If the Phillies are to make a splash in the free agent market, it certainly seems like it will come at 3B, after they declined a relatively cheap option ($5 million) on Pedro Feliz.
I think it was the right move, and with the market for 3B fairly robust, it gives us a chance to fill the one hole we had in our line-up in the playoffs this season.
In this post, I will detail 8 options the Phillies have as a replacement. 7 are free agents, and 1 (Garrett Atkins) is an obvious trade option. There are likely to be other trade options out there (Brandon Inge?), but I'm just going to stick with Atkins, who is absolutely on the market.
I've put together charts of the last 3 years of performance for each player. The 2 stats at the end are UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating, a defensive stat) and EqBRR (Equivalent Base Running Runs, a base-running stat). After a brief summary of the player, I will share what I would offer them contract-wise (or trade wise) if I was Amaro. The players are ra...
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