The Chicago Cubs made the big splash everyone waits for each year, but the MLB trade rumors market is far from shuttered.
Call the Cubs wrangling Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees, according to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball, more of an appetizer than anything.
Why? The rumors market hasn't slowed, and in an environment where the Cubs act as buyers and the Yankees sellers, anything seems possible. With the majority of the league angling for improvement now or in the long run, it makes for a juicy stew.
Here's a taste of what might come next based on the latest rumblings out of the rumors department.