One of the joys of the offseason is speculating about next year’s lineup. Miami fans already know the 2013 Blue Jays will look more like the 2012 Marlins than the Marlins will. One of the few remaining players, Giancarlo Stanton, has been vocal about how much the purge sucks. Could that mean Stanton might find a home on another team as well?
Miami has made it pretty clear that they have no intention of trading Stanton. Just this year, in his age 22 season, he hit .290/.361/.608 with 37 HRs in only 123 games. That seems like a player you build around for the future, but it’s also unlikely that future is 2013 and might not be 2014 either.
Royals fan Holden Cornfield said:
With that in mind, how about an offer of:
1) Lorenzo Cain – plugs CF right now, has upside both ways and 5 more seasons of control.
2) Kelvin Herrera or Yordano Ventura
3) Choice of 2 of the following:
Jorge Bonifacio, Orlando Calixte, Cheslor Cuthbert, Elier Hernandez, Patrick Leonard, Donnie Joseph, Robinson Yambati, Angel Baez, Justin Marks, Bryan Brickhouse, or Mike Montgomery.
Nothing about this trade makes much sense, because it’s basically just swapping Lorenzo Cain for Giancarlo Stanton, but it’s nice to dream.
