Baseball’s upcoming All-Star break presents an opportunity for the vast majority of coaches and players to take a step back, clear their minds and spend some much needed time with friends and family. But for general managers, the season’s unofficial midway point of the regular season is anything but a break.
Decisions have to be made as to whether a team will be buying or selling at the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline, and they’ll be working the phones trying to consummate deals—or at least lay the groundwork for a move in the next few weeks.
Speaking of deals, can teams in need of relief help find a reasonably priced option on the trade market? Will the allure of what could be stop a contender from dealing some of its best young talent to make a run at a World Series crown? Are there enough All-Stars?
We’ll hit on all that and more in this week’s edition of fact or fiction.