Due to Major League Baseball eliminating the August waiver-wire trade deadline, teams that are looking to improve their ballclub will only be able to consummate a trade prior to July 31. This could cause teams to decide if they are buyers or sellers earlier than years past.
I bring this up because we may be starting to see this occur, as the New York Yankees traded for slugger Edwin Encarnacion over the weekend from the Seattle Mariners. It was only a couple of weeks ago when the Mariners traded outfielder Jay Bruce. It should once again be a busy trade season which will have a fantasy impact.
Encarnacion is once again having a monster season in the home run department, as he leads the American League with 21. It's hard to see his fantasy value improving, but hitting in the Yankees' lineup and playing in home run friendly ballparks in the American League East, I think we can see even more power from the veteran.
