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Offensive Upgrade Targets – Shortstop
Incumbent – Brad Miller/Chris Taylor platoon
Acquisition possibilities:
Asdrubal Cabrera – 29 years old. Back-to-back subpar seasons is troubling and makes him a big risk. Might be one these guys who just burns out earlier rather than later.
Stephen Drew – 32 years old. Never got going last year and hasn’t really been the same player since he left Arizona in 2012. Safeco is not a good fit for this guy.
JJ Hardy – 32 years old. 167 career homeruns but only 9 last year. He’s played most of his career in hitter-friendly stadiums. Hardy is a huge risk on anything longer than a 2-year deal.
Hanley Rameriz – 31 years old. Seems like he has been around forever. Motivation has been questioned in the past. Someone will give him $80-100 million to play sub-par defense at shortstop. I hope it isn’t the Mariners. The guy has a nice bat for a shortstop but a negative defensive WAR reduces his offensive impact.
Alexei Rameriz – 33 years old. Very steady, consistent player that gives above average offense production for a shortstop. But, a little old for a shortstop who will be looking for the minimum of a three year deal.
Jed Lowrie – 31 years old. Mariner killer. I’d like to have him on the team just so he could no longer hit against us. Lowrie is coming off of a down year but he has plenty left in the tank and had a very solid season in 2013.
Troy Tulowitzki – Tradde acquisition. The cost in prospects would be significant. 30 years old. Tulo is going to get a lot of air time in the rumor mills this winter. Owed $118 million over the next 6 years which is not a bad contract despite the fact that he only averages 117 games a year. Has missed 222 games in the last three years and 360 in his 8 years as a starter.
Player I’d like for them to get: Troy Tulowitzki. Although Tulo would be somewhat easier to acquire than Giancarlo Stanton, the odds of getting him are still very slim. And if we couldn’t get Tulo than then I would be fine with keeping Brad Miller at shortstop. We can’t spend big money at every position. Shortstop might be one of those positions where we have to bottom feed or go with pre-arbitration players.
Player they are most likely to get: Jed Lowrie. They have seen a lot him the last two years. They are familiar with him. And, they could do a lot worse. A three year deal at $8.5-10 mill a year wouldn’t be bad and would give us three years of Lowrie in his prime.
Incumbent – Brad Miller/Chris Taylor platoon
Acquisition possibilities:
Asdrubal Cabrera – 29 years old. Back-to-back subpar seasons is troubling and makes him a big risk. Might be one these guys who just burns out earlier rather than later.
Stephen Drew – 32 years old. Never got going last year and hasn’t really been the same player since he left Arizona in 2012. Safeco is not a good fit for this guy.
JJ Hardy – 32 years old. 167 career homeruns but only 9 last year. He’s played most of his career in hitter-friendly stadiums. Hardy is a huge risk on anything longer than a 2-year deal.
Hanley Rameriz – 31 years old. Seems like he has been around forever. Motivation has been questioned in the past. Someone will give him $80-100 million to play sub-par defense at shortstop. I hope it isn’t the Mariners. The guy has a nice bat for a shortstop but a negative defensive WAR reduces his offensive impact.
Alexei Rameriz – 33 years old. Very steady, consistent player that gives above average offense production for a shortstop. But, a little old for a shortstop who will be looking for the minimum of a three year deal.
Jed Lowrie – 31 years old. Mariner killer. I’d like to have him on the team just so he could no longer hit against us. Lowrie is coming off of a down year but he has plenty left in the tank and had a very solid season in 2013.
Troy Tulowitzki – Tradde acquisition. The cost in prospects would be significant. 30 years old. Tulo is going to get a lot of air time in the rumor mills this winter. Owed $118 million over the next 6 years which is not a bad contract despite the fact that he only averages 117 games a year. Has missed 222 games in the last three years and 360 in his 8 years as a starter.
Player I’d like for them to get: Troy Tulowitzki. Although Tulo would be somewhat easier to acquire than Giancarlo Stanton, the odds of getting him are still very slim. And if we couldn’t get Tulo than then I would be fine with keeping Brad Miller at shortstop. We can’t spend big money at every position. Shortstop might be one of those positions where we have to bottom feed or go with pre-arbitration players.
Player they are most likely to get: Jed Lowrie. They have seen a lot him the last two years. They are familiar with him. And, they could do a lot worse. A three year deal at $8.5-10 mill a year wouldn’t be bad and would give us three years of Lowrie in his prime.
