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Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief
Agreed. Of course we all want Stanton but know it's a pipedream. Even if it makes so much sense for us, and would really make me forget Wil Myers. A power-hitting RF we can build around? Yeah, I'll sell the farm for that.
Other potential bats that could become available:
Chase Headley (but where do we play him?)
Josh Willingham
Howie Kendrick (The Angels are desperate for pitching)
Chase Utley (As realistic as Stanton, but the Phils appear to be on the fade in an impossible division.)
Rickie Weeks (puke)
Aaron Hill (If the D-backs crash and burn.)
Michael Cuddyer (I would be great with this.)
Hell, even Carlos Gonzalez is reportedly being looked at.
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I'd love to pry Howie Kendrick away from the Angels. He's on the hook for two more seasons after this one at around $10 million/year, but he's a pretty key piece of their lineup.
I like Headley alot (switch-hitter with pop, though probably not as much as he showed a year ago). He also has played extensively in the OF before, though it was in LF. Not sure he could stick in RF (he was slightly below average there during that season).
Weeks and Hill would also be upgrades.
All of those are potentially realistic.