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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
How about Allen Craig? Think the Red Sox would trade him?
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It would have to be cheap, if it was Craig. He's still got 3 years and $26.5 million guaranteed left on his deal and might have fallen off the table. He has been a declining player for a few years now (if you look at his SLG, especially). But it's an intriguing option. He's an awful defensive RF, but he could DH and play 1B occasionally.
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
Trumbo had a bad year but was a 2.3 WAR guy last three seasons. He will be 29 and he only made 4.6m so he could be cheap in a trade and salary. He can't field but we don't need fielders. It's a decent gamble
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The Diamondbacks gave up Tyler Skaggs, an elite pitching prospect, and Adam Eaton, an-MLB ready everyday player with 6 years of control and the ability to be a plus offensive player at a premium defensive position he plays, to acquire Trumbo... just one year ago.
Trumbo is not going to come cheap, and I don't think he'd be worth his price tag.
Since the 2012 All-Star break, he has not been the same hitter. He's .233/.289/.423 since that point, with a HR every 21 at-bats. That's only marginally better than the player Mike Moustakas was after his return to the majors on June 1 (Moose was .235/.289/.377).
Before that, he was .272/.315/.522, with a HR every 16 at-bats. The OBP is still low, but the slug over .500 makes it play way up.
Basically, the Curse of Billy Butler struck Cano during the HR derby and apparently latched on to Trumbo before he left town. Because he hasn't been the same player - really, not close - since getting picked for the HR derby over Butler.