Adrian Gonzalez could be the 2011 first baseman and beyond, Levine stated yesterday that the Cubs would “love to add Gonzalez.” Levine said the Cubs are one of many teams that have an eye on A-Gone and that if the Cubs did trade for him the Cubs would give up three to four top young prospects.
The Cubs are not going to have a lot of money to spend on free agents unless they trade away some of there large contracts so they may be more involved in the trade market. There are many reasons Adrian Gonzalez is so appealing to the Cubs 1) He is only owed 5.8 million next season 2) If the Cubs traded for him they will likely work out a long term deal with him before the deal is completed, giving them stability and production at 1st base for many years to come 3) Adrian has stated he likes Chicago and loves playing in Wrigley 4) He has posted 30+ homers and 99+ RBI in the past 4 season in a pitcher friendly park and division 5) He is only 29 years old 6) The big money owed to him will not effect the Cubs until the start the 2012 season which is when 38 million dollars will come off the books (Adrian will likely get 23 million a season) 7) The Cubs have a nice quanity and quality of prospects to land Gonzalez. All these reasons make the Cubs chances better than most teams.
The big question is what talent do the Cubs have to part with? Don’t worry Cub fans Starlin Castro is staying put but the same cannot be said for Andrew Cashner. According to my source the Cubs would have to give up Castro or Cashner in any deal for Adrian Gonzalez. The Cubs will not give up Castro in “any deal” because SS like him are hard to come by. The Cubs are more willing to give Cashner because of past experiences with Mark Prior, Kerry Wood, and other pitchers that have had promise but failed to live up to expectations. The Padres are looking to fill numerous voids with the players they acquire via A-Gone trade. They are looking at starting pitching, CF, and middle infield. The players the Cubs could look to trade and the Padres may have interest in are Brett Jackson, Hak-Ju Lee, Josh Vitters, Jay Jackson, Chris Archer, Andrew Cashner, Ryan Flaherty, Chris Carpenter, Tyler Colvin, and Brandon Guyer. Any three to five of those prospects could be apart of a potential Gonzalez deal. I think Josh Vitters, Andrew Cashner, Tyler Colvin, and Hak-Ju Lee would get Gonzalez on the Nothside. Only time will tell.
Until Next Time..
6 comments:
trade hak ju le jackson cashner maybe fukudome for a-gon
Is your source the same one that said the Cubs were looking to acquire Carlos Lee?
No, I say no to this trade. Finally the cubs have a good young core, and trade them for just one year of gonzalez wouldn't be good. I think they should just sign someone for one year and sign someonelse of the free agent class for 2012 (pujols, gonzalez, fielder). The cubs shouldn't make dumb moves just to try to compete in 2011.
The only player I consider untouchable is Hak Ju Lee.
I would want to go Vitters, Cashner, Flaherty, Samardja. Vitters has been struggling, Flaherty probably won't make it, and Samardja is way overrated. i don't believe any of these players will make an impact with the Cubs except maybe Cashner.
I wouldn't trade Brett Jackson, Archer, or Ju Lee for him. Not for one year. Jay Jackson, Carpenter, Vitters and Samardja. If tey wanted, I'd take on half his contract and throw in Fukudome.
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