There's never really been much of a chance of that -- not back in August, nor in November, nor now. They're just not going to spend that type of money on a free agent, I don't think, and they don't have a great spot for him anyway. He's not a very good center fielder. He's a damn good left fielder though.

Not this offseason, no. Maybe in July if things go south in Oakland, but I do believe that Beane and Forst want to extend him. Doesn't mean he'll bite; Reddick is young and looking at a very weak free-agent class next winter, so he may want to test the market. Back to the actual question: Deadline for me, if he's traded at all.

I like Gordon as a better fit there, personally, because I'm more sold on his consistency than Cespedes' big 2015. Not that Yo was bad before that, but he has some OBP concerns, and if his bat slows down in his mid-30s, that's an ugly looking contract for a guy that doesn't walk and by that point is probably more above-average than great in left field. Plus, a lefty bat seems like a little better fit there, and he'll be cheaper.

Trying to win the 2015 World Series? Teams rent players every year.

Yeah there's a match there. You could make the case for one of Colorado's outfielders or Alex Gordon, too, and I'd like that better just because I think they're all better players than what Bruce is at this point.

It seems like Heyward was a special case for them, and they're more or less content with the alignment you mentioned in the outfield. If they add an outfielder, I'm not expecting it to be anything more than a backup at this point.

I think plenty of people who follow the game with any reasonable level of closeness know Ketel Marte. "Stud" might be taking it a bit far as there's not much power there, but I like him well enough as a guy who can provide average-ish offense and play a passable shortstop (even though he might be better suited to play second base). He's a nice regular player, but I don't foresee him hitting superstardom.

If they're really sticking to offering him barely north of Nick Markakis money, zero.

A significant amount -- more than Terry Ryan has shown a willingness to part with and more than they reasonably should part with, honestly. Yankees would want a controllable starting pitcher, so I don't see anything getting done without including Berrios, May, Duffey or Gibson as a starting point and then adding some further pieces around that pitcher.

He hasn't shown many signs of falling apart just yet, and at $7MM it's not like they have him a huge, detrimental sum anyway. I thought the deal was fine, though admittedly a little expensive for a guy who isn't even going to spend the year in the rotation.

Orioles, Padres or Cardinals are a better fit, in my estimation. Pirates would've been the best fit I could think of, but they obviously were never going to spend like that. I don't see first base as a huge need in Toronto. I'd be more focused on the bullpen right now.

You have the Rays getting Baez, DeJong and Thompson for Odorizzi, McGee AND Guyer (who, while not a star, is a fine complementary outfield piece). Not enough for me, and it's not close.

I think the Yankees should be in on someone like Kazmir, personally, but I don't expect them to do anything more than add a veteran on a minor league deal. Roll the dice on Chad Billingsley or something, perhaps.

Yeah, he is. I can still see him back with the Halos, with Yunel sliding over to second base. Padres make some sense as a team with a need at 3B. Otherwise, there aren't a ton of contending clubs with big needs at third base. If he ends up getting to the point where he'd take a one-year deal, I'd say Houston and Cleveland make some sense, too. Maybe Pittsburgh, since they could put Kang back at SS over Mercer, who I just don't like all that much as a starter.

He's a pure DH that can't hit lefties and doesn't even post great OBP marks against right-handed pitching. He's just not that exciting a player outside the homers

He threw 200 innings in 2015 -- seems like they'll keep bringing him back on one-year deals until he's not able to continue. As far as a reasonably successful innings eater goes, Texas could do a lot worse, especially at his price.

You already got Greinke and Shelby Miller -- stop being greedy! I don't think they're adding another starter. At this point, Greinke-Corbin-Miller-Ray and a fourth option, maybe Chase Anderson, is a solid rotation. They'll probably give Rubby De La Rosa another look in the rotation, which is fine, but I'd really like to see him dropped to a high-leverage relief spot where he can unleash all of his velocity and not have to worry as much about the fact that he doesn't have a good enough third pitch to retire lefties as a starter.

Don't see the harm in it for the Reds. They don't have a ton of guys they'd be blocking, though they apparently like Scott Schebler for that role. Can't blame a team for not falling over to grab Brown... he's had plenty of chances and looked entirely lost for some 90% of his Major League tenure.

Not even close, but the domestic violence allegations submarined his value. But, if that's really all you're going to get, I'd just as soon hold onto him to see if offers in July are better, and it not, take the comp pick, honestly.

I really can't understand why they didn't trade him -- and Frazier, for that matter -- in July. Sure there's some hindsight in the mix now, but it was obvious back then that they were going to end up trading both eventually anyway, and we discussed and even advocated for as much on the MLBTR Podcast in early June.

They didn't get nearly enough for either player, and the returns in July would've been enormous. I don't get it.

I'm sure there are clubs that wouldn't mind him at $4-5MM for one year, but they're not going to give up anything of real note to get him.

