By Ken Rosenthal
Jan 8, 2016 at 8:42a ET
Before the Diamondbacks included Ender Inciarte in the Shelby Miller trade,
they strongly considered a deal that would have sent Inciarte to the
Nationals for left-hander Gio Gonzalez, according to major-league sources.
Would the D-backs have been better off making that move rather than acquiring
Miller from the Braves for Inciarte, right-hander Aaron Blair and last year's
No. 1 overall draft pick, shortstop Dansby Swanson? That's one question to
consider, and here's another:
Could the Nationals trade Gonzalez for another center-field type, then sign
free-agent left-hander Wei-Yin Chen?
The Nats are discussing such a scenario, sources say. Their frequent business
partner, agent Scott Boras, represents both pitchers.
Gonzalez, 30, averaged only about 5 2/3 innings per start last season, but
over the past six years his park- and league-adjusted ERA ranks 10th in the
majors (minimum, 1,000 innings). At the right acquisition cost, he would be
more attractive to teams than free-agent right-handers Ian Kennedy and Yovani
Gallardo, both of whom are attached to draft picks.
The addition of a left-handed hitting outfielder would give the Nats an
alternative to the right-handed hitting Michael Taylor in center and Jayson
Werth in left. Inciarte, however, is probably no longer an option, at least
not for Gonzalez. The Braves are rebuilding, and Gonzalez is guaranteed $12
million in 2016 with a $12 million club option for '17 and $12 million club
or vesting option for '18.
Chen, who actually is two months older than Gonzalez, might not be a dramatic
upgrade as his replacement. But the Nats likely are entering their final
season with righty Stephen Strasburg, who looms as the prize of next winter's
weak free-agent pitching class. They could sign Chen as a long-term piece to
go with righty Max Scherzer, and still would control Tanner Roark along with
younger righties such as Joe Ross, A.J. Cole and Lucas Giolito beyond '16.
Officials with the Orioles, Chen's original club, originally believed that he
would land with a West Coast club. But the Giants signed added righties Jeff
Samardzija and Johnny Cueto, while the Dodgers added lefty Scott Kazmir and
righty Kenta Maeda, and the Mariners ended up with righty Hisashi Iwakuma and
lefty Wade Miley. The Athletics and Padres, meanwhile, are unlikely to spend
big on a starter.
Boras still could find another taker, considering that Chen is the best
starter left on the open market. But it was right around this time a year ago
that the agent negotiated with Nats owner Ted Lerner to bring Scherzer to
Washington. And now that the Nats have signed one free agent who received a
qualifying offer, second baseman Daniel Murphy, Chen would cost them only a
second-round pick.
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心得: 雖然是乳摸 但感覺合約越來越近了
文中講到Gio跟Chen都是波拉斯的客戶
國民可用Gio去換個外野手 然後以長約簽Chen