen,” which has an inherently negative connotation.

Thirteen-year MLB pitcher Brian Anderson grew up in Northeast Ohio, living the history and living the heartache.

For the entire 2016 postseason, the Chicago Cubs' Kyle Schwarber and Cleveland Indians' Danny Salazar have been like the rest of us—spectators.

When the World Series launches Tuesday at Progressive Field, that could change.

Rosters won't be set until Tuesday morning. There are strong indications, however, that both players could see action.

A drought is going to end in the 2016 World Series. The question is if it will be the Cleveland Indians winning their first title since 1948 or the Chicago Cubs winning their first title since 1908.

Starting on Tuesday, we'll find out. Before we preview the matchup, here's a look at the schedule and television information for the series: 

I went looking to see how Bleacher Report covered things the last time the Chicago Cubs went to the World Series. No luck.

I couldn't find any of our stories about the last Cleveland Indians' World Series title, either.

We weren't around in 1945 (the last time the Cubs made it) or in 1948 (the last time the Indians won it) or even in 1997 (the last time the Indians played in it).