The Rays got the ball rolling with last week’s trade of defensively gifted second baseman Akinori…

The Rays got the ball rolling with last week’s trade of defensively gifted second baseman Akinori Iwamura (the trade market is moving already, with J.J. Hardy moving from the Brewers to the Twins for Carlos Gomez, and Mark Teahen going from the Royals to the White Sox for Josh Fields and Chris Getz), and they have a potential outfield replacement ready for Crawford in Desmond Jennings. The White Sox will consider dealing Jenks, whose salary is about to increase through arbitration, while the budget-conscious Marlins seem likely to move Uggla, who’s probably not worth the $7.5 million he’ll get through arbitration, at least not to Florida.


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