The Florida Marlins traded 1B Mike Jacobs to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday for right-handed reliever Leo Nunez. Jacobs was arbitration-eligible, so this at least fits in with the Marlins' modus operandi, even if it doesn't appear that Nunez has a whole lot of upside.
I don't really see how this makes much sense for the Royals. Why take on 28-year-old 1B with a .300 OBP when you already have the equally immovable (figuratively and literally) and more promising Billy Butler and Kila Ka'aihue already splitting time at 1B and DH?
Perhaps the bigger question is "Why am I attempting to find logic in a Royals acquisition?"
Anyone else have thoughts on this relatively obscure trade?
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3 comments:
nunez and jacobs are both flawed players. nunez has an average WHIP and low K-rate, and jacobs has an average slugging percentage and low OBP.
Perhaps this signals a trade coming up with one of the group that the Royals have stashed at 1b/DH now. Perhaps Jacobs is supposed to plug a hole while they go out and deal butler for a big-name SP to draw some more fans.
Here's what the Royals can do to draw more fans...
MOVE
Maybe it's stage one of Ka'aihue for Francoeur. That would make me well-pleased.
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