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zkleczka19
I would like to see the Brewers trade Lind for Bundy!
mstrchef13
Al Bundy? The O’s just got Trumbo. They aren’t going to give up anything of significance for a LH Trumbo with injury problems, let alone someone with Bundy’s potential.
joew
Mark Reynolds.. pass. He still has some power but has averaged less than 20HR the past four seasons in ~1900 PA with a 29.6% strike out rate… but with a pretty decent 11.3% walk rate.
If he is cheaper than what Hart was last year then… okay but not much more
jd2223711
I would like to see Lind with the “birds on the bat”. Now that we have Gyorko make a trade w/ the Brew Crew that centers around Wong, then add M. Adams and a few prospects. Just a thought “Mo”
JT19
Lol what? You want to give up Wong, Adams and prospects for a platoon LH bat? This is why you wouldn’t be a GM.
ASapsFables
There is no need for Ben Zobrist to rush into a free agent deal this week. With so many teams showing interest in the versatile veteran his value will remain high throughout the offseason and may actually improve when some teams finalize decisions regarding players that might currently be hindering their attempts to acquire him.
The Cubs are one such team that would figure to be high on Zobrist’s wish list. Once they determine possible destinations for either Starlin Castro or Javier Baez, the opportunity for Zobrist to play 2B regularly (his offseason preference) may open up for him.
Zobrist would undoubtedly relish a chance to reunite with former manager Joe Maddon and finish his career with a serious World Series contender. The Eureka, Illinois native would also remain closer to his Franklin, Tennessee residence than some other locations, including N.Y or any out West.
The Cubs would benefit from having a switch-hitting, high OBP and low strike-out top of the order veteran presence in their young lineup. Maddon would love his versatility afield, even should the 2B position open up for Zobrist to play regularly. Maddon has never been bashfull about moving his players around in the course of a ball game with his micro-managing, especially now that he is in the National League. How many times did starting 3B Kris Bryant wound up in the outfield last season, or vice versa? LF Chris Coghlan often played 2 or 3 different positions during the course of a ball game, Ditto for Javier Baez, Starlin Castro, Kyle Schwarber and even Addison Russell. Zobrist is more than capable of doing the same for the Cubs with his ability to play as many as 7 different field positions proficiently.
I see Zobrist as a great match for the Cubs…and the Cubs as an excellent destination for Zobrist. He has an opportunity to finish his fine MLB career with the manager he started with, one who was instrumental in recognizing and trusting his versatility in the batting order and afield, who helped Zobrist become the valuable and winning player he is today.
JT19
The longer he waits hoping the Cubs come calling, the lower his price drops as other teams fill the hole. Nice nostalgia story but in terms of money, there’s no reason for him to do that.
gojira15
I’m guessing the Cardinals were interested in Reynolds before they traded for Gyorko. I can’t see a fit now.
longjohnsilver
Huntington is an idiot. He has been anti-Walker from his first day, and his continued demeaning of Walker has certainly (filled in the blank) me off.
JT19
For what? Not trying to resign Walker? Resign Walker and then they don’t have the money to at least try to resign McCutchen and/or Cole.
joew
I agree.. Huntington is not anti-Walker. everyone in the organization loves Walker and the sides talked extensions repeatedly. He is a decent player with good club house appeal, home town connections and his family connection to Clemente.. EVERYONE wants him back..
I, probably one of the biggest people advocating Walker’s trade; want him back.
But the reality is.. dollar signs. Walker is worth more than he is being paid right now so to extend him 3 or 4 years will cost 60-75 million and he is probably on the down side of his prime and the pirates have a drop in replacement for him now (only with less power) but the new 3rd basemen can make up for that (once healthy)
If they don’t trade him they can extend him a qualifying offer (probably about 16million) and he will probably take it or work out a 2 or 3 year deal. If he does leave then the pirates get an extra draft pick.
oh and almost no way Cole extends. I hope he does but probably not. If Cole was a free agent now he’d be looking at 25M/year easy and he is a Boras client 🙁
jmg s.
Don’t see the Giants interest in signing Reynolds unless they were trading Belt. Seems like they’d find better and cheaper options for 1B in that scenario. Reynolds would bring power off the bench but the Giants usually like more versatile players as backups.
frick33
Has there been any confirmed sightings of Mo at the winter meetings? I’m convinced that he is on vacation and not doing anything to improve the Cardinals.
Jared McFarlane
I see Lind going to the M’s or O’s as he would be a significant upgrade over anything they have.