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thecoffinnail
Desmond is going to have to sign a one year contract to rebuild his value.. Teams that can afford to risk a $100m contract on a player have decent to solid options in place (Red Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs).. Although, if the White Sox part ways with Ramirez I can see them risking the $100m.. He seems like exactly the type of player they would go after..
Edit: My speculation.. Desmond to the White Sox, Rollins to Seattle. Ramirez to the Padres and Cabrera stays in Tampa.. I know the White Sox have Anderson moving up the minors but Desmond just seems like a move they would make..
Math&Baseball
Depends who gets a QO. Trea Turner is climbing rapidly but rushing him could be disastrous. Depends how he does in his September call up. Poorly Desmomd gets a QO. If he’s decent or as advertised no QO.
Vandals Took The Handles
Rizzo has moved on. The Nationals can play Escobar and/or Espinosa at SS, and both players can do it better then Desmond.
attgig
because everyone cares about my fantasy team….after drafting Alexi Ramirez, I finally had enough of him on July 1st, and dropped him…..
Love reading the splits on him.
Phillies2017
One thing I will say, it is nearly impossible to predict free agent salaries this early. It all depends on who gets QO’s, which trade pieces are out there, and how the last two months (and for some, the playoffs) shake out.
With Desmond, if he gets a QO, he could very well be a free agent in spring training. His numbers haven’t been good at all over this season with his power numbers way down as well as his overall batting average (not to mention, rough defense). A team I can see taking a shot on him is MInnesota, as they are well on their way to competing and Desmond could be an upgrade over Escobar. I’d guess with the QO, Desmond lands a 1 year $12,000,000 with mutual option for $15,000,000 (2017).
Rollins won’t match $11,000,000 this offseason but he could bring something home. Despite the low batting average, he brings veteran leadership, power and good speed and defense than Cabrera and Ramirez. He would instantly help a team on the cusp of legitimacy out, and due to the proximity with his hometown, I can see him playing in Seattle on a 1 year contract worth $6,000,000
I see Asdrubal Cabrera headed to San Diego on a 3 year $36,000,000 contract due to the fact that he is still young and San Diego has no obvious shortstop for next year and this gives AJ a nice piece for 2016 and beyond with a contract that isn’t ridiculous.
Ramirez will likely just head back to the White Sox in my opinion. He’s getting older and he will act as a stop gap for Tim Anderson and then will be shopped at the deadline if he performs well. I’d guess a 1 year $3,000,000 contract.
zerobs
Agreeing with what the White Sox would like to do with Ramirez. I don’t think his hot streak makes one bit of difference as he has been this way every year of his career. The wild card here is if the Brewers or a west coast team kicked the tires on him – getting in warmer temperatures in April and May could convince one of those teams to offer more than 3M or 2 years.
nrd1138
If anything Alexei could be playing this hard to dupe the Sox into picking up his option then it is back to being on cruise control like in the beginning of the season. It is bad enough management was duped into not selling and trying to buy before the deadline and good thing they did not lose any prospects in that futile attempt. From what I have heard Anderson is tearing up the minors right now and could very well be a Sept call up if he stays performing that way. If he really is ahead of the curve, Alexei could (and probably should) be gone. I think though the real issue is I do not see any motivation for these guys to play hard for their manager. While they have been playing better as of late (and probably would be better if Robin would stop trying to inject LaRoche into the line up – even as a pinch hitter) I still see this as a middling team at best, not getting over .500, or at the most not much past .500 as a club. They need a manager that will motivate and hold players accountable for bad play.
nrd1138
Alexei is like everyone else on this club. Plays well enough to not get traded, and now playing well enough to get his option picked up. I say if Anderson really is doing as well as he is, he should be up here in Sept and see what he can do. If he does well, then trade or release Alexei. Sox management has to stopped being duped by this up and down play by their players. Changes are needed big time, or else I see another mediocre April- June again for them next season. They need a manager who can take charge, be respected, and motivate his players, and I see none of that with their current manager. I see a team that plays well enough just to get by. Now some of that is on the players for sure. Some of that is just mediocre performances by certain FA’s brought in to perform (LaRoche and Samardzija) and that falls on the GM, but I think this club as a whole has done only one thing under Robin: Under perform, both with the bat and glove. But also some really bad decision making by someone who is now not a rookie manager but still makes rookie manager type mistakes.