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greatd
Wonder if Preller’s still trying to trade him and if so who are his suitors.
Voice of Reason
The Cubs say hi
SixFlagsMagicPadres
If they do end up trading him, I could see Preller wanting a return similar to the kind the braves got for Shelby Miller. So that might turn away some teams.
PhilliesFan012
Could he be a fit with the Angels ?
mrpadre19
It would have to be a team willing to give up a major league starting shortstop and a SP prospect.
That leaves out the Halos unless Simmons is on the table but the Cubs line up well.
PhilliesFan012
I mean the Angels have a good amount of shortstop prospects on their hands, I could see Ross to the Angels for a few prospects and then them dealing other guys for a shortstop or just signing Desmond
disgruntledreader 2
The Angels have some minor leaguers who play shortstop, not prospects.
PhilliesFan012
In pretty sure that two of their top ten prospects are shortstops
disgruntledreader 2
The Marlins are the only club even remotely in the conversation with the Angels for the worst minor league system in the game. The fact that there are two guys who have SS near their names in a Top 10 list (especially when one of them is Baldoquin, who is no more going to play SS in the majors than I am) is simply a reflection of how moribund their system is, not that they have shortstop prospects.
justinept
I just can’t imagine that Javier Baez is holding up a potential Tyson Ross trade. With Bryant at 3B for the next decade and Russell at SS for the next decade, the only logical place for Baez is at 2B — but the Cubs have Ben Zobrist entrenched there for the foreseeable future. Even if Zobrist sees decreased production in Y3 of that deal (likely), the Cubs will have a ready-made replacement in Gleybar Torres who should be in the big leagues right around that time.
Essentially, Baez is nothing but a guy that provides the 2016 Cubs w/ some versatility. Granted, Maddon loves versatility and Baez does have enormous potential w/ his bat… but Tyson Ross could legitimately be the difference between the Cubs winning the World Series or just having a nice, deep playoff run.
While the Cubs have a nice rotation with Arietta, Lester and Lackey – their 4th starter is a huge piece to the playoff picture… the utility infielder isn’t. Imagine being down 2 games to 1 in the NLCS, and you have to throw Kyle Hendricks against Carlos Martinez or Steven Matz. Maybe the Cubs pull out that win, but I wouldn’t like their chances… Ross balances that out..
I have to believe the Cubs see this the same way… which is why I think it’s the Padres that aren’t interested in trading Ross for a package centered around Baez.
bleacherbum
I couldn’t agree more, I could see the Padres letting the market settle out a little bit and striking when Ross becomes at peak value with no more free agents left on the board or teams just not wanting to waste the draft pick for gallardo, Chen or Kennedy. The week before pitchers and catcher report to spring training is when I think the Cubs and Padres will get serious about this obvious match, I think we could see a deal that looks like:
Cubs get:
Tyson Ross
Alexi Amarista
Padres get:
Javier Baez
Carl Edwards Jr.
Corey Black
disgruntledreader 2
What would you expect the Cubs to give up if you didn’t significantly reduce the price by having Amarista heading to them?
eggy
Wouldn’t put it past duqette to make a deal happen