Shocked that the Red Sox traded away a big star in the middle of the season? Maybe you shouldn't have been, given the club's history over the last 20 or so years.

I think the market is shaping up in a way where a team who might be viewed as a conventional buyer could instead sell -- or, perhaps, do a little of both. With that in mind, I'm going to roll with a dark horse name: Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta.

After months of tension between Rafael Devers and the Boston front office, the Red Sox shocked the baseball world by trading their franchise superstar to the San Francisco Giants. The move drew some strong reactions around the league.