Yunel Escobar a possibility for Rays, A’s and Red Sox
While there are bigger names out there to be had, perhaps no player is more
likely to be traded this week than new Marlins infielder Yunel Escobar.
Escobar was mostly included in the Jose Reyes-Josh Johnson megadeal for
salary purposes, and the Marlins have been intent on moving him since the day
they picked him up from the Blue Jays. CBSSports.com’s Danny Knobler says
the A’s, Rays and Yankees are all interested, and FOXSports.com’s Jon
Morosi says the Red Sox are also in the running.
The A’s, Rays and Red Sox would all be looking at Escobar as a shortstop,
while the Yankees would presumably use him at third base until Alex Rodriguez
is healthy.
According to Knobler, the Marlins’ talks with the A’s regarding Escobar
have centered on prospects Grant Green and Brad Peacock. Green, a former
first-round pick, has experience at shortstop, second base and in center
field. He hit .296/.338/.458 as a 24-year-old in Triple-A last season.
Peacock, who was sent to Oakland from the Nationals in the Gio Gonzalez deal,
was 12-9 with a 6.01 ERA and a 139/66 K/BB ratio in 134 2/3 innings in
Triple-A last season.
One imagines the A’s would like to see what happens with Stephen Drew before
they surrender a prospect for Escobar. They already have an offer out to him.
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