Baseball Prospectus: Lo Cain

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https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37070/rubbing-mud-lorenzo-cain-still-available/

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Whenever the dust settles, however, it looks more and more like Cain will be the bargain buy of the winter. There are many potential explanations for the lack of enthusiasm that has allowed him to sit on the market for this long, but no good ones. Cain is, quietly, a later-blooming, slightly injury-prone Kenny Lofton. He’s as good a bet to be an average-plus player over the next five years as any remaining free agent, including the guys (Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez, at least) who seem certain to get way more money and longer deals.

 

 

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[Lucky_13]

If they could get Cain on a four year deal, I'd be all over it.  It allows them to slide Jones over to right and maybe trade some of their OF depth for a starting pitcher. 

If they trade Manny, Cain would do a solid job of replacing his production.  I would love to see an OF defense of Hays in left, Cain in center, and Jones in right. 

[Luke-OH]

I'd say Cain is Abel to push Jones to RF.

If the price is right, it'd also give the Orioles more OF depth to trade from for SP.

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39 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:

I'd say Cain is Abel to push Jones to RF.

If the price is right, it'd also give the Orioles more OF depth to trade from for SP.

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49 minutes ago, Lucky_13 said:

If they could get Cain on a four year deal, I'd be all over it.  It allows them to slide Jones over to right and maybe trade some of their OF depth for a starting pitcher. 

If they trade Manny, Cain would do a solid job of replacing his production.  I would love to see an OF defense of Hays in left, Cain in center, and Jones in right. 

[Dark Helmet]

Jones is only 8 months older than Cain. I don't think Cain is anymore the future in CF as Jones is.

[Dark Helmet]

Not saying I wouldn't take Cain. But they would have to trade Mancini or Trumbo.

[Can_of_corn]

Given the choice between signing him and not making the playoffs and not signing him and not making the playoffs I choose not signing him.

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5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Given the choice between signing him and not making the playoffs and not signing him and not making the playoffs I choose not signing him.

 

 

Anytime during his four seasons?

[Can_of_corn]

29 minutes ago, weams said:

Anytime during his four seasons?

I expect by year three he'd be more of a hinderance than a help.

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, Dark Helmet said:

Not saying I wouldn't take Cain. But they would have to trade Mancini or Trumbo.

And what would be so wrong with that? 

[Dark Helmet]

1 hour ago, Tx Oriole said:

And what would be so wrong with that? 

I for one would rather use the money it would take to sign Cain to sign Cobb. Keep Mancini in LF and DH Trumbo ( since we're stuck with him). Nobody wants Trumbo and I want to keep Mancini. 

 

[MDtransplant757]

No such thing as a bad 1 year deal

[Luke-OH]

2 hours ago, Dark Helmet said:

Jones is only 8 months older than Cain. I don't think Cain is anymore the future in CF as Jones is.

Cain had the 16th fastest sprint speed of the 451 players statcast recorded.  Jones was 241st.  Jones has lost speed in the three years statcast has been collecting this data, Cain has actually been getting faster.