The MLB offseason is heating up and some trade rumors have been reported around Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick, with the NY Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays making calls about the possibility of trading for the Los Angeles Angels star.
According to CBS Sports writer Jon Heyman, the Yankees and the Blue Jays have looked into Kendrick, who has been made available in trades with David Freese by the Angels. Hardball Talk writes that it's likely that Kendrick will stay with the Angels, but teams are checking in and LA currently has some internal options that could take over. Kendrick is 31 and he is coming off of a solid year with a .293 batting average, seven home runs and 75 RBIs and he also had 14 stolen bases. Kendrick is entering the final year of his extension.
The Mets are another team that could be in the mix with Tulowitzki, although it's likely that he will cost too much money. Starlin Castro is another name the team could look at in trades. There are many teams that could be interested in those players and after the Cardinals, Mets, Cubs and Angels were mentioned last year for Tulo, more teams could jump in this time around. According to FOX Sports, the Rockies are open and willing to trade Gonzalez and Tulowitzki and they are looking for top prospects if they make a move. The Yankees and Mets are both interesting options for both players, but the Mets don't have the money, while the Yankees don't have the prospects.
The Yankees may look at trading Gary Sanchez, but he literally has been their best prospect for years and it would be devastating to their farm system to trade him. The Yankees need to replace Derek Jeter and while Tulo has long said he dreamed of playing for the Yankees, the team likely will be weary of paying a guy as much as Tulo is owed for how much he gets injured. Rockies owner Dick Monfort in the past has not wanted to trade the stars, but with the team in a tough spot and in rebuilding mode, he may have no choice.
The Mets have been connected to Castro since last summer and with Tulowitzki on the market they also could look at him as a shortstop option. The Mets likely will not want to spend a ton of money and that makes Castro the better option over Tulo, especially since he is under team control for a numbers of years. According to ESPN.com, the Yankees are interested in Alexi Ramirez and they have also been mentioned in regards to Tulowitzki, while the Mets have been interested in Castro and could trade a young pitcher to get that done.
