There has been so much speculation about this trade. I think it's just the beat reporters trying to drum up interest in their copy. Remember, sportswriters used to only write a story or two for their daily paper. Maybe an extra one if the paper had a late edition. Now it's a 24/7 newscycle. And it's all about the money, which in this case is views. So the more provocative copy they write, the more views they get.