At some point hopefully in the not-too-distant future, MLB and the MLBPA will agree to a new collective bargaining agreement, and baseball will return. The latest news isn't encouraging. Spring training was supposed to begin this week and the two sides are still far apart on several key issues. Baseball will return at some point. When? I can't say.

Whenever baseball does return, teams will have to scramble to complete their offseason business, and every offseason we see players traded for a "change of scenery." Those are players who haven't performed as expected or are blocked at their position, but still have value and interest other teams. "He's not working out for them but he might for us," basically.

Tyler Glasnow is a great change-of-scenery example. He spun his wheels in parts of three seasons with the Pirates, but his talent is obvious, and another club was happy to take him on. That team, the Rays, was able to coach Glasnow up, and he delivered on his talent. Does Glasnow ever break though had he remained in Pittsburgh? I doubt it. The change of scenery saved his career.

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Post-Lockout MLB Trade Candidates: 27 Regulars Who Could Plausibly Change Teams

"They gave me so many opportunities, and I didn't show them what I could do," Glasnow told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after being traded by the Pirates. "It was bittersweet, but it definitely is a good chance for me to grow."

There are dozens of change of scenery candidates around the league but only a handful get that fresh start each year, and not all of them take advantage. Some guys get the change of scenery and never break through. It's a hard sport, this baseball. Here are 10 players who stand out as change-of-scenery candidates heading into 2022.

 

1. Miguel Andújar, Yankees

The 2018 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up has been limited to 78 big-league games by injuries and demotions the last three years, and he's blocked at third base (Gio Urshela), first base (Luke Voit or a post-lockout addition), left field (Joey Gallo), and DH (Giancarlo Stanton) in New York. Miguel Andújar badly needs a fresh start with a team that can give him everyday at-bats at one set position. With the Yankees, he's not much more than a role player who bounces around.

Possible suitors: Athletics, Pirates, Rockies (DH-needy teams that can live with ups and downs).