The Toronto Blue Jays might have a strong case for trading Edwin Encarnacion.
Encarnacion, arguably the Jays’ best overall hitter, will be a free agent next year, and can be a good piece of bait for a team that could use a few good prospects in the pitching department.
The Jays expected to contend this year but they sit 8.5 games back of the division leading Yankees and 2.5 games back of the Wild Card leading Angels and Orioles, with nearly the first half of play in the books.
Encarnacion is right near his career prime at age 29 and is on-pace to set career highs in every statistical category. He averaged 13 homeruns in his nine previous seasons, but has hit 22 (second-highest on the team) through only 76 games so far this season. He leads the Blue Jays in batting average too, hitting .291.
While playing as the team’s designated hitter and first baseman,...
Encarnacion, arguably the Jays’ best overall hitter, will be a free agent next year, and can be a good piece of bait for a team that could use a few good prospects in the pitching department.
The Jays expected to contend this year but they sit 8.5 games back of the division leading Yankees and 2.5 games back of the Wild Card leading Angels and Orioles, with nearly the first half of play in the books.
Encarnacion is right near his career prime at age 29 and is on-pace to set career highs in every statistical category. He averaged 13 homeruns in his nine previous seasons, but has hit 22 (second-highest on the team) through only 76 games so far this season. He leads the Blue Jays in batting average too, hitting .291.
While playing as the team’s designated hitter and first baseman,...
- 7/2/2012
- by Harlan Nemers
- We Got This Covered
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