[討論] KC Will Try To Re-Sign Gordon, Zobrist
The KC Royals will try to re-sign free agents Alex Gordon and Ben Zobrist
this winter, according to New York Post reporter Joel Sherman. However,
sources are telling CBSports.com’s Jon Heyman that the Kansas City Royals
will non-tender former closer Greg Holland rather than pick up his final
arbitration year.
Earlier this season, I argued that the price for the soon to be 32-year-old
Alex Gordon would zoom beyond the KC Royals means. Yet, with him re-iterating
that he wants to stay in Kansas City, Gordon might just give the Kansas City
Royals enough of a hometown discount that keeping him makes sense.
Unfortunately for the KC Royals, the sharks are already beginning to circle
Gordon. And the likes of the Cubs, Red Sox, and Angels could bid his price
into the stratosphere.
Any way you cut it, Alex Gordon’s off season market figures to be one of the
most compelling stories of the winter. Will the Nebraska-born Gordon choose
to remain with the team he rooted for as a child? Or will big bucks and new
challenges lure Alex Gordon to the big city?
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals would also like to bring back Ben Zobrist.
Zobrist will be 35 next season, but is one of the most versatile players in
the league who can play every position on the field except catcher.
Ben Zobrist also helped balance the Kansas City Royals free-swinging offense
as a patient switch hitter who can draw walks. While most everyone in Kansas
City would love to install him at second base and figure out some way to
unload Omar Infante‘s contract this winter, Zobrist is also a popular target
among free-agent suitors.
The New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves could be eyeing
Zobrist in free agency. Heck, Zobrist is such a useful commodity with his
solid bat and versatility, that he’d help almost every team in baseball.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals will likely be forced to non-tender former
closer Greg Holland after he underwent Tommy John surgery last month. The
recovery time is approximately a year, and the KC Royals only control him for
one more arbitration year.
Since injury counts as service time, the Kansas City Royals would get little
to no value by tendering Holland a contract. Instead, look for the club to
offer Holland a two-year deal, with hopes that he might recover in time for a
2016 playoff run.
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