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bradthebluefish
Morneau would be great as a fill-in for Chris Davis in Baltimore.
The Oregonian
Maybe a return to Pittsburgh as a placeholder for Josh Bell? Assuming Alvarez is traded away.
Monkey’s Uncle
No thanks. He wasn’t good the last time. Sure, he then had a good season in 2014, but who knows how much that was an outlier, or whether or not playing in Colorado materially helped his numbers? He will cost too much to be a placeholder.
joew
he wasn’t that bad a .370 OBP and .260 AVG wasn’t horrible. the power wasn’t there but the rest of his game was fair over a very short sample size of 25 games and under 100 PAs.
what we really need is a solid fielder who can at least get on base… If healthy, he fits the bill. If they could get him for cheap with games played or PA incentives then it might be worth looking into.
But you are probably right, with the lack of first basemen on the market his salary will probably be inflated. I would rather they take a risk on Park than Justin as i’m not convinced Bell is the answer to our first base woes defensively anyway.
pitnick
We’ve already got Morse under contract, right? As a placeholder, I think he’s good enough, and I don’t see much gain in adding Morneau to the mix.
felinelopez2
He would make the ideal stop-gap solutions for the Bucs already questionable firstbase potentials at this point. It makes perfect sense, considering he was already with us as recently as 2013. Far more easy to get acclimated to the club house when you’re a veteran who’s already played there, even if it was only for a brief stint. Justin would never no problem returning to play for a contending ball club. It’s just the fiscal matters that are concerning.
bigtwinsfan14
If he should decide to hang up his spikes because of his concussion issues, as he’s indicated in the past, I hope this move opens up the possibility for Mr. Morneau to come home to Minnesota with one of those ceremonial one-day contracts and retire as a member of the Minnesota Twins.
BigGiantHead
Good thought!
NatKingCole45
Would love to see him return to Pittsburgh to platoon with Mike Morse.
Out of place Met fan
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Orioles, maybe Seattle and Anaheim are possible
qbass187
He’s a Red Sox next year. Veteran back up for Travis Shaw.
bencam4904
yes, this. smart veteran hitter to help the young players
ronnsnow
Why would he sign with Boston when there are about 5 teams he could be a starter on?
Bob Sacamano 310
Do the Rockies have any bad expiring contracts where a 1-for-1 swap makes sense for LaRoche? If they can save money by declining Morneau’s option and moving other money for another bad contract, it could make sense.
seamaholic 2
One of the best! It’s not quite expiring (2 years to go) but hey, he’s a great guy and used to be a great player! And you kind of need an infielder right?
Jose Reyes, welcome to the White Sox!
Bob Sacamano 310
Rockies throw in a bunch of money or a prospect and I’m down.
BarrelMan
Brewers after Lind is traded?
David233
Morneau might be a better option at DH than Gattis for the Astros.