Shortstop Upgrade?
So this trade has been presented to the Tigers from the Cardinals...
I went in to the "Discuss Trade" option and it appears they would take 30% of DeJong contract (without adding prospects/players to make them possibly retain more).
Below is his current ratings (from our scout not OSA) / batting stats and a look at his contract (without retention).
Would you take on a soon to be 26 year old Paul DeJong if you knew you'd have to pay him $8.75 million (12.5 x 0.7) in his age 31 season?
I don't plan on resigning Mercer (might try to dump him before deadline anyways) and I had looked at someone like Marcus Semien a couple times this season as a potential trade target.
Also, we have a defense first SS prospect currently in AAA with Sergio Alcantara. He needs Rule V protection this offseason and could be in the 2020 plans.
Matt Boyd is under team control for 3 more season after this one. I think he could be part of the team long term and has been troubled by a high BABIP in 2019.
Let me know what you think!!!
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