Will busier-than-usual GM meetings turn into wild offseason of wheeling and dealing?

The general managers meetings concluded this week in Boca Raton, Fla., and while these gatherings are usually for fact-finding missions, there were plenty of trades. Perhaps it is because of the turnover - one-third of the bosses that make the trades - are new to teams this year.

We anticipate that the GM meetings could launch a wild and crazy offseason. So here are the talking points after a week of talking in Boca Raton:

* There is a never-ending speculation that the Nationals will trade pitcher Stephen Strasburg, given he's a free agent after 2016. Chances of signing him to a long-term contract are slim given how close he is to free agency. So are the Nationals willing to compete for him in the free agent market and keep him long term? Would the Nationals get a better deal if they traded Strasburg before the season began? The speculation makes sense, but what the Nationals are going to do is anyone's guess.

* Small-market Cleveland is looking for a center fielder and has priced out Denard Span, Gerardo Parra and Dexter Fowler. The Indians' best player, outfielder Michael Brantley, might not be ready until May because of shoulder surgery. The general consensus is that Parra, the youngest of the three at 28, would be the cheapest, but the Indians aren't sure which Parra they'll get: the one that had a breakout season for the Brewers or the one that slumped with the Orioles. Fowler likely will get four years and $60 million, and the price for Span, whose season with the Nationals ended with hip surgery in September, is speculated to be three years and $40 million. The Indians could trade pitching depth for an outfielder.

* Free agent Chris Davis' best sell is obvious: He's a left-handed bat with 159 home runs since 2012, most during that time period. But at 29, he appeals to all clubs, including the National League, because he's better than average defensively in the corner outfield spots. As his agent, Scott Boras, told reporters: "Chris Davis grades out as the top free agent because he's the top outfielder, the top first baseman and the top DH. He's all of those. He's three in one." Boras is known for promoting his clients, but this is one that teams across the board might be biting on.

* The Angels acquired Andrelton Simmons, the best defensive shortstop in the game, from the Braves for two pitching prospects and shortstop Erick Aybar. Aybar is a better-than-average shortstop, so how much did the Angels improve themselves given that Simmons has a .252 average since 2013? Now the Angels have used their trade chips and will likely have to dip into the free agent market for an outfielder, meaning they'll be in the running for Alex Gordon or Yoenis Cespedes.

* The popular perception is that the Cubs will end up with free agent pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, but there's another team on the horizon: the Toronto Blue Jays. The only sure things in the Blue Jays rotation next year are R.A. Dickey and Marcus Stroman, and if the Blue Jays are going to contend, they need rotation help. Aaron Sanchez or closer Roberto Osuna could be moved from the bullpen, but then the Blue Jays are creating one hole to fix another.

* This could be the year of closers changing teams. Lefty Aroldis Chapman, who can throw 99 mph and strikes out 16 per nine innings, is on the market and could be heading to Boston, although Arizona, Detroit and the Mets are interested. The Pirates might trade Mark Melancon, the Nationals Drew Storen and the Padres Craig Kimbrel.

* For the first time in John Mozeliak's tenure as GM, the Cardinals are going to be in the market to give a free agent pitcher a multi-year contract, given that Lance Lynn had Tommy John surgery after the season and will be lost for all of 2016.

* The Tampa Bay Rays say that every one on their pitching staff, with the exception of Chris Archer, could be available for the right deal.