We're officially three weeks away from the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, the unofficial beginning of trade season. Dancing around .500, nearing the 40-game mark, the division is not out of reach by any means. How will the Rays figure in the trade market?
There are at least four questions to consider before the Rays become a buyers:
- Can this be our year?
- What depth do we have to trade from?
- What's the market availability in our positions of need?
- Does this trade fill a need that can't be filled internally?