MLB's trade waters will soon calm after weeks of unrelenting activity, but the hot stove never turns off entirely.
As a result of baseball's expanding power divide, more teams than usual capitulated the season early. With only a waiver deal or prospect promotion to keep their interest, fans of floundering squads will already start thinking about offseason maneuvering.
What better way to spend the days following a busy non-waiver deadline than to keep discussing trade scenarios?
The calculus changes over the offseason, when every team tied at 0-0 can harbor hopes of a turnaround if it dreams hard enough.