St. Louis Cardinals Hot Stove: The bargain basement of free agents
By Chris Greene
Sep 2, 2015; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres shortstop Clint Barmes (12) hits a two RBI double during the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Clint Barmes
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Finally, we need a cheap utility infielder and
is that guy. Although his defense isn’t what it used to be, he still has a solid glove and can handle both shortstop and second adequately. His offense has always been well below average (71 career wRC+), but given that we’re trying to replace a middle infielder who only mustered
, well below average offense sounds like a big improvement. He should be plenty cheap, and should help fill in some of the holes on the St. Louis Cardinals’ bench and get more rest to our infielders.
Projected Cost: $1M/1 year
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That seems like enough bargains for one day. Now you can go back to pondering whether $200M/10 years is too much for Jason Heyward.