Marlins May Not Want A Rod But DBacks Might

The initial rumor that will linger all winter long is that the Yankees will be actively looking to trade Alex Rodriguez this winter and absorb a ton of the money to get it done. The first rumors we heard were that "Mr Miami" would be going back to Miami to play for the Marlins, which would make sense with their suddenly deep pockets and new stadium they are struggling to fill, but yesterdays news may be contradicting that just a little. The Marlins sent their closer Heath Bell and $8 million cash to the Arizona Diamonbacks in a three team deal for 22 year old SS prospect Yordy Cabrera. This screams salary dump to me with no obvious replacement for Bell in the closers role so why would the Marlins take on Alex Rodriguez's salary when they have dumped so much this season?

Do not fret just yet Yankees fans because, and granted this is a manager speaking and not necessarily a GM or a team owner, but Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson came out and said that the Diamondbacks would be interested in a trade for Alex Rodriguez. This ignites a flurry of emotions with me because we are already expected to make a run at acquiring Justin Upton so if we can make a deal including those two we have essentially replaced a right handed power hitter with another and we filled a hole, right field, that we needed to address in free agency. Then we can accept a lesser offensive 3B and still have the potent lineup we all adore only with more roster and financial flexibility.

It is going to be a long winter and I dread even hearing about, let alone typing out, the numerous ARod rumors and news that is to come but if it nets us Justin Upton then it just may all be worth it in the end...