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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz
@FlannyMLB: As Winter Meetings approach, #Royals will listen to all trade offers, including those on Wade Davis. http://atmlb.com/2gFGJlq |
If the trade is something like what Anthony Castrovince proposed the other day (Davis for Reynaldo Lopez, Austin Voth, and Andrew Stevenson) that improves KC overall in 2017, I think it will happen. Only a few teams have the motivation, surplus value and players to make that happen, though.
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Originally Posted by KChiefs1
I'm in Cardinals country & I guess there's a rumor going around that they have inquired about getting LoCain. They heard the Cards are offering Wong, Grichuk & Weaver.
I told him the Royals would easily do that deal. I told him the Cards would be stupid to do that though.
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If the Cardinals or another team are willing to overpay like that for Cain, also makes sense for 2017 while improving you for the future, too.
Grichuk could play RF against righties and CF against lefties, with Dyson playing CF against righties and Dozier or Orlando getting RF starts against lefties.
Wong is the starting 2B and can sit versus lefties.
Weakens your offense at one spot but improves it two others. And also bolsters your SP quite a bit. If the Cardinals want to do a crazy overpay like that, I'll take it.
Here's the question: can you do both deals and make the team better in 2017?
Let's examine.
with the $15 million you're saving in salary swaps, you can go get some bullpen help AND sign a Matt Holliday type bat to DH.
Bullpen becomes:
Herrera
Strahm
FA signing (Hochevar? Holland?)
With good depth
Lineup, have to shuffle more. I'd be tempted to go:
LF - Gordon
RF - Grichuk
1B - Hosmer
DH - Holliday
3b - Moustakas
C - Perez
CF - Dyson
Ss - Escobar
2B - Wong
That's a completely balanced L-R lineup. Grichuk is a lower OBP guy than I'd like hitting 2nd, but it makes more sense than Escobar and should help him see fastballs to hit.
7-8-9 is a bit light, but tons of speed there and the ability to be productive playing small ball.
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