Hot Stove Digest: Yet another team is trying to trade for Brian Dozier
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HOT RUMOR OF THE DAY: You can add the St. Louis Cardinals to the list of teams interested in trading for Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. Dozier, 29, is coming off a 42-homer, 99-RBI season and he’s on a team-friendly contract, making him one of the most-talked about trade prospects this offseason. Now, the Cardinals are said to be “very much in,” according to Darren Wolfson of KSTP in Minneapolis. [@DWolfsonKSTP]
HOW WOULD THAT WORK? The Cardinals have a second baseman, you might be saying, and that’s true. It’s Kolten Wong. So how would Dozier fit into St. Louis’ plans? Craig Edwards breaks it down. [Viva El Birdos]
SPEAKING OF THE CARDINALS: Over at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Derrick Goold has a good read about the Cardinals payroll, how things might change in 2017 and why they weren’t in Edwin Encarnacion. [Post-Dispatch]
DONE DEAL: The Rockies have added utilityman Alexi Amarista on a one-year deal, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Amarista is a light-hitting but versatile player, who played six different positions last season for the Padres. (He even pitched!) Per Heyman’s report, the Rockies have a club option for 2018 as well. [FanRag Sports]
GOOD READ: MLB Trade Rumors tries to figure out where free-agent catcher Matt Wieters might land. They’ve identified seven teams that could be a good fit for the ex-Orioles backstop. And one of those is the Rockies. [MLBTR]
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