I think the plan there all along was to pursue a fairly large-scale upgrade, and I think they're going to come away with one of the top-tier outfielders still. If not one of Upton, Cespedes or Gordon then someone like Fowler.

I did think they could've picked up the option and traded him though. Considering the fact that Seattle paid him the same as what he'd have made in San Francisco, it's easy to see them throwing some kind of quasi-useful minor leaguer their way in a trade.

Truthfully: There haven't been many good ones asked -- or many at all.

I tend to think so. Gaudy numbers, to be sure, but their park-adjusted offensive numbers aren't as impressive, and Blackmon/Dickerson have huge home/road splits and platoon splits. Not saying they aren't useful, but I don't think they'd look as enticing had they come up with another org.

I'm not giving up five cheap years of Carrasco for two expensive years of CarGo.

Chris Davis isn't signing a one-year deal.

Will Venable to platoon with Michael A. Taylor? I'm sure Rizzo likes Parra -- Arizona connection -- but there seem to be genuine concerns about the notion of him playing center field. Honestly, I'd add a corner bat like Upton and just play Bryce in center for a couple of years until Werth is off the books.

Rockies? I think they should already be shopping their bats more aggressively. I can see the Orioles getting to that point eventually.

He has 10-and-5 rights, which is 10 years of MLB service time with the five most recent coming on one team. Once a player reaches that point, the team has to get his approval on any trade.

Sure there's a chance, but it doesn't seem like something that's going to be high on their list of things to do. More like something they'll do if his price falls to a certain point where they feel it's too good an opportunity to pass up.

Dodgers make the most sense -- boring answer, I know, but they have a huge need and the money won't be a huge deterrent for them.

His agent isn't feeling overly chatty with the media? He'll probably need to do some kind of open workout or at least throw privately for a number of clubs before his market picks up, and I'd imagine a lot of clubs are looking at him as a fourth or fifth option in the event that Plans A through D don't work out.

Yeah I think we've tossed that out in one of these chats and on the podcast before. They'd do well to free up second base for a more viable alternative, and they could use some additional rotation options.

Probably a minor league deal somewhere, sure. Duensing is serviceable against lefties and terrible against righties. Someone will give him a look, and I can see him making a club in Spring Training.

Nah, I just see a really intimidating bullpen for a year in New York (or, most of a year, depending on a Chapman suspension)

Cespedes at two more expensive years, probably, but there's no way he's taking a two-year deal if you're insinuating that.

I don't think Nats are going to pay top dollar for a starting pitcher -- more looking to be opportunistic. And Gio/Papelbon/Storen probably doesn't get Blackmon. Papelbon has negative value, Storen is a free agent after one season, and Gio would be gone after 2018. Rox would want more controllable assets for Blackmon.

More like a fourth outfielder from a couple of scouts/team employees I've spoken to. That's not to say he isn't useful and can't get paid, but I don't think he's going to land some big Rusney Castillo/Yasmany Tomas style contract or anything.

I still think they end up trading him at some point this winter.

I think they have a chance in the AL West, yeah, but it's a pretty deep division. I'd look harder at adding to the bullpen. I still think trading Carson Smith was weird, even though I've generally been behind a large portion of Dipoto's moves this winter.

Define "Real deal." He can probably play a passable CF and hit for power, but he also got extremely lucky on balls in play (.365 BABIP) and K'ed in nearly a third of his plate appearances. Without correcting the K's, he could end up hitting .220ish once his BABIP inevitably regresses.

The threshold for passable offense in center field is considerably lower than it is in right field. Heyward's bat is considerably better than the league-average CF, and if he can play above-average or even competent defense there for a few seasons, he'll still be plenty valuable.

There are tons of notable free agents still on the market... don't see why we need to single out Upton like he's some kind of pariah just because he's yet to sign.

Doubt the Angels are big on moving young pitching for a 32-year-old coming off an injury and a second base prospect that can't play second base all that well.

The Marlins reportedly asked for Corey Seager, Julio Urias and Joc Pederson plus two others -- that package isn't getting close for the Twins. Miami would probably ask for both Buxton and Sano.

The Angels have a terrible farm system and the A's don't want to trade Reddick anyway.

Something like $52-56MM over a four-year term.

I'm a big fan of a healthy Denard Span, but to this point we don't know what to make of his hip. Ryan Raburn can help a team in a platoon role -- Mets make a lot of sense -- and I'd like to see Steve Pearce get 600ish PA in a season and see what happens. On the pitching side of things, Shawn Kelley would've been my answer, but I don't know off the top of my head now that he's signed.

Love the guy -- plenty of grounders, tons of strikeouts, reasonable control... he checks all the boxes you want to see out of a guy in his first impression. I'm a little skeptical of the control since that was a knock on him at one point, but I think he's a real nice looking mid-rotation piece for them moving forward.