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willi
I think he goes to Yankees in off season for Five Years 15/16 Million a Year.
Mark D
“But there’s little question that Zobrist has come back to earth in the early going.” – I’d question using a 14 game sample to make that comment.
Jeff Todd
Injury is included in that assessment. Combined with age, which we obviously knew going in.
Brixton G.
Chase Headley in the 4 years leading up to FA: 16.0 WAR
Kendrick in the last 4 full seasons (not including 2015) 16.2 WAR.
I’d imagine that Kendrick would land something lightly better than Headley because hes more offensively advanced. 6/90M to one of the LA teams?
Vandals Took The Handles
Angels seem to be happy with Johnny Giavotella so far this year. We’ll see how he does the rest of the year.
Depending on the budget, I could see Kendrick returning to the Angels. Although it appears from talk around LA that the Dodger FO is very happy with Kendrick, so they may want to pay him to stay even with all the young inf possibilities.
MattHollidaysForearms
I think LAD will resign him if they want to. Surely Kendrick would be open to staying in LA.
Steven Garrison
It would be nice to bring back Kendrick but I think Giavotella is doing a great job, I have the nationals signing kendrick. He would be the final piece to solve in the infield.
scann
Howie’s going home…yes the Ray’s hand out the largest deal in team history…(what ever that would be idk)…too bring home Howie…..
TheRealRyan 2
The potential contract not withstanding, the one position the Rays don’t need is 2B. While none are quite as good as Kendrick, the Rays have a solid group in Forsythe, Franklin, Beckham and Brett who all profile at 2B as their best position.
Vandals Took The Handles
Kendrick is a lot like Garrett Anderson was to the Angels for years – Anderson was overshadowed by other Angel players such as Daren Erstad and Jim Edmonds. After years and years of being a solid performer with no fanfare, people woke up to just how important a player he was to the team, and how solid he was on and off the field.
Kendrick has been a consistent professional hitter for 10 years now – usually hitting between .280-.300. Only 31, he can play for quite a while. Can hit him anywhere 1 through 6 in the lineup and he produces. Not a great 2B but gets the job done. He had trouble when they had him play some 1B years ago, doubt that he has the quick reactions to play 3B.
Interesting note – Kendrick played as a DP partner with SS Erick Aybar in the minors back to AA, and they both came up to the Angels in 2006, playing together through 2014. Seldom see that sort of thing anymore.
kdot
That is interesting. I recall him coming up around the same time Dallas McPherson and Jeff Mathis were on the come up, projected to be the new wave of talent. That didn’t go so well, but at least Kendrick/Aybar have had lengthy and productive careers.
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
I still bristle at the rumor during the off-season/spring training.
I would have traded Wei Yei Chen for Howie Kendrick in a heartbeat.
He would have been a perfect fit for the Orioles.
Quality at bats
Steady fielder.
Good Player.
Why the Orioles didn’t do it (assuming it was true and I am) is beyond me.
MattHollidaysForearms
Did Baltimore say no to that deal? Was it even on the table? I’d take 6 years of Heaney over 1 year of Chen.
alex navarrette
The Orioles likely would have had to add another piece and that’s why they balked.
blake
I had thought Kendrick would hit better this year, having Puig (pre-injury) and Gonzalez around him, but then again he had Pujols and Trout also last year. Not sure where he hit in that lineup. I figured he’d see a lot of good pitches to hit this year. Dodgers seemed to have solid 2B over the years, quietly doing a great job. Ellis, Gordon, Carroll to name a few.
Mikenmn
The Headley signing, so far, looks like an overpay for a player who resembles the 2013/14 Padres Headley, and not the more revitalized 2014 Yankees Headley. Do you really want to spend that type of money on a 30+ inflelder? Kendrick is solid and useful, but I wonder when the market is going to turn.
MattHollidaysForearms
Headley will be fine. He’s being paid $13,000,000 a year. He’ll be league average or better.
Joe Smith 2
He’s been actually below replacement level this year. 13 million just doesn’t buy what it used to.
MattHollidaysForearms
He’s replacement level right now. It’s been 50 games and UZR fluctuates like crazy in small samples. His defense has kind of lagged to start the year, but there’s no reason not to expect a rebound to at least average, if not better. He’s been an above average defender at 3B for his career.
basemonkey
Counting stats aside, his value will be underappreciated among mainstream fans, but he’s a really really really good baseball player. There’s a lot of unseen things he does really well.
Steven Garrison
I have him going to the nationals
Jacob Viets
I see him signing for 4 years, $72,000,000 or 5 years, $80,000,000. Where- I’m not sure yet.