The early stages of the MLB offseason are generally filled with speculation as to where the top free agents might sign and rumors as to which players are expected to be available on the trade market.
This offseason has been no exception, and as we close in on the winter meetings and some legitimate action on both fronts, the influx of rumors should only increase.
With that in mind, what follows is a look at each team’s best trade asset for the offseason.
While players did not necessarily need to have been named in concrete trade rumors to be included on the following list—and some of these are speculative—they did need to have realistic chances of being traded.
In other words, you won’t see guys like Kris Bryant, Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw on the following list.