This week finally kicks off the winter meetings, and the stage is set for an entertaining Hot Stove cookout. You won't be there, and I won't be there, so what are we to do when the rumors start trickling in?
Here are a couple reminders to help set your expectations.
1. If there is a Rays rumor, it didn't come from the Rays
Inevitably, other teams will ask the Rays about every player on the roster, and then someone will tell a reporter there were conversations "about Evan Longoria" or some nonsense.