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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/reds-trade-zack-cozart-mariners.html
The Mariners and Reds are closing in on a trade involving Zack Cozart,
reports Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune (on Twitter). While the trade
isn’t done yet, both sides are confident that a deal can be worked out,
according to Dutton, who notes that talks are still fluid at this time. ESPN’
s Jayson Stark reported last week that Seattle had asked the Reds about
Cozart.
Cozart, 30, is one of the game’s premier defenders at shortstop and has also
substantially elevated his offensive game over the past couple of seasons,
hitting a combined .263/.314/.461 with 24 homers over 615 plate appearances.
He’s earning a reasonable $2.925MM salary in 2016 and is controllable
through the 2017 season via arbitration.
The Mariners have a young shortstop option in Ketel Marte that looked to have
cemented himself at the position with a strong rookie campaign in 2015, but
the 22-year-old’s bat has taken a huge step backwards in 2016. After a
.283/.351/.402 slash in 247 plate appearances last year, Marte has batted a
mere .273/.299/.358 in a larger sample of 300 PAs in 2016. Beyond that, Marte
has missed time this season with a sprained thumb and, more recently, a bout
of mononucleosis (for which he is currently on the disabled list). Adding
Cozart to the fold wouldn’t necessarily preclude Marte from emerging as
Seattle’s primary shortstop down the line, but it could relegate him to a
utility role next year before giving him another crack at a more regular role
in 2018.
From the Reds’ vantage point, moving Cozart could open up an avenue for
prospect Jose Peraza to at last get regular at-bats. Cincinnati picked up
Peraza in the Todd Frazier deal this offseason, but he’s played sparingly of
late while spending more time on the bench than the club would presumably
like for a piece that could be a long-term asset in their lineup. The
22-year-old speedster has 93 plate appearances in 33 games since being
recalled from Triple-A back on June 15.
水手和红人正在讨论一笔交易,内容涉及红人游击手Zack Cozart
虽然交易还没定案,但两边都有信心能顺利谈成
红人如果交易掉Cozart,势必就能清出空间给潜力快腿Jose Peraza
到底最后的交易内容为何?就让我们继续看下去~