Email a copy of 'Nats Interested In D-Backs' Middle Infielders' to a friend
Loading ...
By Steve Adams | at
Email a copy of 'Nats Interested In D-Backs' Middle Infielders' to a friend
MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com
hide arrows scroll to top
WolandJR
This doesn’t necessarily seem like a major need for the Nats. Rendon will come around with some more ABs. Desi is likely to improve at least somewhat. And Escobar and Espinosa have been good all year.
Unless the Nats are about to eat some of the salary on Aaron Hill’s contract in exchange for a prospect, I don’t see why Rizzo would pull the trigger here. Save some trade chips to shore up the bullpen…
stl_cards16 2
Maybe they can get Archie Bradley if they take on the rest of Hill’s contract….
ccmckay
The only reason the Dbacks traded away Touki is because he’s 4-5 years away from being an impact player in the majors. There’s absolutely no way LaRussa would trade away the organizations #1 rated prospect (who is having an impact now) to get out of Hill’s contract. LaRussa is trying to clear salary space to be competitive next free agency, not completely blow up the team.
Jeff Todd
I don’t see Aaron Hill bringing back any kind of prospect at this point. If anything, an acquiring team might take on a small piece of his salary in exchange for some kind of organizational guy.
WolandJR
I don’t want to totally crap on Aaron Hill, but his OPS+ is 74, and over 2014 and 2015 he has been worth -1.6 WAR (-0.4 of that coming this year). It is hard to imagine anyone giving up anything of value to get him–and that isn’t even considering the ~$16million that he is owed between now and when his contract is done.
Jeff Todd
Yes, that was my point.
gamemusic3 2
Every fan would like their team to get in the Diamondbacks’ talent for nothing smorgasbord.
Bolsinger, McCarthy, Scherzer, Toussant, Prado, Upton, etc.
BoldyMinnesota
To be fair, the D’Backs did get quite a lot back in the upton trade, even though it hasn’t turned out as good as they hoped