There will be trades, how many of them all depend on what type of return the Tampa Bay Rays can get. Speculation is that the Rays could go for a massive rebuild, meaning that many of their veterans, including Evan Longoria could be changing zip codes.
Reducing payroll is one of the Rays off-season main objectives and depending how you look at the current roster, specifically the players that are under contract and not those with a projected salary – well, it would make sense to trade those players. However, it would also be just as disheartening, if not the worst watching the Rays brass gut the roster of key veterans to reduce payroll.