The 2020-21 MLB free-agent class features a handful of star-caliber players, but it's a relatively thin group and the gap between them and the rest of the available talent is a wide one.
That could mean a busier-than-usual winter on the trade market, especially as teams go bargain hunting in the wake of significant financial losses in 2020.
The 2020 winter meetings will run from Dec. 7-10, so we're still a few weeks away from the MLB offseason truly heating up, but already the rumor mill has churned out some interesting nuggets in recent days.