Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Moves That Would Never Happen but I Would Want to See Happen

Feeling a bit creative when it comes to the MLB offseason. These are some moves that would never happen, but I would like to see happen.

Houston Astros - Sign Nelson Cruz for 3 Years/ $50 Million: Houston has a weak budget and don't look to add to their payroll anytime soon, but this would be a nice move. PED issues or not, Nelson Cruz can still rake. Cruz can stay in the American League to DH, and lead a few power hitters in George Springer and Jonathan Singleton, with Carlos Correa looking to come up eventually. The Astros already have superstar Jose Altuve, and solid player in Dexter Fowler. Adding Cruz to a hitters park and middle of an Astros lineup who longs for a power hitter to drive in runs, I would like to see a wild signing of the Astros getting Nelson Cruz.

San Diego Padres Trade Tyson Ross, Jed Gyorko, Odrimaser Despaigne, and Yonder Alonso to Cincinnati Reds for Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips: Last season the Reds had a season for the worst with the only bright spot being Johnny Cueto who could've won the Cy Young if it wasn't for Clayton Kershaw. The Reds need to rebuild quickly and get young and healthy. Joey Votto is a league superstar when healthy and Brandon Phillips can show signs of his All-Star past. San Diego wants hitters and these two would generate revenue for a ball club that longs for run production. Votto looks to be healthy for 2015 and bounce back season would be nice. This deal would be beneficial for both.

Philadelphia Phillies Trade Cole Hamels to the Seattle Mariners for Mike Zunino, James Paxton, and Danny Hultzen: Jack Z's goal for the Mariners is to acquire bats, but if he fails to do so, M's can stick with pitching. Cole Hamels is one of the elite talents in baseball just stuck on potentially the worst team in baseball in 2015. Phillies are now in rebuild mode and starting over with Mike Zunino catching and James Paxton added to the rotation can be a win for the Phillies. Felix Hernandez, Hishashi Iwakuma, and Cole Hamels would be one of the nastiest 1-2-3 punches in baseball who I would fear.

Milwaukee Brewers - Sign Max Scherzer 6 years/ $152 Million: Brewers had a magical run in the regular season for awhile then collapsed and missed the 2014 playoffs. Brewers had some key veterans on their pitching staff, but failed them towards the end of the season. Bringing in a big time pitcher like they have in the past via trade (C.C. Sabathia & Zack Greinke), wouldn't be surprising if they would sign a big time pitcher. Scherzer may want this kind of money in Detroit, but his numbers could improve even more in the National League, not having to throw to an extra hitter. Former teammate Doug Fister made a nice transition from the American to the National League, and Max Scherzer wouldn't be on a bad team either. The Brewers youth have developed on offense, and Jonathan Lucroy has turned into a dangerous offensive weapon in the lineup. I like this signing, but don't see it happening.

White Sox, Rays, and Cardinals in a Three Team Trade - Cardinals Receive Chris Sale & Zack Putnam, White Sox Receive Evan Longoria & Marco Gonzales, and the Rays Receive Stephen Piscotty, Carlos Martinez, and Alexei Ramirez: Crazy trade but would be exciting for all teams. Adam Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in the game right now, and who knows how many years he has left. Bringing in Chris Sale now to that rotation who would eventually take over that rotation would be electrifying and Putnam adding some insurance to the bullpen. For the White Sox, they struck gold with signing Jose Abreu in 2014, and he put up outstanding numbers. Abreu is their run producer, but the White Sox could use another power bat ahead of Abreu or after him in the lineup. Longoria could use a change of scenery and the Rays look to eventually rebuild after the departure of Joe Maddon and GM Andrew Friedman. Marco Gonzales was a nice left hander who looks to potentially be a top of the rotation type starter and the White Sox also have Carlos Rodon in the minors knocking on Major League Baseball's door. Teaming those two up to lead a young White Sox rotation with Jose Quintana still there would be nice for the city of Chicago, and the power bat of Longoria. Rays have always lacked a big time shortstop and Alexei Ramirez would be a solid guy to fill that void. Stephen Piscotty is the Cardinals next big time prospect who can play third base or the outfield and with the departure of Longoria, it would open the spot for him and the Rays future along with Wil Myers and a solid young pitching staff. Adding Carlos Martinez to the bullpen would boost the Rays as well. This trade would be nuts but I see it as a big trade that would steal the headlines for sure.

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