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Carlos Gonzalez Open To Extension, Position Change

By Connor Byrne | October 1, 2016 at 9:10pm CDT

Although Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez is scheduled to become a free agent after next season and could be trade bait during the winter, the three-time All-Star told Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post that he’d like to remain in Colorado. The Rockies have gone just 75-85 this year and will miss the playoffs for the seventh straight season, but there’s young talent in place and Gonzalez is convinced the club is on the right track.

“If you would have asked me early in the year, I would have told you I’m going to wait until I hit free agency and see what’s out there,” said Gonzalez. “But this is a good team. It’s a different feeling. Now I see how guys react in tough situations. We understand we can win. That’s huge for any team, when you trust and believe you can win.”

Moreover, Gonzalez – who has been exclusively an outfielder during his nine-year career – would be open to shifting to first base in order to remain with the Rockies.

“I feel like I’m still a good outfielder and can help the team defensively,” he said. “But if first base is what’s best for the team, I will be good with that … In the long run, it’s probably going to extend my — or anybody’s — career if you play first base. And it won’t be a crazy move.”

With a minus-1.4 fWAR, Rockies first basemen rank 27th in the majors. Most of that negative value has came from Ben Paulsen, who endured a nightmarish 97 plate appearances, while offseason signing Mark Reynolds had a replacement-level campaign before his season ended Sept. 18 on account of a broken hand. One of Gonzalez’s fellow outfielders, Gerardo Parra, also spent time at first this year prior to succumbing to an ankle injury earlier this week. Parra’s bat was unusable anywhere this season, as he produced a woeful .253/.271/.399 line with seven home runs and just nine walks in 381 plate appearances.

The 30-year-old Gonzalez has been much better than Parra, though his .297/.349/.507 line with 25 homers in 624 PAs isn’t as impressive as it looks for someone who spends half his season at Coors Field. As has typically been the case, Gonzalez has fared much better at home than on the road this season, but he has enjoyed his second consecutive healthy campaign after injuries weighed him down in previous years.

Whether at first base or in the outfield – where the Rockies have two other strong options in Charlie Blackmon and David Dahl – the chances of Gonzalez staying in Colorado for the long haul don’t look great. For one, Gonzalez said two weeks ago that the Rockies hadn’t approached him about an extension. Secondly, as MLBTR’s Jeff Todd wrote Friday, Gonzalez is the most logical trade candidate among the Rockies’ outfielders. Blackmon and Dahl probably aren’t going anywhere, and Parra would amount to a salary dump (if anything). While Gonzalez’s $20MM salary for next season is hefty, it shouldn’t scare off every potential buyer. Plus, the Rockies already have $66MM committed to next year’s team after running up a franchise-record $112MM Opening Day payroll this season, and that’s without factoring in forthcoming arbitration raises for Blackmon, third baseman Nolan Arenado and right-hander Tyler Chatwood, among others.

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  1. 24TheKid

    9 years ago

    CarGo needs to be an outfielder

    Reply
    • cam32

      9 years ago

      Bruh he is

      Reply
      • AidanVega123

        9 years ago

        He means he should remain one

        Reply
  2. The Oregonian

    9 years ago

    What would be a good idea for the Rockies in my opinion: trade CarGo and sign two current O’s, Pearce and Alvarez. Option Paulsen and let Reynolds go.

    Reply
    • A'sfaninUK

      9 years ago

      Or just sign Cargo for 1B because his OF metrics are bad and he will be getting older, so they will be getting worse. Look what happened to Hanley after moving to 1B, Cargo is a classic Rockies player who will be exploited not playing in Denver and have to deal with the fallout from being called overpaid for his underwhelming numbers if he signs with another team (his .744 OPS in away games this year proves this).

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      • tsolid 2

        9 years ago

        Not Everyone can just step in and play 1B. Handley was a SS, so that’s definitely easier transition as opposed to career OFer moving to 1B. Take Josh Bell for instance. He’s young and he made that switch and he is Turrible.

        Reply
    • thebare

      9 years ago

      Sign Trumbo he hit 65 homers there move cogo to 1b the fire power make the Cubs look like triple A

      Reply
      • thebare

        9 years ago

        Cargo – sorry smart phones

        Reply
      • tylerall5

        9 years ago

        I think Trumbo would be better suited for 1st, he isn’t much of an upgrade, if any, over Cargo

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      • cubsfan2489

        9 years ago

        “Thebare” you are out of your mind with that comment. The Cubs are making the Rockies look like a AAA team, ya know, with their 102 wins and the Rockies 75. And you think adding Trumbo will make them better than the Cubs?!?!? WOW!!! I can’t stop laughing!

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        • xpatriot5747

          9 years ago

          Cubs could not beat the Rockies this year

          Reply
  3. dstuart

    9 years ago

    Most of that negative value has CAME from Ben Paulsen?

    Reply
    • mp9

      9 years ago

      How about move Story to 1st with Brendan Rodgers soon to be the new SS Trade Cargo for some Pitching and Sign Trumbo” Nasty

      Reply
  4. Cardinals17

    9 years ago

    Trade Cargo to St. Louis for Matt Adams (1st baseman) and Weaver (Recently brought up rookie ground ball pitcher. He showed a lot of promise but had stinking defense behind him). Matt Adams is extremely underrated. Good fielding first baseman and has plenty of home run pop!!!! (I can’t understand why he’s not starting now!!! He’s gotten in Mike Mathaney’s preverbal dog house like Jon Jay did a couple of years back.

    Reply
  5. Wainofan

    9 years ago

    Rockies should trade arenado to cards for Adams, weaver, Wong or gyorko, and two of cards top prospects. Good deal for both teams

    Reply
    • guinnesspelican

      9 years ago

      Arenado is sick. It would take more than these guys you mentioned to pull that off.

      Reyes or Martinez would be the centerpiece and I still would do it. Arenado is a once in a lifetime talent.

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