"Rice could also be an intriguing trade candidate for a team that's looking to roll the dice on a left-handed batter with some power. He also can offer positional versatility. Rice almost exclusively played as a catcher in the minors before being converted to first-base to help fill in for Anthony Rizzo last year," Haringey wrote.

The New York Yankees started the Major League Baseball offseason on a sour note. They embroiled themselves in a bidding war with their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, for Juan Soto, whose price tag at the time seemed unlimited.